how come some of my mp3s sound like they're cracking

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 1:02 am

ask if i'm playing dirty vinyl. it's weird cuz i just started noticing it too. i'm playing fairly new tracks that were ripped off cd in my itunes and i swear i hear these songs cracking like i'm spinning the wax.

could it be my speakers or do programs like itunes sometimes mess up the mp3s?

Useff · Post by **Useff** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 1:08 am

It could be interference. Have you installed anything new, or maybe moved a device closer to your computer?

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 1:13 am

no nothing man.

Useff · Post by **Useff** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 1:28 am

Try in another program.

Beek · Post by **Beek** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 4:00 am

Listen to some old stuff you ripped that you know are good and see if those crack too.

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 8:52 am

Beek wrote:Listen to some old stuff you ripped that you know are good and see if those crack too.

i did and i heard the crackling in some tracks.

Shyste502 · Post by **Shyste502** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:30 am

probly your sound card

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 11:04 am

could it be that my itunes is making my mp3s dirty or maybe when i unzip them? something?

squ1d · Post by **squ1d** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 11:19 am

yousendit one of your MP3s that you hear popping, if they sound fine on another system, then it is probably your playback software/sound processor.....

intellicon · Post by **intellicon** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 9:54 pm

i find with aesop rock 'float', any track i put on an mp3 'data' cd has the sounds you're describing, even though i'm taking it off the purchased copy of the cd.

i think it's all about the original recording of certain tracks.

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 7:17 pm

i just realized i think its my SPEAKERS!

they do this probably when the track peaks. i am using my sony vaio speakers on a HP. should i switch back?

bmurf75 · Post by **bmurf75** » Sun Jan 23, 2005 1:00 am

I have a set of speakers that you can have.

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Sun Jan 23, 2005 11:11 am

bmurf75 wrote:I have a set of speakers that you can have.

yeah man. i think its these speakers that we set up. they make my shit peak. the next time you're in the neighborhood, swing by. but i can live with this for a bit, so no rush. thanks.

Jennie C · Post by **Jennie C** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 2:31 pm

Philaflava wrote:i just realized i think its my SPEAKERS!

they do this probably when the track peaks. i am using my sony vaio speakers on a HP. should i switch back?

Is that what it is? When I hook up my iPod in my car, The Black Album crackles just like how you mentioned. But other songs are fine. It's really odd and I thought it might be a fluke or something and that I should re-up it into itunes.

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 7:50 am

Jen wrote:
Philaflava wrote:i just realized i think its my SPEAKERS!

they do this probably when the track peaks. i am using my sony vaio speakers on a HP. should i switch back?
Is that what it is? When I hook up my iPod in my car, The Black Album crackles just like how you mentioned. But other songs are fine. It's really odd and I thought it might be a fluke or something and that I should re-up it into itunes.

??? Maybe people don't notice it, but maybe there is a legitable problem when playing files in itune that don't meet a certain qualitification or spec.