WaveMP3 v2.3

Due to popular demand, I've rewritten one of my older programs called "WaveMP3".
The previous release (v1) originally had two versions: the normal GUI-version and a version
that could be used in batch-files (command-line version).

WaveMP3 is a nifty little program that will convert "Normal" MP3's into MP3's with
the .wav extension so they can be used by programs that don't support the MP3-format,
but do support sound-files in the Windows Wave-format.

What the program actually does is adding a so called "RIFF/WAVE"-header in front of
the actual MP3 data and, when available, will convert an ID3v1.1 tag into the wave equivalent.

This newer version can be used both in "GUI-" as in "Command-line"-mode.
Also it's more flexible, smaller and will also convert the ID3v1.1 tag if one's available in the MP3.
It will reside in your system tray and, when enabled, a drop-target is shown on your desktop.

Download WaveMP3 v2.3 here (40.8kB)

NOTE:

I'm receiving numerous e-mail once in a while from users trying to convert MP3's to WAVedMP3's and then
wanting to burn these to an Audio CD, in order to be able to store a lot music on one CD.
To help these users out of their dreams: This is NOT possible

You can not play MP3's, in any form (WAVed or not), on a regular Audio CD player.
If you want to play MP3's on a device other than your computer, you'll need to have a MP3 enabled
device like a MP3-player or a MP3 enabled DVD-player.
There are good working MP3 and MP3 capable DVD players available on the market for under €50/$50.
You don't need to convert MP3's to WAVedMP3's if you plan to play these on such a device.

I'm always available for comments and questions.

WaveMP3 is featured in the December 2002 issue of Electronic Musician, review it here.

Updates:

Version 2.3 (Build 340) December 4, 2004:

Fixed another Lame.exe bug: The "Fact"-header of MP3's created by Lame.exe states
that a file has no samples (fact.nNumberOfSamples = 0), which is not correct.
Icon did not appear in the system-tray (oops), fixed.

Version 2.3 (Build 338) December 2, 2004:

Changed some URL's from "da.ru" to my own domain ("videoripper.org") and updated
copyright message.
Released this version since build 330 was never released officially.
Fixed Wave-parsing when header is incorrect (due to Lame.exe), thanks to Arioch.

Version 2.3 (Build 330) September 29, 2003: (never officially released)

Added support for VBR and ABR encoded MP3's, by including a frame-scanner to obtain
the exact playtime.
Added a menu-item to view the command-line usage
Changed some URL's from "cjb.net" to "da.ru" domain (because I hate those popups).
Fixed a bug when trying to Wave an MP3 that resides in the same directory as WaveMP3
using command-line mode.
Fixed a little bug when writing a LIST/INFO block to a WAVed MP3 from a MP3 with an
available but empty ID3 tag.

Version 2.2 (Build 295) June 22, 2002:

Replaced large drop-icon by a nicer one (thanks to Radius).
Replaced hidden feature for custom drop-icon (where one could add a "CUSTOM" bitmap
into the resource) by using a "Custom.bmp" file instead.
Clicking on the tray-icon toggles the visibility of the drop-icon.

Version 2.1 (Build 279) April 22, 2002:

Fixed a little cosmetic bug in the "ToolTip" of the system-tray icon
when running under Windows 95.

Version 2.1 (build 278) April 12, 2002:

Added support for Layer I and II MPEG Audio files.
These files use the wFormatTag 0x0050 instead of wFormatTag 0x0055.
This means that they cannot be played with the Frauenhofer ACM codec,
which only supports layer III (.mp3) files.
Windows MediaPlayer and WinAmp are capable of playing these files though.

DISCLAIMER:

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