dBpoweramp Codec Central
Codec Central contains a wide selection of audio codecs. Codec is short for compression and decompression, adding extra reading (decoding) and writing (encoding) abilities to dBpoweramp. Note codecs listed here are for the Windows version of dBpoweramp only.
There are two types of encoder:
Which Codec Should I Choose?
Here is a short guide - make sure your intended player supports your chosen type:
Included with dBpoweramp
Additional Codecs
Utility Codecs for Music Converter
32 Bit Only Codecs (view 64/32 bit compatibility)
Codec Central contains a wide selection of audio codecs. Codec is short for compression and decompression, adding extra reading (decoding) and writing (encoding) abilities to dBpoweramp. Note codecs listed here are for the Windows version of dBpoweramp only.
There are two types of encoder:
- Lossy: where audio quality is lost whilst encoding in order to create smaller files,
- Lossless: no audio quality is lost (like zip compression).
Which Codec Should I Choose?
Here is a short guide - make sure your intended player supports your chosen type:
- Highest Quality: lossless, no quality is lost,
- Most Compatible: mp3 is king, it plays on everything, AAC (in the m4a container) is a close 2nd.
Included with dBpoweramp
AIFF Uncompressed Apple Format [.aif .aiff] Apple Lossless Apple's own Lossless (ALAC, iTunes, iPod) [.m4a] CDA Audio CDs, dBpoweramp CD Writer can burn CDA [.cda] FLAC Popular Lossless .flac] mp3 dBpoweramp uses the excellent mp3 Lame [.m2a .mp1 .mp2 .mp3 .mpga .mpa .mpx .mpg] Wave Windows wave [.wav] [Multi Encoder] Encode to two formats simultaneously
Additional Codecs
AC3 AC3 Dobly Digital [.ac3] AAC Advanced Audio Compression [.aac] Broadcast Wave Format (BWF) Professional codec [.wav] CLI Encoder Encode to any Command Line Interface (CLI) encoder Dalet Radio Automation system [.snd] DX DirectShow Decoder Decode from any DirectX DirectShow installed decoder DSD DSD (Direct Stream Digital) DSD Decoder [.dff, .dsf] m4a (Apple Lossless & AAC) Newest mpeg standard (AAC LC, AAC HE, AAC HE v2, Apple Lossless (ALAC, iTunes, iPod)) [.m4a] Midi Musical Instrument Digital Interface [.mid .rmi] Monkeys Audio Lossless codec [.ape] mp2 Professional broadcast [.mp2] Musepack High quality lossy codec above 128Kbps [.mpc, .mp+, .mpp] Ogg Vorbis Open source, high quality, also auToV encoder [.ogg] Opus New internet delivery codec [.opus] Wavpack Lossless codec [.wv .wvc] Wave64 Sony extension to the wave format [.w64] Windows Media Audio (WMA) Microsoft V10 Pro, standard, lossless & voice [.wma, .asf, .wmv]
Utility Codecs for Music Converter
Utility Codecs do not compress or read audio, rather perform useful actions.
Audio Info Extract audio details to list, or a tab delimiter table (for Excel) Arrange Audio Arrange audio tracks based on ID Tags (Requires Reference) Calculate Audio CRC Compare tracks for differences in the audio component Channel Split Extract multi-channel audio to single files ID Tag Update Update tag version, manipulate or delete ID Tags Length Split Split tracks into smaller chunks ReplayGain Non-destructive volume normalization (requires compatible player) Tag From Filename Set ID tags from filename or folder names
32 Bit Only Codecs (view 64/32 bit compatibility)
mp3 Helix Incredible 100x encoding speed (2 GHz Dual Core CPU), 4x faster than Lame [.mp3] mp3 Fraunhofer IIS From the designers & creators of mp3 [.mp3] OptimFROG Lossless codec [.ofr .ofs] Real Audio Helix Real Audio [.ra, .rm, .ram, .rmvb] Shorten Lossless codec [.shn] Speex Speech Only Codec [.spx] The True Audio Lossless codec [.tta]
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