Sometimes, you don't want to convert the file permanently; you just want to watch it. This is where VLC Media Player enters the chat.
VLC is the Swiss Army Knife of media. It bypasses the licensing issues that hardware devices face by having built-in decoders. VLC can play DTS 5.1 audio natively on your computer.
But what if you want to send that audio to your external speakers? VLC has a built-in audio converter, though it is clunky. More importantly, it has an Audio Desync and Output feature. If you are connecting your PC to a receiver that doesn't support DTS, VLC can transcode the audio on the fly in real-time, outputting it as AC3 over an HDMI or Optical cable. dts 51 audio converter software free
Foobar2000 is lightweight, handles DTS natively with plugins, and produces perfect, lossless conversions.
Q: The audio is out of sync after converting. Sometimes, you don't want to convert the file
Q: The file size got huge after converting.
Q: Can I convert DTS to MP3 with 5.1 sound? Q: The file size got huge after converting
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Best for: Precise control and multi-platform (Windows/Mac/Linux).
Audacity is the open-source champion of audio editing. However, it cannot open DTS natively. You must install the FFmpeg import/export library.