MP3's created by Windows Media

[riverbruce]

I have successfully tranferred and play MP3 files ripped with Real Audio's ripper and also MP3's converted from WMA's using another 3rd party program. This was with a Sony memory stick.

I added a 3rd party plugin (Cyberlink) to my Windows Media Player 9 to enable copying to the MP3 standard instead of WMAs. I also bought one of those Lexar 128 mb sticks from Amazon. I copied 3 or 4 CDs and copied them to the MS using MSimport as I had done before but none of the MP3s will play. I get the message that either the MS is write protected (which it's not) or the Audio player doesn't support copyright protection.

I've checked to make sure that all copyright protection is turned off but still it won't play. What is my problem? Anybody else encountered this?

[elf]

Try this test: copy a MP3 that doesn't play on the Lexar MS, to the Sony MS.

Does it play on the Sony MS?

[Mystic]

I had this problem once on the 760C...

The problem was in the MP3 files, they weren't at 128kps and Sony AudioPlayer seems to have a problem with files under 96kps I think...

So check the format of your MP3 files... Also, Audio Player doesn't support playback of VBR MP3 files.

[riverbruce]

I returned the Sony MS. I tried 96kbs with Windows Media and they still wouldn't play. I've downloaded MusicMatch basic player and am trying that. More later.

[riverbruce]

MP3's ripped with MusicMatch play perfectly. Must be some problem with the Cyberlink MP3 plugin for Windows Media. That's too bad because Windows Media sees the MS as an external E: drive when MSimport is running, making it easy to transfer files and created directories. Oh well..... another day of learning. Thanks for you help.

[timw_de]

I use the Cyberlink MP§ plugin for Windows Media Player with no problems at all. They are encoded at 128K and play fine on the NX70

[madmaxmedia]

There's an option in Windows Media player to enable copy protection, which only allows you to play songs on the computer from which it was created/ripped.

Go to 'Tools', then select the 'Copy' tab. Uncheck the option 'Protect Content'. You should be okay now-

[riverbruce]

That option is greyed out when Cyberlink MP3 option is chosen. It's only available on my WM9 and able to be checked when WMA option is chosen. Maybe somthing else is screwed up on my installation.

[madmaxmedia]

Oh, that's odd. Now that I think about it, it's not odd. The mp3 format does not have any copy protection feature, so how could you copy-protect it?

One way of double-checking your mp3 files is to copy them to another computer and see if they play. Although the other poster didn't seem to have any problems with this...