mp2enc 2022-1 Command line MP1/MP2 encoder with DCC features

This program is a command-line MPEG-1 audio encoder for layers 1 and 2. It has a couple of features that help with encoding files for use with the Digital Compact Cassette; particularly the DCC-175 with PC-Cable and DCC-Studio Windows software.

This version changes the command line options: Instead of reading the input file from the standard input (which was the only way to read input previously, and is still supported if you don't specify an input file), you can now specify an input file on the command line with the -i option. Additionally, the -o option is no longer required if you use the -i option: If you only specify -i, the program will use the same file name as the input file, but will change the file extension accordingly (to .mp2, .mp1, .mpp or .trk depending on the rest of the given options).

The program should work on Windows 98 and later; previous versions of Windows were not tested. Compatibility with Windows 98 allows you to run the program on the same machine as where you would run DCC-Studio. If mp2enc.exe doesn't work on your Windows 98 machine, try the mp2enc98.exe program instead.

For documentation, run the program from the command line without parameters.

Quick start to generate a set of files for DCC-Studio from a WAV file:

mp2enc -a "Artist Name" -t "Song Title" -i "\path\to\input.wav"

To convert an entire directory for DCC-Studio, try something like:

for %a in (*.wav) do mp2enc -a "Artist Name" -t "%~na" -i "%~a"

(%~na expands to the file name without the .wav extension, so the song title becomes the file name)

mp2enc 2021-1 Command line MP1/MP2 encoder with DCC features

This program is a command-line MPEG-1 audio encoder for layers 1 and 2. It has a couple of features that help with encoding files for use with the Digital Compact Cassette; particularly the DCC-175 with PC-Cable and DCC-Studio Windows software.

It should work on Windows 98 and later; previous versions of Windows were not tested. Compatibility with Windows 98 allows you to run the program on the same machine as where you would run DCC-Studio.

For documentation, run the program from the command line without parameters.

Quick start to generate a set of files for DCC-Studio from a WAV file:

mp2enc -a "Artist Name" -t "Song Title" -o "\path\to\outputfile.trk" <"\path\to\input.wav"

EDIT: If you want to run mp2enc.exe on a Windows 98 machine and it doesn't work, try the mp2enc98.exe program instead. Both are the same, but the "98" version was compiled with Visual Studio 6 so it should be compatible with Windows 98. On my own Win98 system, both programs work. It's possible that the version without "98" has better optimization so it may run faster.

mp2enc 2020-1

Command line MPEG 1/2 Audio Encoder for Windows with 32-bit internal processing