MP3 to WAV Decoder

by MThree Development (www.mthreedev.com)
Help, Info, Troubleshooting and the User Guide

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
(click on the topics below)

About MP3 To WAV Decoder
About MThree Development / Contact Info
How to get the latest version/updates of MP3 to WAV Decoder

Getting Started with MP3 to WAV Decoder step-by-step
Overview of key terms, explanation of individual features

Troubleshooting / Common Fixes to Common Problems
- Missing MSVBVM60.DLL or MSCOMCTL.OCX
- Other Common Errors

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- How do I add MP3s to the file list for conversion?
- Where are the converted files outputted?
- When I click "Decode" , it says Busy... How long will it take to decode MP3s?
- Oops, I added the wrong file and clicked Decode. Can I stop the process?
- What is adware? Is my privacy safe?

About MP3 to WAV Decoder
MP3 to WAV Decoder is your complete solution for converting the MP3 file format to the WAV file format. This allows you to burn CDs that you can listen to in your favorite CD player. MP3 to WAV Decoder is one of the most powerful conversion tools on the Internet. This program makes burning custom music CDs a snap. It eliminates corrupt MP3 files, and decodes them quickly and easily to the burnable WAVE format. You can preview MP3s before decoding them, and ID3 tag info for the files are displayed on the fly. New is a normalizing feature which allows you to match up the volume of your outputted WAVs. MP3 to WAV Decoder features an intuitive WinZip style interface, where you can add unlimited files for quick batch conversion. The Decoder creates a very small memory footprint, so you can smoothly multitask during conversions. Best of all, this software is free, and will never expire.

About MThree Development
MThree Development is one of the leading software publishers for the growing market for MP3 utilities. Founded in 2001, over a million users have already found our MP3 tools powerful yet easy to use. We are committed to providing software at no charge to our users, and to cover our costs of development we have ad-support in our titles. Users can also purchase ad-free versions of our software. Read more about us and our market-leading products, get downloadable updates and support, recent news, screenshots and more at www.mthreedev.com.

Contact Us
Please send questions, feedback, suggestions and bug reports to the following address:
general@mthreedev.com
Please send sales or business inquiries to the following address:
busdev@mthreedev.com

Obtaining Updates to MP3 to WAV Decoder
To download the latest version of our MP3 to WAV Decoder visit: http://www.mthreedev.com/ for updates and new releases. Also, our site will be filled with new programs and upcoming projects. Check back often for the latest in our software. Check out our other current titles WAV to MP3 Encoder and CD to WAV/MP3 Ripper today!

Getting Started with MP3 to WAV Decoder
1. Choose "Add" from the top list of buttons
Then find the directory where you have the MP3s you want converted to WAVs.

2. Then choose "Output"
Choose the directory where you want your converted MP3s to be placed. Tip: Use a directory that is easy to remember so that you can find your files quickly when conversion is finished.

3. At this point you may:
- Preview any of your selected MP3s in the filelist.
- Add more files to the conversion list.
- remove individual files from the list.
- clear the entire list and start over.
- set your Normalize level

4. Now choose "Decode"
This will begin the decoding process. All MP3s in the large pane will be converted to the WAV file format. You can stop the conversion process by clicking on "Stop" at any time.

5. Burn your CDs
All your WAV files are now ready to be burned onto CDs. Use your favorite CD burning program you own that accomplishes this. MThree Development recommends www.download.com or www.tucows.com for a large selection of CD Burning software.

Add
This adds files to the list of MP3s ready for conversion. You may only add .MP3 files to the list. Make sure you don't add MP3 files with a 0-byte size (files that don't play), because the Decoder can't decode these.

Clear
Clears all the MP3s that are selected for conversion in the filelist.

Preview
This will play the currently selected MP3 from your filelist, plain and simple. MP3 to WAV Decoder uses an Active X control (a Microsoft system component) to play the MP3s you select.

Decode
This will begin the decoding process. It will convert all the MP3s in the box to WAVs. If you wish to stop this process press the Stop button. MP3 to WAV Decoder uses the fastest and most efficient MP3 Decoding Engine available. For more info about our engine, email us.

Output
This chooses where you want your converted MP3s (WAV files) to be placed. Choose a directory where it will be easy to find your WAVs.

