DTS to Ogg Vorbis/MP2/MP3/MP4/Muse Pack/FLAC/APE Monkey's Audio/Speex/WavPack/OptimFrog
(with Foobar2000 (special installer) from saunalahti with corrected vorbis_enc.dll (Proof) -> conversion done with the DTS-Plugin)
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Foobar2000 is able to convert DTS into all formats for which an encoding plugin exits.

If a specific sampling frequency is needed (KHz) set up Foobar's Resampler (SSRC) filter and insert it to the DSP filters in the DSP options tab.
If you want to convert a multichannel source to stereo insert the "Convert 5.1 to stereo" filter to the DSP filters (see Foobar's DSP options)

It exists a special version of the foo_dsp_extra.dll which claims to be able to downmix von 5.1 to Dolby Pro Logic I/II. I haven't tested this dll. If you'd like to try it download it with the link below:
http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=20885&st=0&p=204747&#entry204747

The conversion is done with Foobar's Diskwriter. All format specific options are adjusted in the diskwriter settings tab.

1. During the installation of Foobar2000 check all components get installed!
2. Only use the below mentioned tools if the final converted track contains errors:

   Only use BeSliced or DTS-parser to correct the DTS stream (->Fix File). Hopefully you'll get a fixed .DTS file.

3. If your filenames end with ".WAV" you've to rename them to ".DTS" extension else Foobar won't recognise DTSWAV as DTS track
4. In the Foobar2000 settings click on DSP and configure and insert the needed filters
5. If a change of the sampling frequency from 44.1KHz to 48KHz (e.g. CD->DVD) or the other way round has to be done, then insert the "Resampler" SSRC filter and configure it. Else don't insert it!
   If the destination should not be multichannel then insert the "Convert 5.1 to stereo" filter
   
   
   
6. Select and Right click on the tracks in the playlist you want to convert. Select "Convert->Run conversion". Choose the desired format for the conversion:
   
   
   
7. You are done.

Format specific diskwriter options:

To change the settings you'll follow these steps:

Foobar2000->Preferences->Diskwriter
activate "Use DSP", this ensures foobar2000 applies the DSP filters you insert in the DSP tab

• AAC-Settings
  
  Under "Output Presets" choose FAAC: MP4(LC), quality 100 and click "Edit"
  If you want to convert to multichannel AAC konvertieren then don't insert the "Convert 5.1 to stereo" filter.
  If you want to convert to stereo AAC, then insert the "Convert 5.1 to stereo" filter
  The settings you do here will be saved and applied to further conversions.
  
  
  
  
• Ogg Vorbis settings
  
  Under "Output Presets"  choose Ogg Vorbis and click "Edit"
  Choose desired quality
  The settings you do here will be saved and applied to further conversions.
  
  Note: Don't set quality too high for multichannel 5.1 ogg as it's not fully stable (might crash or don't work!)
  
  
  
  
• HE AAC (Nero Encoder)
  (Very similar to Kurtnoises guide from Doom9 Forum)
  
  Note: If Foobar2000 doesn't start and CPU is occupied with 100% you've to delete the following file: "c:\programme\gemeinsame dateien\ahead\ahead plugins\" die Datei "nxmyreal.dll" löschen. This Real-Plugin for Nero from Masau's site http://neroplugins.cd-rw.org/ interferes with Foobar2000 and causes it to crash.
  
  To set up Nero's encoder you need Ahead's Nero and the Nero EncoderPlugin foo_nero.dll
  -copy "foo_nero.dll" into the "components" folder of Foobar2000 & "aacenc32.dll" + "aac.dll" in the Foobar2000 folder
  "aacenc32.dll" + "aac.dll" sind in "c:\programme\gemeinsame dateien\ahead\ahead plugins\"
  -Under "Output Presets" click "Add New" and choose the Nero Encoder from the list. Finally click "OK"
  
  
  
  -The Nero encoder window will pop up
  
  
  -Output Format: choose Nero Digital Audio (HE-AAC) (.mp4)
  -Use .m4a: for a  .m4a file extension. click "OK"
  -Configuration: click on configuration and choose a Preset
  
  
  
  -Choose a profile you like and confirm with a click on "OK"
  
  If you want to convert to a multichannel AAC, then don't downmix, don't insert the "Convert 5.1 to stereo" filter
  If you want Two channel Stereo AAC, then insert "Convert 5.1 to stereo" filter
  The settings applied here will be saved and used for further conversions
  
  
  
• AAC / Apple Lossless (with Apples iTunes Encoder V4.7 or above)
  (very similar to an article at Hydrogenaudio.org and one at AudioHQ.de)
  
  -iTunesEncode.exe CLI Encoder needed
  -copy the cli encoder into the Foobar2000 directory
  -Under "Output Presets" click on "Add New" and choose "Commandline Encoder" from the list
  
  
  
  -select "iTunesEncode.exe" as encoder
  -For AAC compression apply settings as shown in figure below
  
  
  
  -Extension: ".m4a"
  -Parameters:
  
-e "AAC Enkoder" -a "%artist%" -l "%album%" -t "%title%" -g "%genre%" -y %date% -n %tracknumber% -i %s -o %d
  
  For Apple Lossless change "AAC Enkoder" to "Lossless Enkoder", so it looks like this:
  
-e "Lossless Enkoder" -a "%artist%" -l "%album%" -t "%title%" -g "%genre%" -y %date% -n %tracknumber% -i %s -o %d

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