Re: Resurrecting/Preserving the Helix MP3 encoder
Reply #386 – 2024-04-17 19:57:41
@Case - I hate to bother you, but could you please post the latest binary of Helix to this thread? I try using the latest version from Rarewares (both 32 bit and 64 bit) and they both run really slow, and slow down my system...yet CPU utilization isn't near full when encoding using foobar2000. There is something wrong about Lancer mod 2021-05-11 hosted on RareWares. It is unable to correctly encode WAV when its sampling rate is less or equal to 11025 Hz: SSE2 version outputs silence, SSE3 outputs heavily distorted sound. I'm off to Spain for 2 weeks tomorrow so my mind is elsewhere!! I don't think I will get to look at this until I return so please feel free to remind me if I should appear to have forgotten about it. I was thinking about this the other day, expecting some trouble to happen. We have a few developers who release binaries here. And if the old-timers of our forum can still keep an eye on them, then what will we see if we just type "Helix MP3 encoder" in the search engine? A scattering of sites offering a version back from 2005 and some abandoned repositories. Unlike LAME, Helix MP3 encoder does not have its own page, a single point of entry. This issue cannot be solved immediately, but I see the light at the end of the tunnel. Dear @maikmerten , is it possible to compile Helix binaries automatically for x86 and x64 (two separate archives) on Github when the version is bumped, or could you update the front page by adding links to RareWares (downloads) and HA Wiki (documentation)?
• Join our efforts to make Helix MP3 encoder great again • Opus complexity & qAAC dependence on Apple is an aberration from Vorbis & Musepack breakthroughs • Let's pray that D. Bryant improve WavPack hybrid, C. Helmrich update FSLAC, M. van Beurden teach FLAC to handle non-audio data