Posted by Abel X on 11/23/06 16:32

dadiOH wrote:
> Abel X wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > I downloaded some mp3's from the internet, and I can play them fine
> > in RealPlayer and Windows Media player, but when I copy the .mp3
> > files to my personal .mp3 players _some_ of the files play whereas
> > others don't (even though they originate from the same source).
> > Any Ideas why this should be the case?
>
> Quite possibly because the non-playing MP3s were not encoded at a bit
> rate within the parameters of your player. Those parameters should be
> listed in the manual.
> ________________
>
> > Is there some software available that might enable me to fix this
> > problem?
>
> If the above is the problem, re-encosing at a suitable bit rate will
> fix it. Many programs will do that including CDex...
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/cdexos/

I'll check that out, but I remember checking and seeing that some of
the files that played were at the same bit rate as those which were not
playing.

Abel X

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