in_mad v2 Winamp MAD MP3 input plugin Options

[MoSPDude]

Hi, this is a long awaited (although not fully finished) conversion and improvement of my previous updated in_mad plug-in.

The notable new features/fixes (that I can remember from notes) include,
* Re-written/ported to C++ to 'enable' better WA5 compatibility
* Fully Unicode GUI
* Icecast mp3 streaming fixed
* WA5 Global Configuration supported
* Improved basic and advanced editing
* Slightly improved ID3v2.3 support
* 32 bit output uses full internal 28 bit representation
* Advanced-style Basic formatting for WA2
* Non-Unicode backward compatible for WA2 (not fully tested)
* Multi-lingual dialogs (once someone translates!)
* Re-designed APE tag support including Unicode

The playback and EQ backend is mostly the same except ported through to C++ and into a class structure.
However some things are incomplete,
* New Binary editor disabled
* EQU2 tag editing and writing disabled

The latest DLL can be downloaded from http://www.zen23652.zen.co.uk/in_mad_2b.zip.
Source code is now separate from http://www.zen23652.zen.co.uk/in_mad_2b_src.zip

This post has been edited by MoSPDude: Jan 12 2008, 12:44

[Mits2008]

I have been lurking in this forum for years, and I just registered to say a BIG THANKS to MoSPDude for his hard work. I have been using MAD since its inception and I just discovered this new version.

All I can from the first hours of listening is WOW.

My modest 30 year experience in mid-fi tells me that the decoded sound I am experiencing (via SPDIF + external receiver) is crisp, transparent and has definitely an improved sound stage imaging. I am not in the position of making AB tests, but my intuition tells me that this plugin is a real breakthrough and definitely needs both serious testing and ironing of the (not so important for me) details re tagging, streaming etc.

This is NOT another dead mp3 project. As somebody mentioned above, the automatic clipping attenuation alone is worth 50% of mad's value. Since it is virtually impossible for us to replace all those old mp3s with new ones (taking advantage of all the latest Lame features), mad is necessary for the optimal mp3 experience.

Thanks again, and I really pray for the emergence of new developers to pursue this noble cause!

[shakey_snake]

My modest 30 year experience in mid-fi tells me that the decoded sound I am experiencing (via SPDIF + external receiver) is crisp, transparent and has definitely an improved sound stage imaging. I am not in the position of making AB tests, but my intuition tells me...

Wrong to LOL?