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Why do some mp3's crackle

I recently purchased a Creative Zen Touch 40gb player.  I have been in the proccess of converting much of my cd collection to mp3 and storing on my player.  It works fine for what I need it for BUT...WHY do some songs and some complete cd's that have been converted have a static or crackling sound in places?  It does not affect every cd or song just certain ones!  I have tried cheap koss earbuds, $200.00 plus ultimate ears earbuds and the ones that came with the player.  It's the same on all of them.  I'm using the creative labs software for conversion to mp3, and I have tried Media player 10..same problem with both.  Encoding at 320kbps.  Could it be the cd's are mastered badly or maybe the bitrate I'm using?  Any ideas would certainly be appreciated!!

Thanks!!!!    Davo55

Why do some mp3's crackle

Reply #1 –
Does it go away when you use replaygain?

Also, you should probably read the FAQ in th MP3 forum here and use the recommended software instead of whatever shitware creative ships these days.

Why do some mp3's crackle

Reply #2 –
Quote from: Davo55 on
I'm using the creative labs software for conversion to mp3, and I have tried Media player 10..same problem with both.  Encoding at 320kbps.


Use EAC + LAME for your rips/encodes. 320kbps is overkill--try V3  or V4 VBR new.
'Nuff said.

Why do some mp3's crackle

Reply #3 –
Sounds like your mp3's may be clipping.  Try mp3gain.
"You can fight without ever winning, but never win without a fight."  Neil Peart  'Resist'

Why do some mp3's crackle

Reply #4 –
Like odius_m said: use EAC/Lame und you'll be fine. Tutorial: http://users.pandora.be/satcp/eac00.htm
(warning: it's outdated but I couldn't find any newer)
portable: 128 kbps cbr AAC
local: -7 FLAC

Why do some mp3's crackle

Reply #5 –
I have investigated certain ripping softwares and CD drives. Both of them can produce crackling noise in the ripped audio clips. Try using a better CD drive.