Thanks to you both for the information. I'll give the metadata tags a look,
and check out mp3val.
-Terry
>
>
> Terry,
>
> Usually when I have issues with MP3's not importing via dropboxes it has
> to do with issues with the MP3 header/metadata information not
> conforming to standard.
>
> Generally when importing MP3's I'll run them through mp3val first, which
> is a small little piece of software that will look for common issues
> with headers and metadata in an MP3 file and fix it.
>
> Lorne Tyndale
>
>
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > We use several Dropboxes to ingest our syndicated programming. It
> normally
> > works very well, but we had an issue yesterday where a file import
> failed.
> >
> > Here's what's in the log:
> >
> > Mar 12 17:28:41: Deleting cuts from cart 89
> > Mar 12 17:28:41: Importing file "281_1-1_20210311_198698.mp3" [Ralph
> Nader
> > Radio Hour Ep 366] to cart 89 ... Mar 12 17:29:08: Audio Converter
> > Error: Internal Error, skipping
> > /home/rd/kuchota/TEST/Ralph-Nader/281_1-1_20210311_198698.mp3...
> >
> > I was able to get the Dropbox to work again by selecting 'Reset' for that
> > particular Dropbox, but I'm hoping to learn more about what caused it
> and
> > how to prevent it from happening in the future.
> >
> > Any insight into what caused this would be greatly appreciated. I'm also
> > open to hearing any strategies that may exist to mitigate playout issues
> > when there are errors like this.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Terry O'Connor
> > WDRT-Viroqua, WI
> >
> >
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 10:28:07 +1300
> From: Robert Jeffares
> To: rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org
> Subject: Re: [RDD] Dropbox Audio Converter Error
> Message-ID: <54459560-188b-52a3-4254-7b3baa0b9...@gmail.com>
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>
> I have had the same experience with mp3's generated by programs that
> insist on promoting themselves in the mp3 tags.
>
> Some very expensive news / network software seems to do it just to be
> difficult.
>
> Setting all tags blank, gets rid of characters which upset rdimport.
>
> Remember there are several types of tags. mp3 has more standards than a
> Roman army.
>
> regards
>
>
> Robert
>
> On 24/03/21 10:01 am, Lorne Tyndale wrote:
> > Terry,
> >
> > Usually when I have issues with MP3's not importing via dropboxes it has
> > to do with issues with the MP3 header/metadata information not
> > conforming to standard.
> >
> > Generally when importing MP3's I'll run them through mp3val first, which
> > is a small little piece of software that will look for common issues
> > with headers and metadata in an MP3 file and fix it.
> >
> > Lorne Tyndale
> >
>
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