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use a different aac encoder. qaac requires Apple iTunes (yuck) e.g.
- faac https://github.com/knik0/faac
- Fraunhofer's aac https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/aac (has good api docs)
- Microsoft https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/medfound/aac-encoder
m4b is just m4a, with chapter metadata, etc.
See MPEG-4, part 14 (mp4)