Peculiar language audio problem on Japanese anime DVD

my god, i didn't even realise who you are DSPguru. i just finished running that command line and noticed, you're the creator of BeSweet! :eek: as ali g might say, "RESPECT". the command line worked. here's the log; BeSweet v1.3b12 logfile. -------------------------- Logging start : 08/03/02 , 16:32:03. BeSweet.exe -core( -input C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Disc1\Extracted_audio_1.ac3 -output C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Disc1\Encoded_audio_1.mp2 -logfile C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Disc1\Encoded_audio_1.log ) -azid( -L -3db -c normal ) -ota( -d -264 ) -2lame( -e -b 192 -m s ) [00:00:00:000] +------- BeSweet ----- [00:00:00:000]

darn it! i just noticed that there's a high pitched click in the .mp2 file. not sure if there're more, but does it have something to do with the 2 "Downmix overflow" warning? i also noticed that when i convert with "Autoselect Azid gain (2 pass)" unchecked in the Audio tab, the BeSweet log had WAY MORE "Downmix overflow" warnings (a few hundred!). that can't be good. also, the volume of the .mp2 was noticeably louder.

this stream looks pretty much problematic, or maybe it's a bug in azid.dll. anyway, since this should be a pretty small file, can i ask you to upload it to someplace, so i can d/l and analyze it..

unfortunately, i don't have any space on the web where i can upload the file to (about 9+ Mb), but i'd happily send it to you by e-mail. i'm curious to know what's up with this audio track, i've already spent a great deal of time trying to get it converted. would it help if i tried BeSweet v1.4RC5?