foobar2000 question's

[xbox360]

Hello to everyone, I have foobar2000 with dts plugin, now my foobar can play .dts files, my question is this how do i convert a .dts file to 16bit 44.1khz .wav file using foobar2000 & how do I convert a .dts file straight to .ac3 file directly, lastly how do i convert a .dts or .ac3 to 6 mono wav ?, please help. Can you tell me what are the best settings to get the best result for each conversion ?

[tebasuna51]

When you rightclick over a dts file open in foobar, and select Convert -> Convert to... a Pop-up window permit you select the 'Encoding Preset' and use 'Dsp Processing' or not.

1) convert a .dts file to 16bit 44.1khz .wav file
a) Encoding Preset -> WAV
b) Use 'Dsp Processing', click at (...) button to be sure you have 'Resample' like 'Active DSPs' (and not other undesired) and Configured to 44100 Hz.
c) Click also at 'More Settings' (a shortcut to Preferences -> Tools -> Converter) to be sure you have 16 like 'Preferred bit depth'

2) convert a .dts file straight to .ac3 file directly
a) Encoding Preset -> Aften
b) Use 'Dsp Processing' or not (you know now how work)
First time you use Aften (isn't in Preset list) you need configure a new preset clicking at (...) button and fill the data:
Encoder: yourpath\aften.exe
Extension: ac3
Parameters: -v 0 -b 448 - %d
Format is: lossy
Highest BPS mode supported: 32
Encoder name: Aften
Bitrate (kbps): 448
Settings:

Of course you need Aften encoder and can use the desired Parameters.

3) convert a .dts or .ac3 to 6 mono wav
a) Encoding Preset -> Mono Wav's
b) Use 'Dsp Processing' or not.
First time you use Mono Wav's (isn't in Preset list) you need configure a new preset clicking at (...) button and fill the data:
Encoder: yourpath\wav2mono.exe
Extension: wav
Parameters: - %d -ignorelength
Format is: lossless (or hybrid)
Highest BPS mode supported: 32
Encoder name: Mono Wav's
Bitrate (kbps):
Settings:

You need wav2mono.exe (inside WavUtil.zip (http://rapidshare.com/files/3572747/WavUtil.zip.html)) and .NET Framework v2.0
When foobar end the conversion show a message:
Error flushing file (Object not found) ...
Don't worry, foobar don't found the wav you put like output because the name is used like a prefix for the channels and not exist output.wav, exists output_FL.wav, ...

Really wav2mono.exe (and wav2stereo) was written to work with Bepipe/BeHappy but can be used with foobar also.

[xbox360]

When you rightclick over a dts file open in foobar, and select Convert -> Convert to... a Pop-up window permit you select the 'Encoding Preset' and use 'Dsp Processing' or not.

1) convert a .dts file to 16bit 44.1khz .wav file
a) Encoding Preset -> WAV
b) Use 'Dsp Processing', click at (...) button to be sure you have 'Resample' like 'Active DSPs' (and not other undesired) and Configured to 44100 Hz.
c) Click also at 'More Settings' (a shortcut to Preferences -> Tools -> Converter) to be sure you have 16 like 'Preferred bit depth'

My Left speaker sound is louder than the Right Speaker (2ch),also some crackle sound, how do I fix this ?

[xbox360]

Also how to Convert DTSWav to .dts & .AC3 with foobar2000 ?

[tebasuna51]

My Left speaker sound is louder than the Right Speaker (2ch),also some crackle sound, how do I fix this ?
Sorry, I can't reproduce your problem.

Work ok for me. Here is a test with the dB values (identical) before (48 KHz) and after conversion to 44.1 KHz.
Chan. Loud Max. Average
----- ------ ------ -------
48_FL -19.42 -13.27 -20.63
48_FR -20.94 -13.53 -21.52
44_FL -19.42 -13.27 -20.63
44_FR -20.94 -13.53 -21.52

You can post at foobar2000 (http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showforum=28) forum if there are a problem with the Resample DSP.

[tebasuna51]

Also how to Convert DTSWav to .dts & .AC3 with foobar2000 ?
DTSWav is not supported by my Foobar2000 installation.
Try at Foobar2000 forum.

[Kurtnoise]

DTSWav is not supported by my Foobar2000 installation.
Try to rename it with .dts extension...:)

[tebasuna51]

Try to rename it with .dts extension...:)
Thanks Kurtnoise. Really work now.

Then the method to convert DTSWav -> ac3 is the same than Dts.
For extract dts from DTSWav we can use BeSplit or DTSParser.

