Android mp3 compatibility issue

[Genericiz3d]

Hey guys,
I just got myself a new motorola atrix the other day and I am already in love with it. I have run into a strange issue however involving my mp3s. It seems like there is a certain format that won't run on the android system, specifically anything I have ever downloaded from beatport.com. i am not sure what the specific format paramaters are ( ssme sort of high quality vbr I believe) but I can confirm that it doesn't work on either my Atrix or my girlfriends Galaxy tab.

The files play fine on my old blackberry, my zune, car deck, and naturally my computer. I normally wouldn't mind doing a file conversion but I have probably over 50 songs from beatport and transferring them will be kind of a pain, especially for only one device.

I can confirm that none of the songs have any sort of DRM protection and that I have tried transferring to the phone using multiple methods (drag n drop, motorola media sync (sic?), wifi sync). I have also tried playing the files with a third party media player (winamp) but to no avail.

If this issue has been addressed before then I apologize. I have tried searching the forums but I don't seem to find my specific problem. If anyone has any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it.

 

[Usta]

Interesting. Android normally supports mp3 files, also if they have a variable bit rates.

Can you please get Format Factory on your PC (it's a freeware), then open it and go to Advanced - Media File Info. Open the mp3 file and copy here the analysis info.

 

[Genericiz3d]

Thank you Usta for the reply. I was getting ready to bump the thread. Here is the data that you requested for two of the songs that wont play (one is from beatport and one from a random blog)

Song 1:
General
Complete name : C:\Users\Robert Cory Poulin\Music\Foreign Beggars\The Harder They Fall\1958190_Still_Getting_It_feat__Skrillex_Original_Mix.mp3
Format : MPEG Audio
File size : 9.40 MiB
Duration : 4mn 0s
Overall bit rate : 320 Kbps
Album : The Harder They Fall EP
Part/Position : 1/1 / 1
Part/Total : 1
Track name : Still Getting It feat. Skrillex (Original Mix)
Track name/Position : 1
Performer : Foreign Beggars
Accompaniment : Foreign Beggars
Genre : Dubstep
Recorded date : 2011
Writing library : LAME3.97
Cover : Yes
Cover type : Cover (front)
Cover MIME : image/jpeg
Comment : Purchased at Beatport.com

Audio
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 3
Duration : 4mn 0s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 320 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Resolution : 16 bits
Stream size : 9.16 MiB (97%)
Writing library : LAME3.97
Encoding settings : -m s -V 4 -q 3 -lowpass 20.5

Song 2:
General
Complete name : E:\Music\Skrillex\More Monsters and Sprites\01 First of the Year (Equinox).mp3
Format : MPEG Audio
File size : 8.87 MiB
Duration : 4mn 21s
Overall bit rate : 258 Kbps
Album : More Monsters and Sprites
Part/Position : 1/1 / 1
Part/Total : 1
Track name : First of the Year (Equinox)
Track name/Position : 1
Track name/Total : 7
Performer : Skrillex
Accompaniment : Skrillex
Genre : Electronica
Recorded date : 2011
Writing library : LAME3.98r
Cover : Yes
Cover MIME : image/jpeg
DATE : 2011-06-07

Audio
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 3
Duration : 4mn 21s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 258 Kbps
Minimum bit rate : 32.0 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Resolution : 16 bits
Stream size : 8.03 MiB (91%)
Writing library : LAME3.98r
Encoding settings : -m j -V 0 -q 0 -lowpass 19.5 --vbr-new -b 32

 

[Usta]

The files look fine to me.
Here are 2 things I'd do. First, I'd try a few other music players, like MortPlayer or Mixzing (get them from Market). This should check if the default music player is the problem.
Second, the SD card could be the issue, this could be fixed by copying everything from the phone to PC (including hidden files) and re-formatting the card.

If nothing helps, you can use that Format Factory and convert all the audio files to mp3 (like with constant 192kbps bitrate).

 

[Genericiz3d]

So I tried formatting the SD but had no luck. I will go ahead and reformat the files that I am having an issue with. Thanks for pointing me to that format converter. I suppose the underlying issue still remains though. So if you or anyone else has any idea as to why these file types aren't working then it would be a great help to me and perhaps the whole android community.