Posted by Charles Russell on 08/14/07 03:00

adham wrote:

> The mp3 files that seem to work, are the ones with high bitrates, but
> the one that doesnt has a bitrate of 8 kbps.
>
> All are mpeg layer 3 files, so i dont think its a question of having a
> different layer.
>
> On Window media player, the file plays but will play very fast, and on
> my mp3 player, all i hear is some sort of static.

What player are you using, and what is the sample rate of your files?

Some players won't handle sample rates lower than 16 kHz. This is a
dilemma for me, since I have speech files that I would like to compress
as much as possible, but then I may not be able to listen to them on a
cheap flash-memory player. Finding a suitable player is complicated by
the fact that specifications for the players do not seem to be available
even on the manufacturers' web sites.

On the other hand, I can play bitrate 8kbps, sample rate 8kHz on Windows
Media Player, with low sound quality (like telephone) but otherwise OK.
If WMP won't work for you, maybe there is something wrong with your files.

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