I'm working on a little project with a friend, and we ran into a problem, we'd try to upload a .mp3 file and it would show up, but when I tried to play it it would stop right away. The equalizer was just a straight line, which means it wasn't supposed to play any sound, and it said the time was 0:00:00. Any help?

This happens to me too…
Don't know what the problem is…

Corbinsor wrote:

I'm working on a little project with a friend, and we ran into a problem, we'd try to upload a .mp3 file and it would show up, but when I tried to play it it would stop right away. The equalizer was just a straight line, which means it wasn't supposed to play any sound, and it said the time was 0:00:00. Any help?

What file format were you trying to upload? Also, about how big was the music file? Both of those can effect importing, which is why I'm asking, if you're wondering. Hopefully we can get this resolved.

With regards,

ErnieParke

If you can help, that'd be great, Ernie. It's an MP3 format, which might have something to do with it. I've used mp3s before, it would convert them automatically, but Scratch seems to have stopped doing that. The file size is 1.64 MB, that may have something.

1.64Mb is pretty small so unlikely to be the cause. Do you know what sample rate the mp3 file is? Not sure about version 2 but remember that 1,4 would only take certain sample rates.
If you have audio software can you re-save it at different sample rates and try those instead?

I don't know the the sample rate, sorry.

Corbinsor wrote:

I don't know the the sample rate, sorry.

Hmmm… could you by chance get the music to us through Dropbox or something other like that? Sorry if this whole process of problem-finding may seem a bit long.

With regards,

ErnieParke

Haha, that's perfectly fine that it's taking long. I have all the time in the world. Anyway, click here for the audio file. It's a song from the Silent Hill 2 soundtrack.

Anyone going to help, or has this gone dead…

no it has not i can give some advice my bro got a book that said that if it was in a compressed zipped file it works but there is an if if you are trying to do it to the edition before 2.0 it wont work then if it is a windows media file it definately wont work

I think it's the sample rate. I'd recommend downloading a sound editor and try saving it at different sample rates.

Not the sample rate, I tried changing it lower and lower, then higher and higher. Never worked.

Saved as a constant bit rate 96k sample rate and it uploaded; it's in this project

I'll try that

I still have the same problem, I used clipconverter.cc and made it 32kbps, and I've tried 96kbps before that, still doesn't work. 128kbps quality's file size was somewhere above 4 MB. This shoud really be fixed.

Huh? I used to have this problem and then it got fixed. I didn't think that it would still happen for others.

I have the problem too. I try to add in dubstep, Spongebob squarepants move Im ready depression, barrel roll song, and kirby gourmet race in. They don't work. I then can upload benny hill, carameldansen and other songs with the same file formatting. Some files can upload, some cant even with the same ile data other than length. I know lenght isn't the problem so can anybody help out?
Thanks

Corbinsor wrote:

If you can help, that'd be great, Ernie. It's an MP3 format, which might have something to do with it. I've used mp3s before, it would convert them automatically, but Scratch seems to have stopped doing that. The file size is 1.64 MB, that may have something.

Use .WAV files as they tend to work well as audio files on Scratch.
What is Operating System Versions?
Operating System: Windows 8.1 6457.94.0, Chrome 40.0.2214.114, Flash 16.0 (release 0)

Did you download it from YouTube? If not, no support.

i can't import music!

i o to my files and go to the music i want and it loads, then it won't play and it says 00:00:00
what do i do?