Strange Goings On! (PerfTunes/Foobar/Ripped FLACs)

[vilsen]

Re: Strange Goings On! (PerfTunes/Foobar/Ripped FLACs)

I will try to answer you as clearly as I can (without making it complicated!). On, for instance, Miles Davis's 'Miles On The Corner', I seem to get 1 or 2 jumps (call them what you will) per album play. So, each time I listen to the album there are 1 or 2 audible glitches. SOMETIMES it CAN be the same track and at the same point (as far as I can tell) - such as with tracks: 4 & 7 ('Vote For Miles' & 'Helen Butte') as per post No.3 above. But then at other times a new glitch can appear as a one-off.

To me that sounds as you are having more random errors than anything else, and if so they are most probably NOT file errors. That's because audible file errors should be easily detectable by occuring at the same point of time. Just play the track over and over and listen if the errors repeat.

Moreover, you did get an accurately ripped result for this album from PerfectTUNES. The chance/risk that your computer messed things up and gave you a false positive is basically zero. And I would be very surprised if PerfectTUNES cached any checksums, it would totally defeat the purpose. So you don't need to reinstall to have fresh results.

On top of that your test conversion also confirmed that your files are ok.

Did you play the album from the beginning without intervention, or did you skip/pause/forward/rewind during the playing session? That can sometimes cause buffering problems.

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Strange Goings On! (PerfTunes/Foobar/Ripped FLACs)

That means no errors. Files are good. Problem is elsewhere in your playback chain.

Thanks Garym,

So that's got to be 'good news' in a lot of respects, would you not say? I was anxious that a years worth of meticulous ripping had just gone down the pan!

I am going to load my FLACs onto the SanDisk SD-card for my new Sony Walkman and try the 'Miles On The Corner' CD on that device later tonight. The Walkman uses Sony's own player and not foobar. This may, or may not, prove anything ...

Paul

[garym]

Re: Strange Goings On! (PerfTunes/Foobar/Ripped FLACs)

Hi,

This is the display after correctly clicking FINISH:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tI...TVncvHgpYnnnP5

Cheers,

Paul

That means no errors. Files are good. Problem is elsewhere in your playback chain.

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Strange Goings On! (PerfTunes/Foobar/Ripped FLACs)

Hi,

This is the display after correctly clicking FINISH:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tI...TVncvHgpYnnnP5

Cheers,

Paul

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Strange Goings On! (PerfTunes/Foobar/Ripped FLACs)

You realize you can convert just the 2 or 3 Miles Davis albums you&*8217;re hearing the problems. You dont have to test convert the entire disk. Should take about 1 minute.

Yes, I suppose I could have. But I have experienced the odd glitch with other FLACs also; so I thought I may as well just do the whole lot again; plus from a different drive.

I didn't think it mattered HOW I closed the Test Converter regarding whether or not the pos./neg. results are presented. At least I know for the future now, thanks.

48 mins to go ...

[garym]

Re: Strange Goings On! (PerfTunes/Foobar/Ripped FLACs)

See you in another 73 mins ...

You realize you can convert just the 2 or 3 Miles Davis albums you&*8217;re hearing the problems. You dont have to test convert the entire disk. Should take about 1 minute.

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Strange Goings On! (PerfTunes/Foobar/Ripped FLACs)

See you in another 73 mins ...

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Strange Goings On! (PerfTunes/Foobar/Ripped FLACs)

That is, you did click on the FINISH button in the lower right side of your screenshot picture, and no error message popped up.

I think I CLOSED the program by clicking the 'X' in the top right hand corner! Damn, I will have to run the scan again to be sure ...

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Strange Goings On! (PerfTunes/Foobar/Ripped FLACs)

So, to confirm, Test Conversion finished, without any messages?

The scan I ran was on the FLACs I recently transferred onto my C-drive (just as a means of extra back-up).

[garym]

Re: Strange Goings On! (PerfTunes/Foobar/Ripped FLACs)

So, to confirm, Test Conversion finished, without any messages?

That is, you did click on the FINISH button in the lower right side of your screenshot picture, and no error message popped up.

[mville]

Re: Strange Goings On! (PerfTunes/Foobar/Ripped FLACs)

i only scanned one drive as it took around 45 mins.

Please see screenshot:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ni...2cqx7w0lng50we

So, to confirm, Test Conversion finished, without any messages?

[garym]

Re: Strange Goings On! (PerfTunes/Foobar/Ripped FLACs)

Based on all you have tested, it is NOT the files.

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Strange Goings On! (PerfTunes/Foobar/Ripped FLACs)

Please confirm that the 'Miles On The Corner' flacs are not corrupt by running Test Conversion on them. If they are corrupt, you will receive a confirmation message, else Test Conversion will just Finish, without any message.

mville,

I only scanned one drive as it took around 45 mins.

Please see screenshot:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1NI...2Cqx7w0LNg50wE

Cheers.

[monsterjazzlick]

Re: Strange Goings On! (PerfTunes/Foobar/Ripped FLACs)

Running TEST CONVERSION now ...

[mville]

Re: Strange Goings On! (PerfTunes/Foobar/Ripped FLACs)

On my PC, I use a Western Digital (mains powered) 1TB external-HD. It is from this that I listen to my music, via foobar, through my PC.

I forgot to say that I tried re-ripping 'Miles On The Corner' CD twice on Monday; but the results have remained unchanged.

Please confirm that the 'Miles On The Corner' flacs are not corrupt by running Test Conversion on them. If they are corrupt, you will receive a confirmation message, else Test Conversion will just Finish, without any message.