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coppernaut
July 14th, 2003, 11:48 PM
I've noticed that a certain few of my MP3's are getting this static sound in them. I know it's the MP3's, and not my sound card, because it's the same sound in all the same places of the MP3's. Do these things deteriorate over time? That shouldn't be so. I've been re-ripping the bad ones and getting the good ol' quality sound back, but still I shouldn't have to do this.

The only thing I can think of is when I was neglecting to activate my Windows XP Pro for the longest time. I must have reformatted my drive 6 times in 4 months. When I did that, I had my second 80G drive that I'd keep all my valuable information on, including all my MP3's. Could transfering MP3's from one drive to another over and over eventually lead to this? Or does anybody have a clue to what's up with my music? It bums me. I'm thinking about reserving a weekend for re-ripping my whole collection to 320kbs if this keeps up.

sushi128
July 15th, 2003, 02:23 AM
lol, deteriorate? no, period. sorry if i don't have an explanation for what you're hearing.

coppernaut
July 15th, 2003, 04:34 AM
Didn't hurt to ask. At least I can put an end to that thought. But you don't think transfering MP3's back and forth from a hard drive could ever do this? This is crazy. I'm going to get to the bottom of this. This shouldn't be happening.

Haha, glad I could amuse you with the whole deteriorating MP3's Sushi ; ). You should visit my web site. It's www.idontknowshit.mayihaveanother.com.

sushi128
July 15th, 2003, 12:55 PM
:p :p :p

alright, maybe a bit or two can get lost somewhere in the transfer, and bits add up.

it's just....intrinsically, i know this isn't the case. and thank you, i first laughed when i read this, then i thought "wtf???", then i though, "well.....maybe? ......nahhhhhhhh".

Roq
July 16th, 2003, 04:17 AM
dont put magnets on your harddrives

TRUCKIN
July 16th, 2003, 06:05 AM
put magnets on your monitor and your speakers. too.:D

SaintDL
July 16th, 2003, 08:19 AM
damn you didnt told me it will damage them

TRUCKIN
July 16th, 2003, 08:21 AM
Ha my brother was fixing his 12" subwoofer one day. me and a buddy were playing halo when he sets the woofer on top of the Tv. Now that was colorful.