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MartinEH

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I am trying to play an audio file from a memory stick. The manual tells me that I can play mp3 files, but the machine rejects them as "incorrect format". Does anybody know what I need to do to play them?

| Sat 5 Dec 2020 10:43:50 #1 |
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MartinEH - 4 hours ago »
I am trying to play an audio file from a memory stick. The manual tells me that I can play mp3 files, but the machine rejects them as "incorrect format". Does anybody know what I need to do to play them?

Tell us what the container has within it.

download mediainfo.

https://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo/Download

Open the file - select view tree. Export to a text file and post the text in this thread

| Sat 5 Dec 2020 15:43:18 #2 |
MartinEH

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Here is the info you requesed.

General
Complete name : D:\Desktop\iPlayer Recordings\Advent from St Johns.mp3
Format : MPEG Audio
File size : 129 MiB
Duration : 1 h 34 min
Overall bit rate mode : Constant
Overall bit rate : 192 kb/s
Writing library : LAME3.99.5

Audio
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 3
Duration : 1 h 34 min
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 192 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 44.1 kHz
Frame rate : 38.281 FPS (1152 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 129 MiB (100%)
Writing library : LAME3.99.5

| Sat 5 Dec 2020 17:10:32 #3 |
MartinEH

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This was downloaded from the BBC website using the get_iplayer software. Originally the file was in m4a format which I converted into an mp3 because the box wouldn't play it. As it turns iut, it won'tplay the mp3 either.

Attached is the data file from the original m4a.
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1. Example2.txt (4.2 KB, 3 downloads) 3 years old
| Sat 5 Dec 2020 17:20:30 #4 |
grahamlthompson

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MartinEH - 55 mins ago »

This was downloaded from the BBC website using the get_iplayer software. Originally the file was in m4a format which I converted into an mp3 because the box wouldn't play it. As it turns iut, it won'tplay the mp3 either.
Attached is the data file from the original m4a.

VLC has a conversion capability. Also try opening it in AVIdemux. It allows you to choose which audio to output. Freeview Radio uses mpeg 1 layer 2 audio in a transport stream container.

You could also have a play with Tsmuxer GUI.

| Sat 5 Dec 2020 18:21:35 #5 |
grahamlthompson

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Convert the AAC audio in the original file to mp3.

https://www.zamzar.com/convert/aac-to-mp3/

| Sat 5 Dec 2020 18:43:29 #6 |
MartinEH

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Many thanks for your expertise Graham.

| Sun 6 Dec 2020 0:46:39 #7 |
grahamlthompson

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MartinEH - 11 hours ago »
Many thanks for your expertise Graham.

Did that work ?

| Sun 6 Dec 2020 11:54:17 #8 |
MartinEH

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Because the Zamvar people wanted £19 to convert the file, I didn't download it. I will try with something shorter and let you know.

It is puzzling that the box wouldn't play either file. I will experiment further.

Thank you.

| Sun 6 Dec 2020 12:56:40 #9 |
grahamlthompson

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MartinEH - 14 mins ago »
Because the Zamvar people wanted £19 to convert the file, I didn't download it. I will try with something shorter and let you know.
It is puzzling that the box wouldn't play either file. I will experiment further.
Thank you.

Have you got itunes ?

or

https://videoconverter.iskysoft.com/convert-mp3/convert-m4a-to-mp3-windows-media-player.html

| Sun 6 Dec 2020 13:11:38 #10 |