Madmom
Jan 21, 2002, 02:52 PM
I didn't want to clog up Sharvale's post with the frequency talk anymore so I'll just post my own question to you.
It's seems it's another case of not knowing what you have when you download from someone else. (In terms of original bit rate size) These files that I have trouble burning that aren't 44.1 khz. The really weird thing about it is that when I originally load the file into my Sony CD Extreme all appears to be fine, they load in and under the file definitions it comes up as an mp3 44.1 khz file. The problem starts when you test the file, Sony will throw it out saying it isn't the STANDARD (and that may be the key word here) 44.1 frequency file. I am finding more and more of these files out there lately. Sometimes it is a CD cover encoded into the file but other times there is no cover there and as far as I can tell from loading the file into dbpowerAMP, there is nothing different that shows up in the info. My big clue to something being wrong with a certain file is when it won't play in my Windows Media Player. Musicmatch and dbpowerAMP play anything.
I understand the point you made perfectly about converting them to wav files and then burning them that way. My problem with that is an audible pop on the finished CD when that particular file is played. Do you think it's because I did this using a combo of mp3 and wav files on one CD??
The first time I tried this I wasn't even sure it would work but I had loaded about 15 mp3 files into CD Extreme and when I went to burn it kicked one out for not being the right frequency. I didn't want to mess with burning to a re-write and putting it back on the computer in mp3 format to add it to my list, so I simply converted the file to wav and popped it in with the mp3 files. I made it the last track in case it didn't burn. The CD burned with no trouble at all except for a static pop at the end of the CD. I find that annoying, that's the reason I jump through hoops and do it the other way.
Musicmatch pretty much burns anything. I don't use it for my burns because it locks up my computer. I did help someone a while back with files that had the same problem and they came back and said that they used musicmatch and burned them. Hubby has a different computer so I may give Musicmatch a go myself on that one and see how it does.
It's seems it's another case of not knowing what you have when you download from someone else. (In terms of original bit rate size) These files that I have trouble burning that aren't 44.1 khz. The really weird thing about it is that when I originally load the file into my Sony CD Extreme all appears to be fine, they load in and under the file definitions it comes up as an mp3 44.1 khz file. The problem starts when you test the file, Sony will throw it out saying it isn't the STANDARD (and that may be the key word here) 44.1 frequency file. I am finding more and more of these files out there lately. Sometimes it is a CD cover encoded into the file but other times there is no cover there and as far as I can tell from loading the file into dbpowerAMP, there is nothing different that shows up in the info. My big clue to something being wrong with a certain file is when it won't play in my Windows Media Player. Musicmatch and dbpowerAMP play anything.
I understand the point you made perfectly about converting them to wav files and then burning them that way. My problem with that is an audible pop on the finished CD when that particular file is played. Do you think it's because I did this using a combo of mp3 and wav files on one CD??
The first time I tried this I wasn't even sure it would work but I had loaded about 15 mp3 files into CD Extreme and when I went to burn it kicked one out for not being the right frequency. I didn't want to mess with burning to a re-write and putting it back on the computer in mp3 format to add it to my list, so I simply converted the file to wav and popped it in with the mp3 files. I made it the last track in case it didn't burn. The CD burned with no trouble at all except for a static pop at the end of the CD. I find that annoying, that's the reason I jump through hoops and do it the other way.
Musicmatch pretty much burns anything. I don't use it for my burns because it locks up my computer. I did help someone a while back with files that had the same problem and they came back and said that they used musicmatch and burned them. Hubby has a different computer so I may give Musicmatch a go myself on that one and see how it does.