RLV.EXE - Front-end for LAME
(4.5K). This program must be run from a command prompt. It will
search the path for LAME.EXE and use it to encode all WAV files in the
directory from which it is run. LAME parameters default to "-v -V0 -q2
-ms --nohist", but can be overridden on the command line.
DecAPE.EXE - Front-end for
Monkey's Audio (6.0K). This program will search the path for MAC.EXE
and pass a proper command line to it so that the selected APE file will be
decompressed. The resulting WAV file will have the same filename as the
input APE file. The best use of this utility is realized when it is added to
the right-click or double-click menu for APE files under EXPLORER.EXE.
MP3toWAV.EXE - MP3 to WAV
converter (36.0K). This program will decode one or more MP3 files and
store the output in the WAV file format. If a filename is specified on the
command line or passed to the program by Windoze, only that file will be
converted. If the program is invoked with no parameters, it will convert all
MP3 files in the directory from which it is run. Output files will have the
same names as the input MP3s. The expected use of this utility is from the
command prompt.
TAG.EXE - MP3 tagger
(8.0K). This program will insert or correct ID3 tags based on the
Windoze long filenames or the Windoze file path. If a filename is specified
on the command line or passed to the program by Windoze, only that file will
be tagged. If the program is invoked with no parameters or a /a option, it
will tag all MP3 files in the directory from which it is run. In filename
mode, the filenames must have one of the following formats:
Artist - Album - Title.mp3
Artist - Track # - Album - Title.mp3
Artist - Album - Track # - Title.mp3
Track # - Artist - Album - Title.mp3
If the track number is present, it will be inserted into the tag.
If the option /p (or -p) is specified, the tag will be created from the
Windoze path. The path to the current directory is searched backwards and the
tag fields created from the path and filename. The directory structure is
expected to have the format:
c:\...\Artist\Album\Title.mp3
Track numbers in the title field are stripped (i.e.:
03 - Song Title.mp3 becomes
Song Title.
In either mode, files with tags that match their filenames or paths are
ignored. Files with incorrect tags are fixed. Tags are inserted into files
without them. Up to four instances of this utility can be added to the
right-click menu for MP3 files under EXPLORER.EXE, with all combinations of
the /a and /p options. Then a single file or directory can be tagged by
right-clicking on a file. A whole directory may also be tagged by running the
program from a command prompt with no or the /p option.
TESTMP3.EXE - MP3 file checker
(7.0K). This program checks the format and structure of an MP3 file
and reports what it finds. No changes are made to the file. The best use of
this utility is realized when it is added to the right-click menu for MP3
files under EXPLORER.EXE.
ChkMP3.EXE - MP3 file fixer
(7.0K). This program finds and fixes many strange things some
encoders write into MP3 files, many of which preclude proper decoding by
MPR.EXE, MPJ.EXE or MPW.EXE. If a filename is specified on the command line
or passed to the program by Windoze, only that file will be checked. If the
program is invoked with no parameters or a /a option, it will check all MP3
files in the directory from which it is run.
The following items are found and reparied:
| | ID3 header length |
| | 1st frame negative main_data_begin |
| | Valid frame header sync words |
| | Illegal 1st frame sample rate |
| | Truncated last frame |
| | Corrupt last-frame tag |
| | Frame header copyright bits |
Warning: This program writes changes to
the MP3 file. If this is not what you want, don't run the program.
Two instances of this utility should be added to the right-click menu for MP3
files under EXPLORER.EXE, one with no parameters and one with the /a option.
Then a single file can be checked by right-clicking on it and selecting the
instance with no options. The entire directory can be checked by
right-clicking on any file and selecting the /a instance. A whole directory
may also be checked by running the program from a command prompt without
options.
REMFRM.EXE - MP3 leading frame
remover (6.0K). This program removes the specified number of frames
or seconds from the beginning of an MP3 file. It tries to prepend a new first
null frame to prevent decode errors. Any ID3 header is copied to the new file
unchanged. The modified file is written to the same filename with
"-rem" appended to the filename. The best use of this utility is
realized when it is added to the right-click menu for MP3 files under
EXPLORER.EXE.
REMFRME.EXE - MP3 trailing
frame remover (6.0K). This program truncates an MP3 file at the
specified frame or time. The file is chopped after the requested frame, so
any ID3 trailer is lost. The modified file is written to the same filename
with "-rem" appended to the filename. The best use of this utility
is realized when it is added to the right-click menu for MP3 files under
EXPLORER.EXE.
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