audio files won't play

[jarvis24]

PS--do you happen to know what beta version it was? I'm assuming it was a beta for a recent version and not the original beta of many years ago yes? Not critical, but just thought it might be useful info for anyone who runs into the same problem.

[KristyLDavis]

it was version 1.3.5 (Beta)

[sparkle814]

I'm having the same problem, getting the error "ding." They are 16 bit files and I used Audacity to export them as .wav files. I even tried the crayon one that you attached, to no avail. I also tried playing them as movie files like you suggested in another thread, and nothing. Any other ideas?

[KristyLDavis]

We were able to fix the problem by exporting the audio files from the NON beta form of Audacity.

[sparkle814]

Ah, yeah, I really thought I was using a non-beta version of Audacity, but I tried re-downloading the software and made sure it was non-beta this time, and now the sound files are working fine. *shrug*
Thanks!

[chicagojimmyjames]

I'm going to cast my vote for exporting with Audacity, for those of you having the same problem.

I originally saved my files with Adobe CS3 Soundbooth, but they wouldn't play in my DirectRT trials.

Open your audio file in Audacity, then export and save with the same file name. This produces a file about half the size and which -- more importantly -- plays as it should in Direct RT.

[note, edited by moderator] Without the Audacity conversion, the files do work in winamp, wmp, vlc, and others, but not DirectRT which does seem to require the conversion.

[jarvis24]

Just a note, the 2010 beta version of DirectRT for XP, Vista and Windows 7 (as well as the soon to be released "official v2010") allows for more flexibility in the .wav file format and additionally allows for other sound file formats (e.g., mp3) such that conversions through Audacity are no longer needed.