AAC output plugin for Winamp?

sebt · 2nd October 2004, 09:17

Excuse me if this sounds a little obvious, but since WA5 can rip and encode CD's in MP3 and AAC on the fly, why is it so difficult to encode WAV files into MP3 and AAC using WA's built in encoders (ie. those that are already being used for ripping/encoding from CD)?

Apart from the ease of use angle, I feel that WA's encoders (particularly AAC) stand head and shoulders above others I've heard and used (for example Easy CD-DAE).

Output plugins, apart from being cumbersome for newbies to WA, also use 3rd party encoders instead of those built into WA.

What would be very nice is to be able to right-drag a bunch of WAVs onto WA and get the options "Play, Enqueue and Encode using WinAmp"

Thoughts?

Seb

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2nd October 2004, 09:17	#4
sebt Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 43	Excuse me if this sounds a little obvious, but since WA5 can rip and encode CD's in MP3 and AAC on the fly, why is it so difficult to encode WAV files into MP3 and AAC using WA's built in encoders (ie. those that are already being used for ripping/encoding from CD)? Apart from the ease of use angle, I feel that WA's encoders (particularly AAC) stand head and shoulders above others I've heard and used (for example Easy CD-DAE). Output plugins, apart from being cumbersome for newbies to WA, also use 3rd party encoders instead of those built into WA. What would be very nice is to be able to right-drag a bunch of WAVs onto WA and get the options "Play, Enqueue and Encode using WinAmp" Thoughts? Seb