Hi,
Answer is simple on track change and back to distorted track MM reloads track again and not use cached track. Same thing you can archive with stopping the playback (Not pause) and start playback again.

So I've had this problem for a couple of years - just found out that when it happens, if I fwd to the next track, and then back to the 'distorted' track it then plays it just fine......don't know what to make of that!

Don't Level Volume, but instead Analyze Volume. This does require you to disable the option to do it only for files with unknown level. Some files come with the wrong leveling values (this is known from Amazon).

Note that the next release may fix this for you: https://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=16658

I have had the same issues as described in this thread.
Out of every 10 songs 1 or 2 were awfull when played.
Many distortions, hissing, loud ticks.
I tried various solutions from this thread.

I had leveled all songs but I'm not happy with the end results.
Many songs still sound way to soft/minimal and some are still quite loud.
So I ran leveling another pass... I know, it should not make a difference but strangely it DID !

Some songs out of every 10-20 were very distorted.
Now when I re-ran the leveling ANOTHER pass, some of the distortions were GONE!

When I untick the option "Level Playback Volume" in the main menu, Play,
ALL sounds well again, but ofcourse without using the Leveling completely.

So, I guess the Leveling system and Leveling Playback are something to work on.

And the results are the same in the new MM5 beta version by the way.
Leveling is not optimal their either and the same hisses and kracks/pops can
be heard when Leveling is enabled...

You may want to offer a copy to Support for analysis: https://www.mediamonkey.com/support/ind ... ets/Submit

You may have to use a cloud service to share by including a link to it in the Support Ticket as files over 2MB are not accepted.

Latest version 4.1.27.1897

and Level Playback is not on.

I have used MM for a long time now and it is only recently say the last few months, I have noticed this. It is weird that they sound perfect in Windows Media Player but distorted in Media Monkey and it is only a couple of tracks.

Which version of MediaMonkey and to confirm, Play > Level Playback Volume is off in the Main Menu?

Any update on this.

I have found the same. Most tracks I play on Media Monkey are crystal clear. But I have a couple of tracks that sound very distorted. They are MP3 Backing tracks. When I play them on Windows media player they are clear but not on Media Monkey.

I have not levelled volume, unselected equalizer, used different outputs (speakers v headphones) and get the same results.

It is weird. I don't understand why it is not all tracks.

Hi,
Hmmm interesting. Usually "disabling hardware acceleration" it means that MMW uses old WAVE MAPPER and not advanced Sound features.

In the past usually it is fixed by reinstalling Sound Card Drivers.

Can you please make screenshot of your device manager -> Sound and Video devices? I am curious what is different on your system?

To followup on ggsmit's post. I tried turning off Leveling and turning off the equalizer and neither worked. What finally worked for me was going into Options then selecting Output Plugins after that pressed the "Configure..." button on the Direct Sound output plugin. By disabling hardware acceleration it seems to have fixed my problem.

I think this may be a new issue, since I hadn't noticed any distortion on any of my music until today (except when I go crazy with the equalizer). But today at least a quarter of the songs I listened to suffered from distortion.

hi, i know it is 2 years later... i had the same problem and noticed that the equalizer was enabled, i disabled it and the clipping was gone, just a thought

See: http://www.mediamonkey.com/support/inde ... t-web-site

Make sure attachments are no larger than 2MB, if larger use a file sharing service like Dropbox and include a link to it in the Support Ticket.

diethyl wrote:

Lowlander wrote:Then I suggest you offer Support a copy of one: http://www.mediamonkey.com/support/inde ... ets/Submit

Thank you, i just submitted a ticket

Well i thought it sent, but it didn't...
Came back with:
We encountered a problem (cross-site request forgery detected); please try again"
"Sorry, we encountered a problem (invalid department). Please start over."
Did try sending it again, but came back with those two messages again.
The department i chose was "MediaMonkey for Windows tech support" and Priority set to low, attached the WAV file which is 78.6 MB which could be the problem?

Lowlander wrote:Then I suggest you offer Support a copy of one: http://www.mediamonkey.com/support/inde ... ets/Submit

Thank you, i just submitted a ticket

Then I suggest you offer Support a copy of one: http://www.mediamonkey.com/support/inde ... ets/Submit