Stop
This button simply stops the conversion process. When it is pressed all files are removed from the filelist.

Normalize
Normalizing the volume of your outputted WAVs is a very useful feature. Some of your MP3s may be different volumes from others, and if you want to burn them on a CD, normalizing will eliminate differences in volume. This is the best way to have consistent sounding audio. By default, normalizing is set to 95% of the peak volume.

Troubleshooting and Common Errors
- Missing file errors (Runtime 339) MSVBVM60.DLL or MSCOMCTL.OCX
If you experience missing dll or OCX errors, such as Runtime error 339, the fix is simple. MThree software requires certain system components to run correctly (Visual Basic 6 Runtime files). These necessary files are published by Microsoft. Go to www.mthreedev.com/support.html to download these necessary files. Run the downloaded installers and your problems will be fixed.

- Other Common Errors
.wav Comes Out Fuzzy or Distorted
This happens for one of two reasons. One is when your mp3 has errors in it. Such problems as skips, missing bytes or a corrupted mp3 can cause the end product to come out incomplete or poor sounding. Your mp3 can have these problems if it was encoded at a low bitrate or if its download was interrupted. To avoid this problem, make sure your mp3 is of the highest quality. This means that your mp3 is not missing any of its song and is encoded at higher then 32 kbs/second. Our decoding engine can decode some corrupt MP3s, but not all of them. The second reason is if the MP3 is an 8-bit MP3 (our decoder can only output 16-bit WAVs). Currently MP3 to WAV Decoder does not support cross-sampling, meaning turning 8-bit MP3s into 16-bit WAVs.

Decoding Process Gets Stuck, or quits in the middle of decoding
This happens, again when your mp3 has errors in it. You can get errors such as "ActiveMP3 - Error UnregisterClass". Missing bytes or corrupted areas of the song can disrupt the decoding process. Your mp3 can have these problems if it was encoded at a low bitrate or if its download was interrupted. To avoid this problem, make sure your mp3 is of the highest quality. This means that your mp3 is not missing any of its song and is encoded at higher then 32 kbs/second. Your MP3s should have a sampling rate of 44.1KHz for best results.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- How do I add files to the file-list for conversion?
Click on the "Add File" button. You will see a prompt showing the last directory your computer used for MP3s. Click on the file you would like to add, or select multiple files, and click Open. The files will be added to the list, showing the filename, and the ID3 info. Please note that MP3 to WAV Decoder will only display MP3 files in the add files list.

- Where are the converted files outputted?
If you click on the Output button, you will be prompted to select an output directory. Alternately, if you add files and click convert without defining an output directory, the prompt will appear and you may select the directory.

- When I click "Decode" , it says Busy... How long will it take to decode MP3s?
The speed of decoding is dependent on many factors. Bitrate, encoding type, speed of processor, amount of free memory, OS, etc& can all contribute to different levels of performance. Some files are decoded into much larger WAVs than others, due to the type of encoding they were created with, and the bitrate and filesize of the original MP3.

- Oops, I added the wrong file and clicked Decode. Can I stop the process?
Yes. You will notice that once you click Decode, a Stop button pops up. While the bottom menu reads "Busy& " you can press Stop at any time to abort the decoding. Please note that if you are converting a large filelist, and Stop the process in the middle, the MP3s that have already been outputted as WAVs need to be deleted from the output directory

- What is Adware? Is my privacy guaranteed.
Yes! Your privacy is guaranteed by us and our adware partners at all times. When you installed MP3 to WAV Decoder Free you will have seen "License Agreement" screens which briefly describe to you the adware that can be installed or opted-out of, and what it does. None of our partners compromise your privacy or capture any personally-identifiable information when serving your ads (any information that is collected is agreed to explicitly by you.) We encourage users to install ad-support or purchase registered versions to offset our development and hosting costs. The more users contribute, the more updates and great titles we can bring you. Take a look at our privacy statement at www.mthreedev.com/privacy.html
If you would prefer a version of our software without ad support, go to www.mthreedev.com/purchase.html to purchase an ad-free registered copy. Registered users get free upgrades for an entire major version and priority technical support 7 days a week.
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