Software Update: dBpoweramp Music Converter R17.2

Illustrate has released release 17.2 of dBpoweramp Music Converter. This audio editing program can rip audio CDs and convert music files to and from mp3, mp4, m4a, wma, Ogg Vorbis, aac, Monkey’s Audio, flac, alac, among others, while preserving tags. Furthermore, the MP3 tags can be customized and the program can be fully integrated into Windows Explorer, making it easy to invoke. The basic version, for ripping CDs and converting files, is free. In front of additional functionality must be paid. The program is available for Windows and macOS. The following changes and improvements have been made in this update:

Release 17.2

• Ensures only codecs for dBpoweramp loaded, previously caching could make dBpoweramp use PerfectTUNES codec
• FLAC Encoder: additional error logging details
• CD Ripper: quicker at processing metadata album art once retrieved from online
• Ogg Vorbis updated to Ogg v1.3.4 Vorbis V1.3.7
• Shell installs right click icon for dBpoweramp Batch Convert and dBpoweramp Edit ID-Tags
• Tag Editor: when move between files with arrows, it reselects the same tag previously editing
• Installer removed older install program to remove property handler on XP (XP is no longer supported)
• Batch Converter: if drag drop audio tracks from file explorer they are automatically selected, drop a folder and it is automatically chosen
• Bug Fix: Salamander Window Manager passed an invalid Window handle which dBpoweramp was trying to center on
• Bug Fix: CD Ripper – title at the top would not show correctly in all resolutions when ripping
• Bug Fix: Flac, Ogg, Opus and m4a can now store disc and track count only without the corresponding disc or track number
• Bug Fix: Music Converter – renaming a file before conversion with List & Rename was not working correctly
• Bug Fix: Batch Ripper was showing CD Ripper page always for each disc ripped
• Bug Fix: Control Center: label if cannot connect was incorrectly shown