VideoHelp Forum - Audio

is there a CLI wrapper for EZ CD Audio Converter xHE-AAC (Fraunhofer)?

geextah_2 — Sun, 10 May 2026 17:23:16 GMT

Hi, I would like to use the "Fraunhofer IIs Pro encoder library" that comes with "EZ CD Audio Converter"
There are 2 dll files enc_xheaacf.dll encm_xheaacf.dll. Does someone know if a wrapper exists to make this work via command line?

Thanks for any help :)

FLAC files with graphics

blanc — Sat, 09 May 2026 12:04:30 GMT

Hi,

I have an album folder with some FLAC files inside. While displaying this album in the mobile app �VitOS Orbiter� a graphic (something like cover) is shown which can�t be found in this folder with a Windows laptop.

Question: Is this graphic integrated in FLAC files? How to position it?

Good freeware, portable Mixmeister alternative?

Diana (Cda) — Sat, 09 May 2026 11:32:57 GMT

I've been searching for a good Mixmeister alternative that is freeware and preferably portable. Can anyone recommend anything?

I miss my Mixmeister, but it doesn't work in Win10. :(

Thank you! :thumbs_up:

Audio ec-3 to AC3 or AAC

Karol — Mon, 04 May 2026 11:14:38 GMT

Hello,

I have multiple ec-3 audio files only and I'm looking for fastest and small way to convert them either to ac3 or ac3 without reencoding them (is it possible?) or using too much cpu? on Linux.

is there anything less heavy and fastest than ffmpeg?
can it be done with any tools of bento4 ?

I'm more interested in Fastest way and less Cpu usage than Audio quality.

Regards

Hiss/Noise Removal

brispuss — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:25:25 GMT

I have a similar issue as that for meeshu's post regarding removal of hiss/noise from the audio track of a video.

Although I don't own Izotope, I have access to it for audio editing.

Using Izotope I've tried to remove the hiss/noise by using Deconstruct, and later tried using Spectral De-Noise.

First, tried setting to high noise dB removal for one pass in rendering, then tried setting to low noise dB removal for multiple passes in rendering.

But the results are usually about the same. The noise is considerably removed, but there are artifacts caused after the rendering which distorts the wanted remaining audio (music and effects). The distortion sounds like bubbling or a watery type of sound, and although not too bad it is noticeable.

The sample has wanted background music and some effects as well as the noise.

How to remove this noise without causing any distortion of the wanted sound (music and effects)?

[Attachment 92064 - Click to enlarge]

Attached Files

Audio_trimmed_to_noise.flac (468.3 KB)

process multiple folders with Mp3tag

blanc — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:42:03 GMT

Hi,

is it possible to process multiple folders with Mp3tag at one stroke? I tried but could only load one folder.

Removing Hiss

meeshu — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 02:47:24 GMT

Attempting to remove hiss from audio track off a video.

I'm aware that one (and maybe the best) technique is to 'learn' hiss on a section of audio which ONLY has hiss and no other sound using an audio editor. This 'learning' creates a mask which is then applied to other parts of the audio which contains hiss and other sounds (voice, music, effects). The mask then effectively removes the hiss leaving only the wanted sounds such as voice, music and effects.

However, in my case here, there is no section of audio which contains the hiss ONLY to 'learn' as a mask. So using the mask technique is not really an option here.

So, how to remove hiss only from audio that also has other (wanted) sounds?

Sample audio enclosed. The clip has music and some effects as well as the hiss. Want to remove the hiss only from the sample clip.

[Attachment 92002 - Click to enlarge]

Attached Files

_sample.wav (906.4 KB)

How can I save the play list so I won't have to reenter the songs every tim

WindowsMac — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:37:28 GMT

To save the list, simply open Winamp and then go to the bottom-left section with the Add, Rem, Sel, and Misc buttons. Next is Manage Playlists. Click the button and select Save Playlist. Choose a location and that's it. To enable Repeat after the playlist is finished, click the Repeat button until is says: Repeat: All.

Audio Fake Detector PRO

Goa Trance — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:33:37 GMT

I would like to submit a free utility I developed, truly free alternative.

Audio Fake Detector PRO is a lightweight tool I created to analyze audio files and detect fake MP3 or FLAC files that have been transcoded from lossy sources but falsely appear as high-bitrate or lossless.

It is mainly intended for verifying the authenticity of audio files downloaded from online sharing platforms such as SoundCloud, where files are often mislabeled or re-encoded.

The software uses spectrogram-based analysis along with auCDtect, FFmpeg to identify:

- frequency cutoffs typical of compressed audio
- inconsistencies within different parts of the same file
- possible lossy-to-lossless transcodes
- Classification criteria (FAKE detection logic v5.4)

A file is classified as FAKE in the following cases:

- Bitrate < 170 kbps (pre-filter)
- Lossy formats (MP3/M4A/AAC/OGG/OPUS/WMA) with a hard cutoff ≤ 16.5 kHz
- Lossless formats (FLAC/WAV/APE/AIFF/WV) showing strong MPEG artifacts (auCDtect ≥ 80%)
- Lossless files with abnormal spectrogram cutoff behavior
- Mixed-source encoding or inconsistencies between segments

It is designed for modern digital music collections and large batches of audio files, including long recordings. It may be less accurate on audio with naturally limited frequency range (speech, very old recordings, acoustic material).

The program is free (freeware) and developed by me.

LocalAppData (no install) edition uses %LOCALAPPDATA% - Portable edition uses .\App

https://github.com/alessandrocomito/audiofakedetectorpro/