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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Xastlin" data-source="post: 175595" data-attributes="member: 27153">UpdateI have made some progress that I thought I would share here.Really I have been trying to solve 2 problems:1.  I have lots of Surround material in various formats (DTSWAV, DTS, AC3) that I wanted to consolodate into a single location that I could queue up and play without needing to insert CDs/DVDs/Navigate Menus/Adjust the LFE and Volume... You get the idea.  I also wanted the files to be able to play within WMP11 (with minimal work) with full tagging capabilities....  Impossible - I think not...2.  Get the files to play properly in MP.The end goal - to get the files to play in MP or MCE.  I prefer MP as it has many more options, open source, and the many other reasons we love the product.  I also wanted to be able to easily script the conversion process as I want to have time left to enjoy the music before the next format comes out or I die (whichever comes first) <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> I was able to get the process to work with WMA however due to issues with AC3Filter (and its AC3Encoder) it will downmix files to 2 Channel if you allow the player to move on to the next song by itself.  If you stop or start a new song (or click next or previous) it will negotiate properly with the receiver and play the song without error.  MP will downmix the file (if it plays it at all) regardless of using BASS or DSHOW.  ASIO (Creative or ASIO4ALL) never worked for me regardless of SVN or MP Version.Then I switched to WavePack (with the help of DbPowerAmp) and now have true lossless copies of the lossy DTS, AC3 originals (that was sarcasm).  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />  With the help of WMP Extension Addons and APEV2 Tagging support I can play all of my Wavepack files in WMP11 without problems.  Since AC3Filter is not used (I think) the file is passed natively via SPDIF most everytime (occasionally it messes up) without being downconverted to 2-Channel PCM. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> Also I can clean-up/adjust the LFE levels with the mono wav files as part of the conversion for those rediculously loud Sub-Tracks.  DbPowerAmp also allows me to insert a 2-3 second silence at the beginning of the track (so I don't miss the beginning of the song as my receiver negotiates the SPDIF signal) and the file is normalized (as a single file as to preserve the appropriate channel mix).I am writing this all out in the hopes that someone is a freak like me and actually desires the same result....  I may be alone here....Now the part I was hoping to get some assistance...  I cannot get the WavePack files to play via the BASS player (prefered) or DSHOW in MP without downmixing to stereo.  ASIO screws up the playback (too fast and jittery with all sorts of pops and clicks).  Also I have nearly 2000 music videos that I would like to use in MP so the normalization of stereo files is a big bonus.Any ideas... Or is the audience asleep after my rant.  I know that if the answer is out there, the geniouses here will have it!Thanks! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

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