[xbox360]

how about converting dolby to dts, I have Surcode DTSPro

[tebasuna51]

how about converting dolby to dts, I have Surcode DTSPro
Sorry Surcode is too expensive for me (500$).
I don't know any dts free encoder.

[xbox360]

Maybe with this plugin we can acheive convert ac3 to dts ?

Link:
http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=45223

[daphy]

in WAVEWIZARD and BesweetGUI is an implementation of SurCode via commandline, this should work for foobar, too - or am I wrong?

:goodpost:

[tebasuna51]

To use a encoder with Foobar2000 or BeHappy, without intermediate wav files, the encoder must accept the audio data by 'stdin' in command line mode.

AFAIK Surcode accept only 6 mono wav files like input and, of course, nothing with 'stdin'.

Both, BeSure-BeSweet and WaveWizard, make these 6 physical mono wav's files and after send the job to SurCode. This behaviour (send a job after the conversion to 6 mono wav's) can't be emulated with BeHappy or with the Foobar Convert Tool.

BTW I don't found the syntax for the SurCode command line.

[tebasuna51]

Searching old posts (DspGuru, Daphy, ...) and looking how work WaveWizard I think the parameters (bitrate, mono wav names, output name, samplerate) are passed to Surcode via registry values instead command line parameters.

This procedure can't be easy implemented for BeHappy/FoobarConvert and I think is not interesting because:
1) SurCode is not a free software.
2) Exists a simple way to convert ac3 to dts For SurCode owners:
BeSweet -core( -input d:\inp.ac3 -output D:\mono ) -surdvd( -b 1536 -output d:\outp.dts -path "C:\...\SurCode DVD DTS" ) -azid( ... ) -ota( ... )

[xbox360]

Can someone post a Eqalizer Preset that have sounds of a Millionairs Home Theater, pls.

also does this Eqalizer Preset sound nice ?
Give your oppinion please.

5 l 2 l 0 l -2 l -3 l -5 l -6 l -6 l -5 l -2 l -1 l 0 l -1 l -3 l 3 l 4 l 3 l 0

[raquete]

Eqalizer Preset that have sounds of a Millionairsthe presets don't send to the quality,they can be equal and sound completely differents!...think in the "circuits"(milionairs equ) and not in the adjusts.

Give your oppinion please.is too much...be gentle(care) with equalizations,for example:
the first at 5 passing to -6 and the middle with -5...wow,it's more than 10 between them because it's not an straight line.
it's too much.(i can't help with more details,i don't use foobar)

[xbox360]

How to convert 6 mono wav & 6ch wav to 5.1 ac3, please

[tebasuna51]

How to convert 6 mono wav & 6ch wav to 5.1 ac3, please
To convert 6 mono wav first you need create the 6ch wav equivalent with WaveWizard (http://www.rarewares.org/wavewiz/wavewizardv0.54b.zip) for instance.

A 6 ch wav can be converted to ac3 directly by Aften or AftenGui and, of course, by Foobar2000-Convert with the Aften preset indicated in precedent post.

[xbox360]

6 mono waves->dts :
BeSweet.exe -core( -input e:\audio\channels.mux -output c:\win98\temp\mono -logfile c:\dts.txt ) -surdvd( -b 768 -output e:\audio\audio.dts -path "C:\Program Files\Surcode dvd pro dts" )

ac3->dtswav :
BeSweet.exe -core( -input e:\audio\guitarsolo.ac3 -output c:\win98\temp\mono -logfile c:\dtswav.txt ) -surcd( -output e:\audio\audio.wav -path "C:\Program Files\Music\SurCode CD Pro DTS" )


1. the red paramater sets the prefix for the temporary 6 waves filenames.
2. the blue parameter sets the outputfile actual filename.
3. the green parameter sets the path of surcodedts.exe.

Is there someway to make this a foobar code ?

[xbox360]

Hello to Everyone, Im using foobar2000 to do 6ch wav to 6mono wav, how do I add +3db while converting 6ch wav to 6mono wav ?.
Please help.

[chainring]

You'd get a whole lot better response from the official Foobar forum at hydrogenaudio.org. I'd help ya, but I don't have Foo installed and configured on the machine I'm currently using.

[tebasuna51]

In 0.9 versions don't exist a Volume Control DSP (present in v0.8.3)

[daphy]

In 0.9 versions don't exist a Volume Control DSP (present in v0.8.3)
Maybe you should digg there (http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=42916) :rolleyes: