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MP3 - General / Re: Resurrecting/Preserving the Helix MP3 encoder
Last post by KevinB52379 -EDIT: OK I found a compile of Helix MP3 encoder on my external hard drive , the zip file is called helix_mp3enc_r11_x64.zip and the exe is called hmp3enc.exe.
I tried this version (I know it's one of the original Helix versions) but I was curious to see hwo this 64 bit version worked.
I did the test from my SSD and got 1300x to 1800x.
So what is different between Case's build, this old version and all newer compiles?
I believe I got that version of Helix from Rarewares or ReallyRareWares.
OK I tried copying my FLACS to the internal SSD and tried converting with foobar2000 from there.
I still average about 220x to 300x using your slow compile 64 bit version of Helix.
Same speeds I got when converting from external hard drive...so I don't think USB is the issue.
I think i have the same problem, my cpu is zen2 4650g(6c12t), i got around 280~300x under command line @ single thread with autodidact's clang build or rarewares' gcc build, I also compiled helix myself with clang plus linktime optimization, my version got around 480x. maybe that's the key.
here's the binary, you can try it.
Thanks for contributing your compile. I tried it, but for some reason it isn't creating mp3s on my end. I kept the settings the same as I used previously for successful encodes, but literally just replaced the hmp3.exe file.
Also when using it with foobar, the system did hang again, and I saw the conversion dialog, but the "pause" and "abort" buttons never showed up and the file progress never continued. What I mean is the progress bar was moving, but it was still showing that it was converting the first file still. Weird.
Thanks for trying!