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Questions / WAV conversion options

« on: October 30, 2022, 12:50:04 PM »

I would like to specify the sample rate and bit depth when converting to WAV format. Is it possible to add custom parameters for converting files to WAV?

In Preferences > File Converters there are configuration options for most audio file types apart from WAV. If a WAV section was available I could use ffmpeg to set the bit depth and sample rate.

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Questions / WAV decrease sample size and sample rate

« on: October 27, 2022, 12:30:30 PM »

I have some music that is 24-bit, 96kHz WAV which I would like to convert down to 16-bit and 48/44.1kHz. I know that the Convert Format function allows resampling to 44.1kHz but there is no option to set the bit depth. Is this possible using MusicBee or a plugin?

I thought perhaps ]ffmpeg might be able to do this by running something like this example [source]

Code

ffmpeg -i input.wav -ar 44100 output.wav

but how can I get this command to run on a file or multiple files from within MusicBee?

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Questions / Re: AAC with ID3 tags

« on: January 25, 2022, 07:52:33 AM »

In that case, I have been misled. Thank you both for your expertise!

Could you use something like TagLib to handle tag reading for your player so you don't have to work out the atom metadata stuff yourself?

I have had a bit of a look into Taglib before investigating this workaround, seems like a great tool for running on computers but might be beyond me to convert to an Arduino-style library.

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Questions / Re: AAC with ID3 tags

« on: January 25, 2022, 04:34:53 AM »

M4A, which then offers a well-defined and recognized tagging system

Is ID3 not also both of these?

Some of my files are already M4A, but I was hoping not to have to use this format or convert them all to MP3s. The project is for a microcontroller-based audio player, and I have a working solution to read ID3V2.3 because it's well documented, but the M4A tagging format is beyond my capabilities to reverse-engineer. Someone on another forum mentioned that AAC files would take ID3 tags, so I was hoping this would be a workaround that wouldn't require much conversion.

But it sounds like MusicBee won't support this?

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Questions / AAC with ID3 tags

« on: January 25, 2022, 02:24:42 AM »

I have heard rumours that AAC files can hold ID3 tags instead of the minefields that are the MPEG4 tags. Is it possible to convert between tag types in MusicBee, for as many tags as are compatible?

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Portable Devices / On-the-fly convert only one file type

« on: January 24, 2022, 10:19:56 PM »

I have a range of audio file types to sync to a device. I would like to leave all MP3 and WAV files as they are, but convert any M4As to AAC.

Is it possible to set a rule that only one type of file is converted using on-the-fly conversion?

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Questions / Re: Get track length and write to TLEN ID3 tag

« on: January 10, 2022, 10:37:11 PM »

$Mul($Add($Mul($Split(<Time>,:,1),60),$Split(<Time>,:,2)),1000)

This worked perfectly, thank you very much!

For anyone else who wants to recreate the entire process:
1. Create a new custom tag called 'Length' in the Tags(1) tab in Preferences, making sure it is of type "Length"
2. Create a new virtual tag called "Time ms" and add the above formula. In the Main Player 'Tracks' view, the results can be verified by adding a new column for the 'Time ms' tag. A track that is 6:15 long gives the value 375000, which is correct.
2. Install the Additional Tagging and Reporting Tools plugin
3. Select the track(s) you want to add the tag to. Right-click and go to Additional Tagging Tools > Copy Tag...
4. Set 'Copy tag Time ms to tag Length', and check that the New Tag Value in the preview window contains the track length in milliseconds.
5. Click 'Proceed'. The new Length tag is now written to the ID3 TLEN field.

You can verify that the process has worked by right-clicking a track, then going to Edit>Tag Inspector and finding the TLEN tag code.

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Questions / Re: Get track length and write to TLEN ID3 tag

« on: January 09, 2022, 08:55:39 AM »

Advanced Tag Tools gets 90% of the way, except the time is in mm:ss instead of milliseconds.

Do you know if it's possible to add a function to process the value of a tag? That way I could convert it with some simple multiplication and addition.

For anyone wanting to know how I got this far:
1. Create a new custom tag for Length in the Tags(1) tab in Preferences, making sure it is of type "Length"
2. Install the Additional Tagging and Reporting Tools plugin
3. Right-click on the track you want to add the tag to, and go to Additional Tagging Tools > Copy Tag...
4. Set 'Copy tag Time to tag Length', and check that the New Tag Value in the preview window contains a time value
5. Click 'Proceed'

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Questions / Get track length and write to TLEN ID3 tag

« on: January 09, 2022, 05:30:48 AM »

I would like all my audio files to have their length embedded into their ID3 tags. ID3 V2 has the TLEN field for this purpose, but it's often not populated by encoders.
Is it possible for MusicBee to take the calculated track length in milliseconds and write it to the TLEN tag?