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More => Old Versions => Media Jukebox => Topic started by: vasbinde on February 08, 2004, 04:33:49 pm

Title: Converting WAV or APE files in MJ8 lowers notes
Post by: vasbinde on February 08, 2004, 04:33:49 pm
Hi there,

I am using Media Jukebox 8 to convert some WAV files into MP3, OGG and WMA to see which I like the best.  Unfortunately, when I use MJ to convert those files, it lowers the pitch of the song by 1 whole step - it sounds like it has slowed the entire file's tempo down.

However, when I convert the WAV file into APE, it works great and keeps the file at the same pitch and tempo.

I have tried to convert the files with Windows Media Encoder and that works great, so it seems to be a problem with MJ.

Does anyone have any idea what's going on here?  Thanks!

Best Regards,
Eric
Title: Re:Converting WAV or APE files in MJ8 lowers notes
Post by: xen-uno on February 09, 2004, 04:58:39 pm
Sounds like the source Sample Rate was originally 48kHz and the encoded file was re-sampled down to 44.1 kHz (or vice versa...forgot which way). In MJ, highlight the *.wav, right click and select File Properties. The last tab should say File Info (or something to that effect). This will give you the nitty gritties such as Sample Rate / Bit Depth / etc. You may need to use an external encoder and throw a switch.

For example...
DVD audio tracks are generally sampled at 48kHz, and if I want to create an ogg of them after extraction, I must use -r 48000 with oggenc.exe if I want to maintain that rate (otherwise it sounds exactly like what you've described).

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