dcsTools Audio Import Service stores a few of its core settings in the Windows registry. Normally, you will have no need to change any of these settings, but there may be an occasion where an adjustment is needed to fit your operation or for debugging a problem.
This topic documents the relevant settings, their default values and values that can be applied for a particular setting.
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Stop the dcsTools Audio Import Service prior to making changes to its registry settings. Once changes have been made, restart the service and test to be sure you get the desired results. It is recommended you use Windows RegEdit application to make any changes. |
Settings listed here include the default values for dcsTools Audio Importer. Not all items are in the registry following installation but can be added if changes need to be made to a setting that is not present in registry.
Base Key |
Registry Item |
Value Type |
Default Value |
Notes |
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\dcsTools (x64) or |
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CodecTraceLevel |
DWord |
0 |
Used for debugging codec conversion failures. Change this setting to "1" to turn on debugging. |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\dcsTools\AudioImportService (x64) or |
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CopyFileDelay |
DWord |
2 |
Number of milliseconds delay between file copy operations. |
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DWord |
1 |
For .daf & .dff output files, "1" forces v1.4 headers to be created. To revert to v1.3 file headers, change this setting to "0". If using DCS, you must use v1.3 headers. |
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DWord |
1 |
Variable bit rate Mpeg source files are not imported as a default ('1"). To convert variable bit rate source files, change this setting to "0". NOTE: Variable bit rate files are not processed as a default because they are time-consuming (compared to single bit rate files) and results are not always correct. If you change this setting, there is no guarantee that all variable bit rate files will convert correctly. |
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MpegCodec |
DWord |
2 |
dcsTools Audio Import Service can use 2 different Mpeg codecs. As default, the codec used is NCT ("1"). Change the value to "0" to use the ACM codec. |
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DWord |
2 |
The default setting is "2", which uses the NCT codec for sample rate conversion, as the ACM codec does not process channel gain correctly when converting mono (monaural) source files. If you encounter a problem with down-converting sample rates from source to output files, changing this setting to use the ACM codec ("0") may solve the problem. However, mono source files may not convert correctly - the output file gain may be high. |
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TraceDays |
DWord |
3 |
The number of days the dcsTools Audio Import Service event logs (AudioImportService.dmp) are retained. A value of zero ("0") retains event logs indefinitely. |
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TraceLevel |
DWord |
1 |
Controls the dcsTools Audio Import Service event log detail level. Changing the value to "0" disables event logging (AudioImportService.dmp is not created). |
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UseDAFDistribution |
DWord |
0 |
If a source file is a .daf or .dff file, changing this setting to "1" will force audio distribution information in the source file to be passed through to the target file. Otherwise, audio distribution will be controlled by the distribution settings for the Category or Map being processed. |
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UseDirectoryChangeNotifications |
DWord |
1 |
Configures dcsTools Audio Import Service to use directory change notification to signal when a file has been added, deleted or modified. Changing this value to "0" disables directory change notifications usage and instead, the dcsTools Audio Import Service will scan for changes every 30 seconds or so. |
