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WMM doesn't like my song

Postby starseekergem » Thu Dec 21, 2006 3:50 pm

I've imported a song into WMM and it worked fine on the timeline. But now the audio simply doesn't work in my project. The song plays fine if I click on it in the Collections but it just doesn't play on the timeline. Any ideas why?
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Postby CrackTheSky » Thu Dec 21, 2006 4:12 pm

Probably because you're trying to edit with an MP3 file. Am I right?
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Postby starseekergem » Thu Dec 21, 2006 4:14 pm

Yes, but this is the first time this has ever happened.
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Postby CrackTheSky » Thu Dec 21, 2006 4:25 pm

It's best not to edit with MP3 files. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't (not unlike DivX/XviD video files). You're going to want to (ideally) rip the song directly from a CD, or, if you don't have the CD, convert the song to an uncompressed .wav file.
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Postby starseekergem » Fri Dec 22, 2006 6:18 am

I converted the mp3 to wav and it still doesn't work.
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Postby NS » Fri Dec 22, 2006 9:16 am

Maybe the song your trying to use is a horrible song, and it's trying to help you?
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Postby downwithpants » Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:31 pm

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Postby starseekergem » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:40 pm

I've tried all that. I think the problem was caused by my own stupdity and WMM being generally stupid. I manged to accidentally overwrite some of the source footage and my attempt to replace it backfired badly.
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Postby Autraya » Sun Dec 24, 2006 5:57 pm

CrackTheSky wrote:It's best not to edit with MP3 files. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't (not unlike DivX/XviD video files). You're going to want to (ideally) rip the song directly from a CD, or, if you don't have the CD, convert the song to an uncompressed .wav file.


Sweetdeily and I have never had a problem with MP3's in WMM, They work better than any other format (adds) for me, I've heard that they cause sync issues in premiere and other programs tho.
I believe that sweets has had a problem with WAV in WMM tho.
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Postby CrackTheSky » Sun Dec 24, 2006 6:46 pm

autraya wrote:
CrackTheSky wrote:It's best not to edit with MP3 files. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't (not unlike DivX/XviD video files). You're going to want to (ideally) rip the song directly from a CD, or, if you don't have the CD, convert the song to an uncompressed .wav file.


Sweetdeily and I have never had a problem with MP3's in WMM, They work better than any other format (adds) for me, I've heard that they cause sync issues in premiere and other programs tho.
I believe that sweets has had a problem with WAV in WMM tho.


Admittedly I've never had a problem with MP3s in WMM, but that doesn't mean they don't exist.
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Postby Autraya » Mon Dec 25, 2006 12:33 am

hehehe interesting thread, mebbee I've never had the problem 'cause I use the highest bit rate when making mp3?
And it seems that the problem is not mp3 specific from the thread, it happens to wav too.
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Postby CrackTheSky » Mon Dec 25, 2006 12:09 pm

autraya wrote:hehehe interesting thread, mebbee I've never had the problem 'cause I use the highest bit rate when making mp3?
And it seems that the problem is not mp3 specific from the thread, it happens to wav too.


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Postby Autraya » Tue Dec 26, 2006 1:52 am

Thnx for the offer :bd: but I'll pass
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seriously tho I wonder if the info from the thread can be put in a guide or FAQ or somethin'?
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