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importing mp3 fille error which can play on windows media player
Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2020 12:16 am
by ebromley
I am trying to edit some MP3 files which I have on a usb drive. The files that were originally ripped from a CD load just fine, but those converted from tape do not load. Audacity 2.4.2 doesn't recognize the file type. However, all my other players recognize the files including MP3 Split. The files in question were converted from a tape cassette using the Blumway tape to MP3 converter. I am planning to use my Nakamichi Dragon as the tape deck in future, but it is not set up at the moment. Since the usb drive files can be payed on all my other players what is the difference and how can I fix the issue?
Re: importing mp3 fille error which can play on windows media player
Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2020 8:07 pm
by jademan
This is likely Audacity's fault:
steve wrote: ↑Tue Aug 25, 2020 10:46 am
Audacity 2.4.2 is very fussy about MP3s. They have to strictly conform to the MP3 standard, otherwise Audacity will refuse to import them. This increased strictness was to fix a problem with non-standard files being misidentified. The next version of Audacity will be less strict / more forgiving about MP3s, so we should see a lot less problems of this sort.
If you only have the issue with a few or several files, try DVDdoug's suggestion:
if this becomes a serious problem, try steve's solution here:
viewtopic.php?p=408815#p408815
I hope this helps!
Re: importing mp3 fille error which can play on windows media player
Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2020 11:04 am
by waxcylinder
We believe that we have fixed this for the upcoming 3.0.0 release which we are hoping to release by early February (right now we still have a couple of high priority P1 bugs to clear up).
Peter.
Re: importing mp3 fille error which can play on windows media player
Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2020 1:01 pm
by steve
ebromley wrote: ↑Fri Dec 25, 2020 12:16 am
I am trying to edit some MP3 files which I have on a usb drive. The files that were originally ripped from a CD load just fine, but those converted from tape do not load. Audacity 2.4.2 doesn't recognize the file type.
Could you make one of those MP3s available for us to test (preferably a small file)?
I posted a possible workaround here:
viewtopic.php?p=408815#p408815 but I don't have any suitable MP3s to test, so it is just an educated guess (all my MP3s are imported correctly).