wav files not playing in 5.2

pres3 · 26th February 2006, 20:58

Prior to doing a clean install of Winamp 5.2 I was able to play WAV files with version 5.13. Now when I select a Wav file it will show on the playlist but will not play. Clicking on the play button does not start the song. What's going on....?

P.S. I do have Wav files selected as an Associated File type.

Koopa · 26th February 2006, 21:48

Maybe you are using MP3 files in a wav container. If so, this is a known bug.

pres3 · 26th February 2006, 21:58

No these files have been on my computer long before MP3's

Koopa · 26th February 2006, 22:00

Can you provide an example file?

pres3 · 27th February 2006, 00:01

Can't supply an example. This forum won't accept Wav files attached to posts.

DJ Egg · 27th February 2006, 01:32

You'd need to zip it up first, but the file attachment limit is only 100kb, so it'll probably need to be a very short sample file. Other than that, we were more thinking of a link to eg. a site where you can download one of these WAVs, or maybe you could upload one to some webspace somewhere and just post a link to it here.

Basically, we also need to know what the format of the WAV is, eg.
we already know that the new in_Wave can't play riff-wav's with embedded mp3, or wav's encoded with dsp truespeech codec... so maybe yours are one of those, or maybe they're another format that libsndfile can't handle?

pres3 · 27th February 2006, 02:37

Ok...here's an example. Like I mentioned before these wav files are old (2000) and I'm sure they're not the new in_Wave type file. The Wav file type on this link would play in Winamp 5.13. So either something has been deleted or changed since that version.

http://www.lynnslynx.com/RobbieWilliamsShesTheOne.wav

DJ Egg · 27th February 2006, 03:27

Yup, as we suspected, they're mp3 files with riff-wav headers,
ie. it's a known bug with the new in_wave.dll v3.0

(well, to be more precise, it's an unimplemented feature of the new in_wave, not a bug).

quote

-in_wave v3.0 doesn't support riff-wav's (ie. mp3 with wav header) or any codecs not supported by libsndfile library (eg. dsp truespeech or aud) | old in_wave from 5.13

/unquote

3 options:

1. replace new in_wave.dll with the old one from the link above, or
2. rename the files from .wav to .mp3 and let in_mp3 decode them instead, or
3. de-select wav from in_wave config and add WAV to in_dshow config extension list.

pres3 · 27th February 2006, 03:59

Ok....after reading your explaination it all makes sense. It seems whoever made these files were using old standards. Using your option #2 worked just fine with WAV files I was trying to play. Just need to go thru all similar files and make the same change.
Thanks for the help..

Nayeli Fdez · 27th February 2006, 04:49

I changed the new wav code by the older one as him said above and it works fine....

26th February 2006, 20:58	#1
pres3 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 5	wav files not playing in 5.2 Prior to doing a clean install of Winamp 5.2 I was able to play WAV files with version 5.13. Now when I select a Wav file it will show on the playlist but will not play. Clicking on the play button does not start the song. What's going on....? P.S. I do have Wav files selected as an Associated File type.

26th February 2006, 22:00	#4
Koopa 16-Bit Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,341	Can you provide an example file? My Winamp Info Report \| My Winamp Backup Log \| My WACUP Info Report Own Projects: \| Winamp Tray Control Icon Pack v3.5.3 \| Winamp Backup Tool v3.6.0 \| >> Winamp Info Tool v6.1.0 << \| German Translations: \| Offizielle Deutsche Winamp Sprachdatei v5.66 \| Offizielle Deutsche Winamp Sprachdatei Plus Version 5.666 Useful Winamp Plug-ins: \| SNESAmp \| 64th Note \| NotSo FatSo \| Highly Experimental PSF Player \| Yar Matey! Playlist Copier v1.12 \|

27th February 2006, 01:32	#6
DJ Egg Techorator Winamp & Shoutcast Team Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 35,894	You'd need to zip it up first, but the file attachment limit is only 100kb, so it'll probably need to be a very short sample file. Other than that, we were more thinking of a link to eg. a site where you can download one of these WAVs, or maybe you could upload one to some webspace somewhere and just post a link to it here. Basically, we also need to know what the format of the WAV is, eg. we already know that the new in_Wave can't play riff-wav's with embedded mp3, or wav's encoded with dsp truespeech codec... so maybe yours are one of those, or maybe they're another format that libsndfile can't handle? Playlist -\|- Twitter

27th February 2006, 03:27	#8
DJ Egg Techorator Winamp & Shoutcast Team Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 35,894	Yup, as we suspected, they're mp3 files with riff-wav headers, ie. it's a known bug with the new in_wave.dll v3.0 (well, to be more precise, it's an unimplemented feature of the new in_wave, not a bug). quote -in_wave v3.0 doesn't support riff-wav's (ie. mp3 with wav header) or any codecs not supported by libsndfile library (eg. dsp truespeech or aud) \| old in_wave from 5.13 /unquote 3 options: 1. replace new in_wave.dll with the old one from the link above, or 2. rename the files from .wav to .mp3 and let in_mp3 decode them instead, or 3. de-select wav from in_wave config and add WAV to in_dshow config extension list. Playlist -\|- Twitter

27th February 2006, 04:49	#10
Nayeli Fdez Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 3	Older WAV Code in winamp 52 I changed the new wav code by the older one as him said above and it works fine....

26th February 2006, 21:48	#2
Koopa 16-Bit Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,341	Maybe you are using MP3 files in a wav container. If so, this is a known bug. My Winamp Info Report \| My Winamp Backup Log \| My WACUP Info Report Own Projects: \| Winamp Tray Control Icon Pack v3.5.3 \| Winamp Backup Tool v3.6.0 \| >> Winamp Info Tool v6.1.0 << \| German Translations: \| Offizielle Deutsche Winamp Sprachdatei v5.66 \| Offizielle Deutsche Winamp Sprachdatei Plus Version 5.666 Useful Winamp Plug-ins: \| SNESAmp \| 64th Note \| NotSo FatSo \| Highly Experimental PSF Player \| Yar Matey! Playlist Copier v1.12 \|

26th February 2006, 21:58	#3
pres3 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 5	No these files have been on my computer long before MP3's

27th February 2006, 00:01	#5
pres3 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 5	Can't supply an example. This forum won't accept Wav files attached to posts.

27th February 2006, 02:37	#7
pres3 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 5	Ok...here's an example. Like I mentioned before these wav files are old (2000) and I'm sure they're not the new in_Wave type file. The Wav file type on this link would play in Winamp 5.13. So either something has been deleted or changed since that version. http://www.lynnslynx.com/RobbieWilliamsShesTheOne.wav

27th February 2006, 03:59	#9
pres3 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 5	Ok....after reading your explaination it all makes sense. It seems whoever made these files were using old standards. Using your option #2 worked just fine with WAV files I was trying to play. Just need to go thru all similar files and make the same change. Thanks for the help..

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