Audio Converter COM Object

The Audio Converter COM object is an automation object for VB, C#, J# and other script languages that allows you to programmatically convert audio files to WMA, MP3, Ogg, Wave and AIFF format [MP4 format available on request]. Additionally it copies CD audio tracks from an audio CD to hard disk. It can be used by any script language that supports the component object model (COM), including ASP scripts on an Internet Information Server (IIS).

08/05/2007 Version 7.0 of the COM Object is now available.

To find out more about the COM object and its object model, you may download the Help file:
Audio Converter COM Object Help File (about 100 KB)

[IMPORTANT: As a security measure, Windows might block access to the Help file. If so, right-click the downloaded CHM file, and select Properties. Then click "Unblock".]

Sample for Visual C# 2005. Click here to download:
Visual C# 2005 Sample

Ordering Information

A Demo version of the COM Object is not available, but there is a 30-day money back guarantee if you purchase a license online. The license fee of a single-user license is $299. Please use this order form:

Audio Converter COM Object Order Form

Distribution licenses and discounts on higher quantities are available. Please send us an e-mail for more information.

Examples of Use

   Dim conv As New Converter
   Dim drives As New AudioCDDrives
   Dim cd As AudioCD
   Dim wma As WMASettings
   Dim track As AudioCDTrack
   
   ' the drive letter of the CD-ROM is E
   Set cd = drives.ItemByPath("E:\")
   
   ' query track listings via CDDB
   cd.CDDB
   
   ' take the 3rd track
   Set track = cd.track(3)
   
   ' display information about album and track
   MsgBox ("Album: " + cd.AlbumTitle)
   MsgBox ("Artist: " + cd.Artist)
   MsgBox ("Title of 3rd Track: " + track.Title)
   
   conv.OutputFormat = acWindowsMedia
   Set wma = conv.AudioSettings
   
   ' set bitrate to 192 kBits / second
   wma.Bitrate = ac192kbps
      
   ' copy the 3rd track to hard disk
   conv.ConvertTrack (track)

In this example, the third CD audio track of the CD in drive E is converted to a Windows Media file on hard disk. The WMA file will have a bitrate of 196kbps.

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