No Right Surround Channel when transcoding AC3 -> WAV

[SliceOfHorse]

Hey guys,

I'm using BeSure/BeSweet to try to transcode an AC3 file to 6 separate WAV files to burn a DTS CD. All channels come out fine except the Right Surround channel, which comes out blank, every time. Any thoughts on what could be causing this? I tried a couple different rippers to create the AC3 file, with different settings, but to no avail. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you!!

[AlanHK]

Try HeadAC3he

[SliceOfHorse]

HeadAC3he seems to only want to convert AC3 -> WAV..

Upon further inspection, it seems to be a problem ripping from a CD to AC3. Is there a recommended ripping program I could try?

[El Heggunte]

Does it have to be a DTS CD ? An AC3 CD cannot be an option
Because recompressing AC3 into DTS is a lossy process.

Anyway, eac3to would be a bettter choice than HeadAC3he or the "Be-Something" apps.

If your AC3 source already is @ 44.1kHz,
you can simply convert it to a CD-ready .WAV with spdifer.exe
(included in the AC3Filter Tools package).

HTH.

[SliceOfHorse]

Well, I was following a guide for making a DTS-CD. According to the guide you must use BeSure/BeSweet to convert an AC3 file to 6-mono WAV files, each WAV file representing a DTS channel. Then SurCode takes those six mono-WAV files and makes one DTS WAV file, which you can burn like any normal, and listen to it through a home theater system with DTS capability. Unfortunately, I get every separate channel but the Right Surround, for some reason. Otherwise, everything works. I can burn the DTS WAV to a CD and I get sound out of every channel except the Right Surround.

Would an AC3-CD give you stereo sound, or surround sound? Making a DTS-CD seemed like an easy process, so I thought I'd try it. And except for this little snag it WAS pretty easy.

I'll have to look into trying eac3to.

[SliceOfHorse]

Also, do you guys know of any other successful and non-lossy methods of making a DTS-CD? It didn't really sit right with me that converting from CD -> AC3 -> WAV was a lossy process, but I don't know any other methods.

And thanks to both of you for the help and software suggestions so far I'm pulling my hair out here because I seem to be doing everything right but it's just not working.

[AlanHK]

HeadAC3he seems to only want to convert AC3 -> WAV.

Which is exactly what you asked for.

However, since you addded

with me that converting from CD -> AC3 -> WAV was a lossy process, but I don't know any other methods..

this is clearer. That's a pretty silly way, I don't do DTS, but on general principle, you don't go through a lossy encoding if you can avoid it.

Maybe asking at a hifi audio forum like http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums might be more fruitful.

[MysticE]

Also, do you guys know of any other successful and non-lossy methods of making a DTS-CD? It didn't really sit right with me that converting from CD -> AC3 -> WAV was a lossy process, but I don't know any other methods.

And thanks to both of you for the help and software suggestions so far I'm pulling my hair out here because I seem to be doing everything right but it's just not working.

One quick question the original CD you used has how many channels?

[raquete]

decoding AC3 and/or DTS to any format is always lossy!