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EZ CD Audio Converter 12.1

EZ CD Audio Converter converts music files between all audio file formats in the highest audio quality with the ultra-precise audio engine and the professional quality sample rate converter. Over 50 audio file formats are supported.

Convert audio files freely between all formats that include FLAC, MP3, AAC, HE-AAC (v2), xHE-AAC, M4A, AAC, Opus, DSD, WAV, AIFF, Vorbis, and Apple Lossless [ALAC]. Batch convert unlimited number of folders and files at once. Keep the source folder structure in conversions or optionally customize new output folder / file names with the metadata tags. Boost up the audio file conversion speed on multi-core CPUs and SSDs by running up to 64 parallel audio converters.

All metadata and album art are preserved during file format conversions. Get high quality metadata and album art from multiple online metadata services, add or modify any metadata prior conversion. Or use as a metadata editor saving the updated metadata back to the existing audio files.

CD Ripper - Securely rip Audio CDs in bit-perfect audio qualityExtract audio tracks from CDs in bit-perfect audio quality with the advanced error detection and two-pass sector-by-sector CRC verification. Convert CDs to FLAC, MP3, AAC, M4A, WAV, Apple Lossless, Opus, DSD, ALAC, Ogg Vorbis, and more audio file formats. Read and preserve CD-Text, ISRC, UPC/EAN, and pre-gap information. De-emphasize Audio CDs that have pre-emphasis. Save CD information and CD ripping status into the CD ripping log file.

Disc Burner

  • Burn Audio CDs + CD-Text information from all audio files. Audio CDs are playable on any standard CD-player. Burn MP3 discs and data discs.

Audio Quality

  • Ultra precise (64-bit floating point) audio engine
  • Professional quality sample rate converter
  • Professional quality DSD encoder with stabilized 8th order noise-shaper without phase distortion
  • Professional quality DSD decoder with high quality noise-filtering
  • Bit-exact gapless conversion of all audio file formats
  • High quality dithering (RTN, RPDF, TPDF, Noise-shaped)
  • Convert between DSD and PCM format in audibly lossless quality
  • Convert between DSD file formats in bit-exact DSD mode (DSF, DFF, WavPack DSD, SACD, SACD ISO)
  • Audio data is always transferred in ultra-precise 64-bit floating point accuracy during the audio conversions

DSP - Digital signal processing

  • EBU R 128 | ReplayGain v2 loudness metadata scanning
  • EBU R 128 | ReplayGain v2 loudness normalization
  • Sample Peak / True Peak normalization
  • Leading & Trailing Silence Removal
  • Fade In/Out
  • De-emphasis for Audio CDs that have pre-emphasis

Codecs

  • All audio codecs are included within the software. There is no need to get additional audio codecs from other sources.
  • All encoders and decoders operate in high resolution audio mode (32-bit float or better accuracy). High resolution mode ensures that there is no additional quantization or dithering noise when converting from high resolution lossless source (e.g. 24-bit FLAC to MP3) or when transcoding between lossy formats (e.g. AAC/M4A to MP3).

EZ CD Audio Converter 12.1 changelog:

FLAC Codec update

  • FLAC reference 1.5.0 re-optimized
  • Significantly improved encoding and decoding performance

FFMPEG 7.1 Codec Update redone

  • FFMPEG decoder update (for various media formats)
  • AC-3 encoder update
  • DTS encoder update
  • E-AC-3 encoder update
  • TrueHD encoder update

MP3 Decoder update

  • 64-bit decoding accuracy
  • Significantly improved performance

All other Audio Codecs

  • General improvements in encoding and decoding performance thanks to new processor optimizations adjusted and verified for each codec

Integrated Windows Explorer components update

  • ShellTree: A possible application freeze when loading a folder item for an unreachable element is now prevented
  • Some shell operations that might have caused application freezes for very slow or non-accessible elements are now handled asynchronously
  • High DPI improvements
  • Context Menu: The modern "Share" command, that was introduced with Windows 10 is now working in ShellBrowser's context menu
  • ShellList: In rename operations it is now possible to remove the extension of a file, even if Windows Explorer is configured to hide extensions. In prior versions, trying to do so didn't have any effect
  • Filename Preview now show CUE, LOG, M3U and Album Art filenames

New metadata support

  • PERFORMER
  • SPARS code

Other changes

  • Improved "Delete Source files after conversion" so that the deletion is done after final metadata update (so the source file(s) will not be deleted if the final metadata update fails)
  • Improved Cue Sheet [.cue] metadata support
  • Added support for (optionally) writing 'Label', 'Catalog number', 'Copyright' and 'Conductor' metadata
  • Added support for reading 'Publisher', 'Comment', 'Label', 'Catalog number', 'Copyright' and 'Conductor' metadata
  • Cosmetic UI scaling bug in Settings/General/Metadata fixed