MP3 - cannot play warning

[bleh2k5]

Here is the ever message :

MP3 files with a non-44.1KHz audio sampling rate will be transferred.

Please note that some devices or medias cannot support playback for files of this type.

If you cannot play these files with a device, change the transfer settings to Specified bit rate transfer mode.

Here is the information for the MP3 in question :

Size: 10537710 bytes

Header found at: 1040 bytes

Length: 2634 seconds

MPEG-2 layer 3

32kbit, approx. 101314 frames

22050Hz Mono

CRCs: Yes, Copyrighted: No

Original: No, Emphasis: None

And here is the info an MP3 that works :

Size: 10429041 bytes

Header found at: 1040 bytes

Length: 2607 seconds

MPEG-1 layer 3

32kbit, approx. 100269 frames

44100Hz Mono

CRCs: Yes, Copyrighted: No

Original: No, Emphasis: None

Can someone convert that error message into something that I can understand?

I'm interested to find out why it occurs and why I have to convert to ATRAC format to get it to work.

Thanks !

[Zizone_]

Maybe it has something to do with your file in MPEG-2 instead of MPEG-1?

I've seen MPEG-2 Layer 2 but this is my first time to see MPEG-2 layer 3. I believe what people call MP3 is MPEG-1 Layer 3 or at least most widely used ones.

Have you tried MPEG-2 layer 3 play on other devices?

Please correct me if I am wrong about anything

Edited March 3, 2007 by Zizone

[Guest Stuge]

You are trying to play 22050Hz( audio sampling rate) mp3 files,which E5xx series Walkman will not play .E5xx series will only play 44100Hz(audio sampling rate) mp3 files .

[chupacabra314]

Soooo that probably means that 48000HZ are also incompatible cos I tried some mp3s@48000Hz and none could play...Sony is really starting to dissapoint me