Fixing MP3's

Posted by: edsmiata

Fixing MP3's - 08/05/2005 16:46

Checked the FAQ's but the solution didn't really help me.

I have some MP3's that i cannot FF or REW plus when i start the car the songs always start from the beginning.

Is there a way to 'fix' these mp3's as i do not have the source disc to re-rip them?

thanks,

Ed
Posted by: mlord

Re: Fixing MP3's - 08/05/2005 17:03

mp3tool --repair xxxxx.mp3
Posted by: edsmiata

Re: Fixing MP3's - 08/05/2005 21:13

sorry for my dull senses...but if u could point me in the right direction it would be great!

Ed
Posted by: mlord

Re: Fixing MP3's - 08/05/2005 21:26

Click on Search above, enter "mp3tool" as the search text, and ask for postings newer than 4 years.

The source/executable is available from the Hijack page.

There are probably other ways to fix the files, this is just one of them.

Cheers
Posted by: tfabris

Re: Fixing MP3's - 09/05/2005 15:04

Quote:
Checked the FAQ's but the solution didn't really help me.


Which solution, this one here? (That one was the first search result when searching the FAQ for the terms "fast forward and rewind".)

I don't understand why it didn't help you, because it links to the exact fix that Mark is telling you to use. And it also tells you that version 1.0x software can't rewind or fast forward VBR files properly.

Are you saying that fixing the VBR headers on the file, or upgrading to version 2.0, doesn't solve your problem?
Posted by: edsmiata

Re: Fixing MP3's - 09/05/2005 17:31

When i try to access VBRFix this is what i get on the page:

You don't have permission to access /~peter/misc.htm on this server.


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Apache/1.3.27 Server at www.blorp.com Port 80



Ed
Posted by: edsmiata

Re: Fixing MP3's - 09/05/2005 17:34

well....i have the latest software...and the counter on the display is set to run backwards (to zero)...but when i play these particular tracks the counter runs forward (from zero)and i am not able to ff or rew

also when i start the car again the song always restarts at the beginning regardless of where it was when i turned the car off

Ed
Posted by: tfabris

Re: Fixing MP3's - 10/05/2005 05:21

Quote:
When i try to access VBRFix this is what i get on the page:

Then use the VBR repair tool in MP3 Tag Studio instead, like the FAQ entry says.
Posted by: edsmiata

Re: Fixing MP3's - 13/06/2005 22:56

ummm...the reason why the utility did not work was because the file was a WMA file. now having said that how would one going about fixing this file so that when i restart the player it doesnt start at the beginning of the song but instead where it left off?!

thanks,

ed
Posted by: tfabris

Re: Fixing MP3's - 14/06/2005 16:29

Wow, didn't know there were any problems with WMA files except this problem. And that's not a time-indexing problem. However you should check and see what the file's bitrate is.

Are you certain the problem is on just the one WMA file?
Posted by: edsmiata

Re: Fixing MP3's - 15/06/2005 10:33

Tony,

No actually it is for the entire CD that I ripped, which wouldnt be a problem to re-rip it except for the fact that i cant find the damn thing!

the bitrate is 160ish kps...anything higher results in skips and artifacts..

Ed
Posted by: tfabris

Re: Fixing MP3's - 15/06/2005 13:38

Can anyone else confirm this behavior with WMA files? I'm all MP3s and can't try it.