Wavelab 8 hangs

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#1

I have a massive problem with wavelab 8 (32-Bit)
I have loaded in a mono mp3 file (80 kb/s) and exported it as a 48k/16Bit Waveform.
I know this seems not to make a lot of sense. But the mp3 is a presentation speech, I have to audio correct and then add it to a video.

Two things happen.
1st the mono channels are converted to stereo (which is what I want) but the channels are not correctly alined. There is a delay between them that I have to manually remove.

2nd. when I load the converted file (48k/16Bit) into Wavelab8 and try to play, the software hangs and I have to manually end the task. I found out that when I open this file, asio4all that I use to work with my internal soundcard of the PC opens up a 2nd or even 3rd time.
Using the phase26 or saphire40 driver does not show this problem (so I have a workaround).

Anyone available who can try to duplicat this issue.

Thanks in advance

#2

For the 1st problem, if you tried the fraunhofer coder, try the lame coded. Else do the opposite. Does that make a difference?

For the second problem, does the same happen if you open a “normal” 48k/16 bit wav?

#3

Hello PG
thanks for trying to help me.
To your first comment. The source file is an mp3 and I do not know what coder was used.
When I import / load the file into Wavelab it gets converted / encoded but as far as I know - maybe I am wrong - I cannot choose a different encoder.

When I use a file that was recorded with 48k/16Bit everything is fine.

It is not a big issue any more, as I found a workaround when I use another asio-driver. Maybe the problem has to do with asio4all Version 2.10?

Best regards

#4

To change the mp3 encoder, see this:
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#5

Hello PG,
thanks for your help.
Sorry but there was a misswording.
What I mean, I decode the MP3 when it comes into wavelab.
Here I found the effect that the mono-signal is spread out to 2 stereo channels where one channel is delay do the other.

I apologize for the confusion.
Another thing to mention. The problem with all the new starts of the asio4all whenever I hit the play button is gone after a restart of the PC.

Best regards

#6

Then, how do you convert from mono to stereo? Maybe send me a short mp3 file so that I can have a look.

#7

Hello PG,
I am really sorry and confused. It seems that I did something wrong but I cannot figure out what.
I tried to duplicate the problem but was not able to do so.
I am pretty sure, that yesterday when I imported the MP3 into Wavelab it was automatically converted into a stereo wave-file. Today when I import the file it is a mono wavefile.

So I mark this as solved.

Many thanks for your assistance and this really demonstrates the Wavelab has a very good support (YOU! :wink: )

Best regards