Version history

8.5

Create Cue Sheet in Audio Converter Single File output profile (external .cue / embedded)
Improved the performance of the conversion from Cue Sheet + Audio File (a lot!)
Reorganized Audio CD Ripper and Audio Converter output Options
Improved discogs cover art search (search for all available entries not just CDs)

8.3.2

Fixed the Delete Silence DSP bug that appeared in the last update

8.3.1

SoX sample rate converter operation and configuration improvements
- Automatically set the correct/best resampler precision for the output format / encoder
  - Always the best audio quality
- Option to select default (95%) or steep (99%) passband
- Option to allow aliasing
- Further information about the SoX sample rate converter settings in Audio Engine settings help page
Improved CD-Text writing & reading

8.3

Opus 1.3.1 Codec Update
M4A rating tag Windows File Explorer compatibility
Improved CD player (faster seek, click to seek to a position, larger play buffer, position follows precisely on track change)
Eject/Load buttons replaced with single Eject/Load button :)
Fixed the critical bug created in the previous update: Invalid pre-gap values were written to Cue Sheet if pre-gap detection was not used

8.2.3

Apply de-emphasis when ripping audio CDs that have pre-emphasis
Option to enable/disable de-emphasis from the Audio CD Ripper settings (enabled by default)
Save pre-emphasis / de-emphasize status to the ripping log
Save pre-gap and pre-emphasis information to the local database (no need for rescan when the same CD is inserted again)
Option to Rip and Convert without metadata (no metadata tags written to the output files)
Convert Cue Sheets with more than 99 tracks
Bugfix: Decode Disc Images (Cue Sheet + Audio File) with file size over 4 GB correctly

8.2.2

Amazon Cover Art Search now works again (change in Amazon Search URL)
- Higher resolution cover art from Amazon now available
Added BARCODE (UPC/EAN) and LABEL predefined metadata fields
Added context-sensitive Help buttons to Settings and Options

8.2.1

Replaced CD Ripper error detection compatibility mode with two error detection reading methods

8.2

Improved the Audio CD Ripper Secure Error Detection ripping mode
- Now works and correctly detects read/sync/data errors with the drives previously failing with read/sync errors and extremely slow ripping speeds
- Problem has occured with some drives manufactured by Lite-On (some of them rebranded as PLDS, Asus, Plextor)
UI improvement: Updated the integrated File Explorer
- Added Quick Access (Windows 10) / Favourites (Windows 7/8) (if enabled in Windows File Explorer)
- Navigate to/Select a file by typing the first letters of the file name
- Improved appearance
- Bug fixes
UI improvement: Track list and file list highlight focused item
Fix: Audio CD Ripper showed previous disc metadata if switching to Audio Converter or Disc Burner, changing the disc, and switching back to Audio CD Ripper
Codec update: Added WavPack 32-bit float PCM compression

8.1.1

Improved Audio CD Ripper track-selection checkboxes behaviour
Color error indicators in Audio CD Ripper status window
Cancelling CD ripping in Verify Audio mode now properly deinitializes the output file
Improved ripping speed of the Error Detection / Compatibility mode
Included critical LAME MP3 encoder bugfix (https://sourceforge.net/p/lame/bugs/496/)
Improved/fixed CD-R / CD-RW disc supported write speeds detection
Improved AIFF format to support 4GB files (previous limit 2GB)
Added Wave64 (w64) output format
Added Wave64 metadata support
Added AU (au/snd) output format
Reverted back a change made to the device access layer in v8.0.2 (may have caused drive communication problems in some systems with incompatible miniport I/O drivers)
Removed unnecessary drive seeking preparation (added in v8.0.2) prior CD ripping (may have caused ripping issues with some drives)
Updated language translations

