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Newcomers DBPro Corner / Knocking Sound With Mp3s

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SkyeFyre
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Posted: 9th Jun 2004 22:37
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Whenever I load up an mp3 "LOAD MUSIC" I get this knocking sound and it just really plays horribly in game. Now I'm wondering if this is just my computer, if I need to re-encode the mp3s, or if it's just a problem with DBPro

Any help would be appriciated
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Phaelax
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Posted: 9th Jun 2004 23:19
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how's the mp3 sound when played outside of DB?

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SkyeFyre
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Posted: 10th Jun 2004 07:18
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totally perfect, high qual.. that's using Media Player or Winamp
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SkyeFyre
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Posted: 30th Jun 2004 06:28
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anyone?
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aks74u
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Posted: 30th Jun 2004 15:08
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.wav work fine so cant you convert it into a wave?

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SkyeFyre
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Posted: 30th Jun 2004 16:08
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Firstly wav files are kinda big. And I don't think the whole LOAD MUSIC and those commands work with wav files
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SandraD
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hmmm...

I'm just guessing here but I find myself wondering if the "knocking sound" you report might be the MP3 header material being played as a sound sample block a la the wave format. Since that block contains such things as the file creation date, title and such like that, it'd probably sound like a canon going off next to your ear.

Anyone else knowledgeable about this stuff?

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SkyeFyre
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Posted: 2nd Jul 2004 16:26
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Hrm... I have no clue... if that was the case... how would I remove that?
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SandraD
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Posted: 2nd Jul 2004 18:45
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Well...

to be honest, from what little i know of MP3's and the block format they use, I'd suggest converting them to wave. I know it takes a lot of space, that is a common complaint. You can get around that a little by reducing the BITS PER SECOND of the sample, ie; rather than running at 128 bps for the MP3, run at 44 bps for the wave. (A better value is like 22 bps, or even less depending on your preferences.)

But so long as the block headers between mp3 frames exist, you're going to keep hearing that knocking sound. It's not pretty, but it's a fact.

S.

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