Audio distortion

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Re: Audio distortion

Postby Jean-Baptiste Kempf » 29 Jun 2016 18:53

0.9.10 is very very old and a security issue.
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Re: Audio distortion

Postby sub_acd » 04 Jul 2016 10:01

Hello there. Getting some wierd audio problems, too. VLC 2.2.4 Weatherwax (Intel 64bit). System: MacBook Pro, Intel Core i7, 2,5 GHz - 4 Cores, 16 GB. Tried with differnt output devices. And did a reinstall… problem remains.

"i think an earlier post described it best - it sort of sounds like a needle on a turntable has built up too much dust. the distortion doesn't start right away, it usually comes in after 5-10seconds of playback or so." < this

Allways the case if i listen to bassheavy tracks. Certain frequencies? Dunno.

edit: This problem is version specific to v2.2.4. No problems on v2.2.3.
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Re: Audio distortion

Postby Jean-Baptiste Kempf » 04 Jul 2016 18:48

mp3 audio?
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Re: Audio distortion

Postby sub_acd » 05 Jul 2016 09:10

mp3 audio?
.mp3 and .pls for a online radio station.
Just rechecked with: Biome - The Raven (mp3).

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Re: Audio distortion

Postby dfuhrmann » 05 Jul 2016 19:06

Yes, audio issues with mp3 and VLC 2.2.4 are a known issue. This will be fixed which an upcoming update to 2.2.5 soon.

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Re: Audio distortion

Postby sub_acd » 05 Jul 2016 21:36

Yes, audio issues with mp3 and VLC 2.2.4 are a known issue. This will be fixed which an upcoming update to 2.2.5 soon.
cool, thanks. can we help / provide further info?

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Re: Audio distortion

Postby jaxparo » 30 Nov 2016 10:45

Yes, audio issues with mp3 and VLC 2.2.4 are a known issue. This will be fixed which an upcoming update to 2.2.5 soon.
Tomorrow's December 1st. Quoted post is dated July 5th, replying to June 24th post. Five months of internet time fails to qualify as "soon". Three months wouldn't qualify as soon. Hoping the fix for this .mp3 audio distortion problem arrives "soon".

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Re: Audio distortion

Postby John Hawkinson » 17 Jan 2017 04:01

Yes, audio issues with mp3 and VLC 2.2.4 are a known issue. This will be fixed which an upcoming update to 2.2.5 soon.
Do you know what the trac ticket# is for this issue? I was not able to find it with a few likely search terms.

I am very confused that I noticed a distortion of this nature tonight that I don't think I've noticed in the months I have been using VLC 2.2.4 previously, but I cannot imagine what the change might have bene. Reverting to 2.2.3 fixes it.

Thanks!

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Re: Audio distortion

Postby sarukichi » 17 Jan 2017 04:42

2.2.5 here and so far not noticing issues as before, need to do some deeper, broader listening but fingers crossed!

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Re: Audio distortion

Postby sarukichi » 26 Feb 2017 15:03

2.2.5 and sad to say it's still there when playing .flac. Convert flac to mp3 and artifacts are gone.

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Re: Audio distortion

Postby John Hawkinson » 27 Feb 2017 03:51

My clear test case (mp3 of track 18 "I Wish You Would [Voice Memos]" from Taylor Swift's 1989; this is mostly speech not music) plays fine under the latest 2.2.5 nightly (vlc-2.2.5-20170226-0453), as well as 2.2.3, and I've (re)confirmed 2.2.4 still screws it up. So at least for me, 2.2.5 resolves this.

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Re: Audio distortion

Postby sarukichi » 17 Mar 2017 06:55

FInally gave up and working with Swinsian for now - my needs are fairly limited and the improvement in library management etc is a great step up as a bonus. Thank you for the work on VLC, just that with .flac audio as a critical part of the equation for me that uncertainty is impractical for me. Good luck and hope it all gets worked out one day.

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Re: Audio distortion

Postby Hellgion » 17 Mar 2017 21:58

I'm on a late 2016 MacBook Pro without the Touch Bar.

Music sounds very distorted. Almost like it's underwater and gargling. I hope the team knows about it. It's been almost 6 months and still the same problem.


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