Duration of Song

[fosterohio]

When I add a song to the library the duration of the song is incorrect. It may show 0 seconds, 5 seconds, or any number. I can NOT edit the duration time or be able to change the preferences of the start and stop of the song.

Please help!

[phred]

Assuming your files are MP3, then typically that would mean the file is corrupt. Try running it through MP3Val MP3DIAGS.

[fosterohio]

What is the process to fix corrupt files?

[phred]

What is the process to fix corrupt files?

I've never had to use it, so I can't answer your question. And I should've suggested MP3DIAGS, not MP3Val.

MP3Diags, which I've also never had to use, is an application that can find and potentially correct mangled MP3 files.

[fosterohio]

Thnaks!

[sveakul]

Actually, phred's first suggestion of MP3val does indeed fix some corrupt MP3 files and has done so for me (the GUI is simple to use).  Your problem sounds like VBR header corruption;  I don't know if MP3val can specifically fix this, but I do know that Foobar2000 can via its Utilities/Fix VBR Header selection tool.  Like phred I have never used MP3diags, but I "hear" it can do so also, although when I took a look at it once it seemed less than obvious how to best use, and included a lot of other tag-related stuff most people would use other tools for. "YMMV"

[hiccup]

Like phred I have never used MP3diags, but I "hear" it can do so also, although when I took a look at it once it seemed less than obvious how to best use…

MP3Diags has presets ranging from 1 to 4, scaling up in how many aspects of possible corruption or issues they will try to fix.
(you can also customise these presets yourself)

Simply 'running' preset 1 should be enough to fix VBR header corruption:




You can also perform a single task:

[phred]

Thanks hiccup. Since I've never used Diags or Val, but do have both installed, it's nice to get a basic primer for its use. Seems quite simple and hopefully if the time comes where I need to use it, I'll remember your comments.