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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: Peterwolfe on June 22, 2007, 09:21:24 AM

Title: Converting musicfiles with dBAmp slows down PC!! Normal?
Post by: Peterwolfe on June 22, 2007, 09:21:24 AM

When converting musicfiles from a given format to MP3 with dBAmp(version 12), I can't do anything else on the PC besides waiting until the conversion is ready, and when trying it takes "hours" before other programs open and the Net I just can forget...

I have 1024Mb RAM, 3200Mhz PC AMD 64 Athlon, XP complete with SP2 and the patches/updates, IE60...

Might there be something wrong with the RAM? 

Title: Re: Converting musicfiles with dBAmp slows down PC!! Normal?
Post by: GX44 on June 22, 2007, 09:25:04 AM

Is dbPowerAmp set to 'high priority' when you are converting?
-that will slow it down a lot.

If it isn't, I wouldn't be worried anyway, would seem normal when converting media.

Title: Re: Converting musicfiles with dBAmp slows down PC!! Normal?
Post by: Peterwolfe on June 22, 2007, 10:00:23 AM

cool, will have a check, thanks ;D

Title: Re: Converting musicfiles with dBAmp slows down PC!! Normal?
Post by: Peterwolfe on June 22, 2007, 11:05:36 AM

didnt find such an option, sorry ???

Title: Re: Converting musicfiles with dBAmp slows down PC!! Normal?
Post by: Calum on June 22, 2007, 11:42:27 AM

Ignore it.
That's normal behaviour - DBPowerAmp will use all of your CPU to convert files in the minimum time and with the bets quality possible.
It's best to leave it alone when it's converting or you risk errors in your music, such as skipping.

Title: Re: Converting musicfiles with dBAmp slows down PC!! Normal?
Post by: patio on June 22, 2007, 02:51:44 PM

Keep in mind the 3 more taxing things a computer does for you are video, audio and burning... i try to schedule these projects for when i'm sleeping.