Alexander: because VLC and Audacity both show the same issue as playback on an Ubuntu phone, this is not an issue the phone but most likely an issue with how it was encoded. Apple's MP3 decoder is probably the most well tested and forgiving and may be hiding the encoding issues. I would see if you can try re-encoding this track using different parameters such as a higher bitrate or even using a variable bitrate. See if you can come up with a combination that doesn't make it crack on the Ubuntu phone or VLC. Another option would be to use a different encoder than LAME.
** Changed in: media-hub (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid ** Changed in: music-app Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1537932 Title: music app struggling to play certain files without "crackling" noises being produced To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/music-app/+bug/1537932/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs