file imports at wrong speed!

[xpv976]

hi, i have been using audacity for a few years now, albeit only for fairly basic tasks - something has just happened which i've never seen before and cannot figure out at all! i want to split a particular sound file into two parts with an indexation (have done this innunerable times before). the file plays ok in media player, the information (in properties) appears regular etc - it's an mp3 file, fixed bitrate, should be very easy BUT when i import it, it emerges into audacity at twice the length it ought to be. when i played the file to check why, it plays at half speed - i have tried the two other files from the same source for comparison, and they come out absolutely fine. i have now imported the "problem" file three times to see if it will fix itself - same each time. as i say i have NEVER encountered this before and can't understand what could possibly be happening, or why THIS particular file triggers THAT problem... as a matter of fact, i have frequently used audacity in the past to "fix" some files (e.g. mp3s ripped at variable bitrate) which itunes (eg) can't read accurately - putting these through audacity has always solved the problem.

has anyone ever seen this, or does anyone have any idea what's going on? i can't get my poor head round it

[xpv976]

sorry, i forgot to say that i'm using a laptop running windows 7 - most of my experience with audacity was on a desktop running XP. is this enough explanation in itself, i.e. the OS causes problems with this version of the program, and this just happens to be the first time i've come across one..?

[kozikowski]

Audacity 1.2 outlived its usefulness about two versions of Windows ago. Install Audacity 1.3.12 and see if a lot of those problems don't vanish.

http://audacityteam.org/download/

Koz

[xpv976]

thanks. but... will i not then have another load of problems? i'm not exactly IT-literate and have therefore resisted downloading beta version so fanything... well, i guess i'll give it a try and see

[xpv976]

ok, well the new installation did indeed fix that particular problem... still no idea what was happening but i guess it doesn't matter now! i'll try and familiarise myself with this new version over the next week or so and see how i go. thanks for your help