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Posted: **04 Apr 2024 18:17**

I've noticed for a long time now that when I play CDs that I burn weekly, VLC cuts off the first half second of the single track. When I play the CDs on Windows Media Player, it is fine, complete. I have tried pausing it and dragging back to the beginning and it still does this.
VLC is up to date with automatic updates at startup.

Posted: **05 Apr 2024 10:20**

Try another audio output module:
http://wiki.videolan.org/WindowsFAQ-2.0 ... _anomalies

Posted: **06 Apr 2024 23:57**

Just tried the other modules (except Dummy and Disabled) and it still does the same. Set back to Automatic.

Posted: **08 Apr 2024 13:22**

Does it also occur with commercial CDs or only with the ones you burn ?

Please open Tools -> Messages (set Verbosity to 2) before you start the playback, and then paste the full resulting log here or on Pastebin.com or on Justpaste.it if it's too long.

Posted: **10 Apr 2024 23:06**

I've never noticed this on commercial CDs, but then I wouldn't know if their tracks start with no silence or 1-2 seconds of silence before the audio content starts. And as I said, Mediaplayer doesn't chop the beginning like this.

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main debug: processing request item: WBCbroadcastmix, node: Playlist, skip: 0
main debug: resyncing on WBCbroadcastmix
main debug: WBCbroadcastmix is at 0
main debug: starting playback of new item
main debug: resyncing on WBCbroadcastmix
main debug: WBCbroadcastmix is at 0
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: Creating an input for 'WBCbroadcastmix'
main debug: requesting art for new input thread
main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB
main debug: using timeshift path: C:\Users\ejols\AppData\Local\Temp
main debug: `cdda:///D:\' gives access `cdda' demux `any' path `/D:\'
main debug: creating demux: access='cdda' demux='any' location='/D:\' file='D:\'
main debug: looking for access_demux module matching "cdda": 15 candidates
cdda debug: using winNT/2K/XP ioctl layer
main debug: selecting program id=0
main debug: using access_demux module "cdda"
main debug: looking for audio decoder module matching "any": 23 candidates
araw debug: samplerate:44100Hz channels:2 bits/sample:0
main debug: using audio decoder module "araw"
main debug: looking for meta reader module matching "any": 2 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\ejols\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\reader
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader\filename.luac
main debug: no meta reader modules matched
main debug: `cdda:///D:\' successfully opened
qt debug: IM: Setting an input
main debug: reusing audio output
main debug: looking for aout stream module matching "any": 2 candidates
main debug: Buffering 0%
wasapi debug: modified format
wasapi debug: buffer size : 96000 frames
wasapi debug: maximum latency: 000 ns
wasapi debug: default period : 10000000 ns
wasapi debug: minimum period : 2666700 ns
main debug: using aout stream module "wasapi"
main debug: output 'f32l' 48000 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/8 bytes
main debug: looking for audio volume module matching "any": 2 candidates
main debug: using audio volume module "float_mixer"
main debug: input 's16l' 44100 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/4 bytes
main debug: looking for audio filter module matching "scaletempo": 16 candidates
scaletempo debug: format: 44100 rate, 2 nch, 4 bps, fl32
scaletempo debug: params: 30 stride, 0.200 overlap, 14 search
scaletempo debug: 1.000 scale, 1323.000 stride_in, 1323 stride_out, 1059 standing, 264 overlap, 617 search, 2204 queue, fl32 mode
main debug: using audio filter module "scaletempo"
main debug: conversion: 's16l'->'f32l' 44100 Hz->44100 Hz Stereo->Stereo
main debug: looking for audio converter module matching "any": 8 candidates
audio_format debug: s16l->f32l, bits per sample: 16->32
main debug: using audio converter module "audio_format"
main debug: conversion pipeline complete
main debug: conversion: 'f32l'->'f32l' 44100 Hz->44100 Hz Stereo->Stereo
main debug: conversion pipeline complete
main debug: looking for audio resampler module matching "any": 3 candidates
main debug: using audio resampler module "samplerate"
main debug: Buffering 88%
main debug: Stream buffering done (533 ms in 172 ms)
main debug: Decoder wait done in 0 ms
main warning: buffer too late (-256666 us): dropped
main debug: inserting 144 zeroes
mmdevice debug: state changed: 1
main debug: incoming request - stopping current input
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `s16l'
main debug: removing module "araw"
mmdevice debug: state changed: 0
wasapi debug: reset
main debug: removing module "samplerate"
main debug: removing module "audio_format"
main debug: removing module "scaletempo"
main debug: removing module "float_mixer"
main debug: keeping audio output
main debug: removing module "cdda"
main debug: Program doesn't contain anymore ES
main debug: dead input
main debug: nothing to play
qt debug: IM: Deleting the input

Playing the .wav or .mp3 files of the same material also does not cut the beginning in VLC, just the CD media.

Posted: **11 Apr 2024 12:17**

Please, as requested post the whole full complete log, from the very beginning to the very end.

Posted: **04 May 2024 06:20**

That was the complete log starting before play.

Posted: **04 May 2024 11:44**

Please post a log when using DirectX Audio Output.

Posted: **08 Jul 2024 05:44**

Log when using directx is too long for the forum post.