8.1

Added AC-3 (ac3) encoder
Fixed Apple AAC encoder configuration ui for non-VBR formats
Automatic 32/64-bit file format for MPEG-4 ISO base media file formats (m4a m4b)
Fixed 64-bit WAV (PCM) (RF64) missing number of samples field from the file header
Support decoding Vorbis (ogg) files larger than 2GB
Restricted TTA file size to 4GB (TTA file format maximum size is 4GB)
Workaround for the Opus encoder bug in automatic Music/Voice detection in 5.1 channel mode with very low bitrates
Updated FFmpeg 4.1 (provides decoding support for various audio formats)
Reset free trial period

8.0.7

Set SoX sample rate converter as default resampler
Three SoX resampler quality modes: High, Very High, and Ultra High
DSD to lossless conversion with output sample rate set to 'Auto' now resamples to highest multiple, equal, or below 384 kHz
Improved SoX resampler performance by enabling the SIMD-AVX optimizations
All codecs recompiled with the latest optimizing Intel C++ 19.0 Update 1 compiler. Resulting minor performance improvements
Decode AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate NB+WB) files
Decode THD (TrueHD) files

8.0.6

Added Audio Engine settings to the Options
- Select preferred sample rate converter
  - SoX resampler
  - Opus/Speex resampler
- Select sample rate conversion quality
- Added Dithering options
  - Enable / Disable the dither
  - Select Rectangular, Triangular, or Noise-shaped
Smarter 'Auto'-selection of the output sample rate (for all output formats)
- Automatically select the output sample rate that preserves the best audio quality (previously used sample rate multiples when possible)
- Output sample rate can also be chosen manually for all output formats
Added 384 kHz and 352.8 kHz sample rate output for all lossless formats (except for WMA/lossless that does not support it)
Improved Opus encoder audio quality
- Uses sample rate converter and quality selected from the Options for improved audio quality (Opus internally uses Speex resampler with quality level 5)
- Configure sample rate converter quality from Options
Vorbis encoder update
- Added manual sample rate selection
- Now supports 192kHz, 176.4kHz, 96kHz, and 88.2kHz encoding
FhG FDK AAC encoder update
- Added manual sample rate selection
- Now supports 96kHz and 88.2kHz encoding
- More CBR formats for AAC LC and HE AAC v1
Apple AAC encoder update
- Added manual sample rate selection
Improved MP3 encoder audio quality
- Better audio quality for output formats that require sample rate conversion
- Let the LAME MP3 encoder to decide the best sample rate, but use sample rate converter selected from the Options for improved audio quality
- Configure sample rate converter quality from Options
Monkey's Audio v4.40 codec update

8.0.5

Fixed the bug where MusicBrainz query froze the App when MusicBrainz service returned malformed metadata entry. Bug occurred in very rare occasions.
Minor user interface improvements

8.0.4

Opus 1.3 codec update
Manual GD3 database search
Improved WAV metadata support
User interface improvements

8.0.3

Added option to save cover art to an external file in Audio Converter
- Filename can be auto or specified (e.g. Folder.jpg)
- Option to auto-resize
Added WAV dual channel L+R output mode (per user requests)
Other improvements
- GD3 cover art search now works with ambersand (&)
- Don't write Total Tracks metadata in Disc Image and Single File mode if it is disabled from the Settings
- Case conversion is now also applied to Album Artist and Album Title

8.0.2

Improved the 'Verify Audio' ripping method
- Sector by sector CRC comparison
- Show number of CRC errors found
- Log exact positions of CRC errors
Improved ripping log error reporting layout
- Exact time position of an error at start of a line
- Multiple errors in the same time position are reported on the same line
Added Eject and Close Tray buttons to the Disc Burner :)
Updated language translations
Bug fix: 'Copy external Cover Art file' option now respects the setting

8.0.1

Following changes have been made in response to user feedback:

Put 'Delete source files after conversion' option back
Added 'Play' to Audio Converter list right-click menu
Cover Art 'Load' does not open the location of the currently selected audio file, but uses the default or last used location
Bug Fix: Audio CD Ripper creating an empty m3u playlist