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Thread ID: 117287	2011-04-11 21:33:00	Tool for error checking wma files?	laworder (12738)	Press F1

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1193691	2011-04-11 21:33:00	Some of the tracks in my MP3 player have "glitches" or even just stop dead in the middle of playback - I presume these are corrupted files? I have found something called MP3 checker which I have been able to check all my MP3s with, but I cannot find anything similar to check Windows Media Audio files, which is about half my music collection. Have run chkdsk on both hard drives, no errors found, but would like something that does a more intensive check on just the files concerned I could just rerip some of the CD's, but I dont have access to some of them. I suspect they may be getting corrupted either on my external drive or in the MP3 player itself somehow, need a tool which will enable me to error check the wma's in these locations so I can actually find the root cause of the problem If anybody knows of a utility that will do this that would be much appreciated :thanks	laworder (12738)
1193692	2011-04-11 23:07:00	Usually its an issue with the ripping process (Copy protection) that gives you that kind of issue. Re-rip them with a better tool. What did you use last time to rip them?	Chilling_Silence (9)
1193693	2011-04-11 23:44:00	Usually its an issue with the ripping process (Copy protection) that gives you that kind of issue. Re-rip them with a better tool. What did you use last time to rip them? Used Windows Media Player - and yes, the original files are fine! They play OK, no problems. Once I transfer them into the MP3 player I get issues - suspect the player is at fault, but need to prove it before I can return it under warranty though	laworder (12738)
1193694	2011-04-12 02:13:00	It could be a bitrate or format issue with the player, try changing the ripping settings or use MP3 instead, media player these days will do MP3 if you tell it to. I never rip to WMA just because MP3 is more universally compatible, and because storage these days is not an issue I rip at 192 kb as that's beyond the ability of my aging ears to tell the difference so it's not important which codec is "better"	dugimodo (138)
1193695	2011-04-12 03:24:00	It could be a bitrate or format issue with the player, try changing the ripping settings or use MP3 instead, media player these days will do MP3 if you tell it to. I never rip to WMA just because MP3 is more universally compatible, and because storage these days is not an issue I rip at 192 kb as that's beyond the ability of my aging ears to tell the difference so it's not important which codec is "better" I think you are onto something here, I may try converting the files to MP3 then loading them back into the player - I suspect that it is not able to handle Variable Bit Rate wma's properly	laworder (12738)
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