Posted: **08 Jul 2024 11:00**

As I said, use Pastebin.com or Justpaste.it

Posted: **10 Jul 2024 22:40**

https://pastebin.com/DPJ7h6nT

Posted: **11 Jul 2024 00:36**

It looks like you have a problem with WASAPI which is named MMdevice in VLC:

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mmdevice debug: state changed: 1
mmdevice debug: state changed: 0
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.0.00000000}.{dd468a3a-cd7e-4a94-bcd9-33f331ab5ef4} state changed: not present
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.0.00000000}.{22431772-6915-4a60-8ca4-8e1c517d5e7c} state changed: not present
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.0.00000000}.{a5ed1e78-e32f-4462-a729-a1933ba6d467} state changed: not present
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.0.00000000}.{cd3172de-922e-4600-b736-95078d0bc7eb} state changed: not present
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.0.00000000}.{89353d1b-12c8-4a93-b4d0-3a5b7d2f70cc} state changed: not present
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.0.00000000}.{0b836dae-86a9-4d03-b914-ece58700bdde} state changed: not present
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.0.00000000}.{09079539-8aa8-4da7-aa50-d2a2c20b718c} state changed: not present
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.1.00000000}.{058d735c-6954-4bca-aea6-7d10f283b5de} state changed: not present
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.0.00000000}.{da4e08a9-4d7f-4f61-a2e7-657e2f47017a} state changed: not present
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.1.00000000}.{20dd7488-fb3a-4ee3-9f2e-58874f37fdbd} state changed: not present
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.0.00000000}.{c31ab06a-fd86-402e-86b9-90631937e0f5} state changed: not present
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.1.00000000}.{ef81f856-9fa6-4dc9-bb1f-f00c99ea1a0e} state changed: not present
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.0.00000000}.{7a2577f3-20f9-47c9-b3f3-358fde45d56a} state changed: not present
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.1.00000000}.{3fdcb2e7-c488-45eb-a32c-48b6cd149360} state changed: not present
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.0.00000000}.{890ed065-25f0-4be0-8059-e52a23db68a4} state changed: not present
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.1.00000000}.{284d26ea-4049-40df-b8d7-4912b2471490} state changed: not present
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.0.00000000}.{dd468a3a-cd7e-4a94-bcd9-33f331ab5ef4} state changed: unplugged
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.0.00000000}.{22431772-6915-4a60-8ca4-8e1c517d5e7c} state changed: unplugged
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.0.00000000}.{a5ed1e78-e32f-4462-a729-a1933ba6d467} state changed: unplugged
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.0.00000000}.{cd3172de-922e-4600-b736-95078d0bc7eb} state changed: unplugged
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.0.00000000}.{89353d1b-12c8-4a93-b4d0-3a5b7d2f70cc} state changed: unplugged
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.0.00000000}.{0b836dae-86a9-4d03-b914-ece58700bdde} state changed: unplugged
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.1.00000000}.{058d735c-6954-4bca-aea6-7d10f283b5de} state changed: unplugged
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.0.00000000}.{09079539-8aa8-4da7-aa50-d2a2c20b718c} state changed: unplugged
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.1.00000000}.{20dd7488-fb3a-4ee3-9f2e-58874f37fdbd} state changed: unplugged
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.0.00000000}.{da4e08a9-4d7f-4f61-a2e7-657e2f47017a} state changed: unplugged
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.1.00000000}.{ef81f856-9fa6-4dc9-bb1f-f00c99ea1a0e} state changed: unplugged
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.0.00000000}.{c31ab06a-fd86-402e-86b9-90631937e0f5} state changed: unplugged
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.1.00000000}.{3fdcb2e7-c488-45eb-a32c-48b6cd149360} state changed: unplugged
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.0.00000000}.{7a2577f3-20f9-47c9-b3f3-358fde45d56a} state changed: unplugged
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.1.00000000}.{284d26ea-4049-40df-b8d7-4912b2471490} state changed: unplugged
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.0.00000000}.{890ed065-25f0-4be0-8059-e52a23db68a4} state changed: unplugged
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.0.00000000}.{dd468a3a-cd7e-4a94-bcd9-33f331ab5ef4} state changed: not present
mmdevice debug: device {0.0.0.00000000}.{22431772-6915-4a60-8ca4-8e1c517d5e7c} state changed: not present

Try another audio output module:
https://wiki.videolan.org/WindowsFAQ-2. ... _anomalies

Try with DirectX Audio Output.
Don't forget to click on the Save button, then exit and restart VLC for the change to take effect.

Posted: **11 Jul 2024 05:58**

That was with DirectX audio output selected.

Posted: **11 Jul 2024 12:52**

That was with DirectX audio output selected.

No. These messages are clearly showing that you are using Windows Multimedia Device output, aka WASAPI:

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mmdevice debug: state changed: 1
mmdevice debug: state changed: 0

If you swith to DirectX audio output then you must click on the Save button, then you must exit and restart VLC for the change to take effect.

Posted: **11 Jul 2024 15:20**

wasapi is called wasapi in VLC, not mmdevice (c.f. logs in 5th message).

Posted: **12 Jul 2024 09:33**

Then, what is mmdevice ?
And where is the problem coming from ?

Posted: **12 Jul 2024 12:02**

The MMDevice module is called mmdevice and the WASAPI module is called wasapi. Different modules with different names. Simple as that.

Posted: **12 Jul 2024 12:35**

There is no WASAPI in the drop down list of audio output modules on Windows:

So ? Which one is the WASAPI module ?
And where is the problem of the OP coming from ?

Posted: **12 Jul 2024 14:40**

The WASAPI module is not an audio output module, so of course it's not in that list.

Posted: **12 Jul 2024 20:36**

If you swith to DirectX audio output then you must click on the Save button, then you must exit and restart VLC for the change to take effect.

DirectX output selected and saved, VLC closed and reopened.
https://pastebin.com/AF2SU2hu

Posted: **13 Jul 2024 13:23**

Can you test this: from the menu Tools -> Preferences -> Interface untick Allow metadata network access option at the bottom then save, exit and restart VLC.
Does it work any better ?

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