Guest Posted December 17, 2000 Share Posted December 17, 2000 I used Sound Forge XP as one of my audio editors. I hate to stream, so I often download mp3's to listen to from the web, and open them in Sound Forge. (I have Wavelab 2.0 also, but that doesn't work with mp3's.) Lately, I have downloaded mp3's and found that Sound Forge could not open. For example I tried to listen to last year's john lennon songwriting contest winners (www.jlsc.com). Is this because of differences in the way mp3s are made? I can download mp3 examples off keyboard online and they work fine. Cheers, Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted December 18, 2000 Share Posted December 18, 2000 >>Is this because of differences in the way mp3s are made? I can download mp3 examples off keyboard online and they work fine.<< Try this: presumably, you have Windows. So go to the Windows web site and download the latest version of Windows Media Player. I have yet to meet an MP3 it couldn't open. If it can't open up certain MP3 files, I would assume a problem in the encoding process. Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earfatigue Posted December 18, 2000 Share Posted December 18, 2000 it seems that 128kbps and 256kbps have been adopted as standards, so somebody ducking that for bandwidth sakes might get pinched. almost standardized to the point that it's like trying to play 32kHz 12 bit audio on a sony discman. but there's an app out there that will do it for you. that's why they're called search engines. for macs it's 100% about soundapp. coverts anything to anything and back again. windows? sorry, you're on your own with that. judson snell slang music group judson snell slang music group chicago, il Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphajerk Posted December 18, 2000 Share Posted December 18, 2000 try cooledit from syntrillium, its FREE as a demo. cant beat that [and only $69 to buy, cant really beat that either] it will open about ANYTHING and RIP mp3's too. alphajerk FATcompilation "if god is truly just, i tremble for the fate of my country" -thomas jefferson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted December 19, 2000 Share Posted December 19, 2000 Yeah, thanks for mentioning that AJ, Cool Edit is a helluva value and it never hurts to bring this to people's attention. Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvster Posted December 19, 2000 Share Posted December 19, 2000 Most MP3 encoders/players these days are compatible with just about everything, but it's important to note that there are *many* reasons why an MP3 file might not work in a particular player. Some of the older freeware encoders, for instance, didn't use the actual Fraunhofer codec and created files that wouldn't play on some software. Some of the older players have trouble with ID3 tags (contains artist, copyright info), and some have trouble with VBR-encoded files. With Sound Forge I assume you're a Windows guy, so you're best off downloading one of many excellent players. MusicMatch: www.musicmatch.com Winamp: www.winamp.com Real Jukebox: www.realjukebox.com Real Player: www.real.com Windows Media Player: www.windowsmedia.com All have free versions and almost all have premium versions if you want extras (better playlists, higher bit rate encoding, etc.) IMHO, you shouldn't bother with Cool Edit to play MP3s. It's indeed a fantastic program, but doesn't have the functionality you really want to be able to sit back and crank up the tunes. Hope this helps! Marv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted December 19, 2000 Share Posted December 19, 2000 Hey Marvin, excellent advice, especially the part about VBR-encoded files. I don't encode as VBR for reasons of compatibility. Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 19, 2000 Share Posted December 19, 2000 Wow. Thank you all. Great advice. Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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