Hi Forum,
I burned an audio cd from mp3 files on a windows xp pro system with ImgBurn. However, most of the audio tracks on the cd sound very distorted.
I did some forum search on this issue. What I've understood so far is this:
* ImgBurn doesn't do any decoding, but leaves this to DirectShow, a part of windows.
* distortions like this are usually caused by faulty filters applied by DirectShow
However, in the audio CD guide on this forum, LightningUK comments:
[Support for MP3, PCM, WAV and WMA should be built into Windows - at least it is on XP / Vista / 7.]
I've downloaded GraphEdit to check out which filters are used. It shows the following:
mp3-file --> MPEG-I stream splitter --> MPEG-layer3 decoder --> default direct sound device.
Clicking on properties doesn't give me anything than "the requested properties page could not be displayed", except for the MPEG-layer3 decoder. This is the version 1.6 build 51 transform filter for microsoft DirectShow, which seems pretty standard, at least to my newbie views.
So what could be wrong here? It seems to be the recommended filter. Any other possible causes?
Yes, the mp3 files sound normal when playing them.