Precision CD WAV MP3 Converter 1.6

For Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP



Supported Audio Formats

Audio CD tracks, .CDA and (.WAV for Windows 95, 98, ME)

.WAV files, uncompressed audio

.MP3 files, compressed MPEG-1, 2, 2.5 layer III

.WMA files, compressed Windows Media Audio, versions 8 and 9

.OGG files, compressed Ogg Vorbis format

(Note: .AU and .AIF support have been removed)
(Sorry for any inconvenience. Some types were not converting properly)



Conversions Supported

(All users) With the included Precision Digital Audio Extractor:
CD tracks to WAV or MP3

(Windows 95, 98, ME users) can extract, copy CD tracks shown as
WAV files in Windows Explorer to any other location.
You can also convert the CD tracks shown as WAV with
Precision CD WAV MP3 Converter directly to MP3, WMA or OGG


Possible Direct Conversions:

CD to WAV (with Precision Digital Audio Extractor)
CD to MP3 (with Precision Digital Audio Extractor)

CD to WAV (in Windows Explorer, copy & paste) (95, 98, ME only)
CD to MP3 (via CD WAV track to MP3) (95, 98, ME only)
CD to WMA (via CD WAV track to WMA) (95, 98, ME only)
CD to OGG (via CD WAV track to OGG) (95, 98, ME only)

WAV to MP3
WAV to WMA
WAV to OGG

MP3 to WAV
WMA to WAV
OGG to WAV

MP3 to OGG
MP3 to MP3

OGG to MP3
OGG to OGG


Possible Indirect Conversions:

MP3 to WMA (via MP3 to WAV to WMA)
OGG to WMA (via OGG to WAV to WMA)

WMA to MP3 (via WMA to WAV to MP3)
WMA to OGG (via WMA to WAV to OGG)


Precision Digital Audio Extractor (CD Ripper)

Makes exact digital copies of audio CD's
using digital audio extraction with automatic error correction.
Rip, (extract), CD tracks to WAV or MP3 (Constant or Variable Bitrate)

Retrieves CD info. from the FreeDB database for:
Automatic track naming
Automatic folder / sub-folder creation based on the Artist and Album names
Automatic MP3 ID3 tag creation


Precision CD WAV MP3 Converter

Add any number of files to convert by multi-selecting in
Windows Explorer, then drag and drop them onto the Conversion List

Single select files to convert in Precision's Explorer

Very high quality conversions between the formats
mentioned above, thanks to the LAME MP3/Ogg Vorbis
encoder and the Windows Media Audio 8 and 9 formats

Precise control over the output quality, file size and conversion speed

Encode, (compress), to MP3, WMA or OGG

Decode, (expand), to WAV or RAW PCM

MP3 bitrate range, (kbps): 8 to 320, (to 640, freeformat)
MP3 encoding modes: Constant Bitrate, Variable Bitrate, Average Bitrate
MP3 encoding methods:
Automatic Easy Presets
Constant Bitrate Manual
Variable Bitrate Manual
Average Bitrate Manual
Expert Command Line

WMA bitrate range, (kbps):
(5 to 320, WMA 9)
(5 to 192, WMA 8)

Ogg Vorbis quality range: 0.0 to 10.0
Equates to approximately 70 to 450 (kbps)

WAV Recorder

Record records, tapes, microphone,
radio, streaming audio, sound from streaming video,
virtually any audio passing through your sound card

Records the input and saves it as a WAV
file at 16 different qualities

Record through Line In, Microphone or use Loopback
to record anything you can hear through your speakers


MP3 ID3v1 tag editor

Read and edit MP3 ID3 tags

Encoder functions are powered by the LAME Encoder, v 3.92,
thanks to the dedicated LAME Encoder team at: www.mp3dev.org

CD extraction thanks to AK Rip by Andy Key. Source code,
project info. available at http://akrip.sourceforge.net

uFreeDB, FreeDB control thanks to Jon F. Zahornacky and
Peter Schmiedseder, available at www.freedb.org

Ogg Vorbis encoding format thanks to www.xiph.org



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