Actually Ricky,

I could not even get the LAME MP3 decoder, to decode *any* MP3 files within Nero 7... I even tried moving the LAME decoder to the top of that list, and moving the "mp3PRO" Nero default decoder to the bottom - however upon recording an audio CD from perfect source MP3 files I still get these skips present... I have been at this for 2 full days, and have wasted alot of time... The only way to get a *working* MP3 CD-DA converted within Nero 7, was to change the "mp3PRO.dll" file to a previous build from Nero 6 (say 2.0.4.4 works fine) and copy it over to the AudioPlugins in the Ahead folder (Common Files). I repeat, I failed to even get the LAME decoder working, and this is on the latest revision of Nero 7, v7.0.8.2.

Is there another way to make the LAME decoder the default decoder, since moving it up that list fails. The system I'm testing on is a fresh format, dual-core with plenty of power, so specs aren't the problem. OS is Win XP SP2 all MS updates applied.
What could be the problem, can anybody offer further insight here?!?! It would certainly benefit alot of users, especially an alternate way to get Nero 7 to default to the LAME MP3 decoder...   

(in reply to MP3Mogul)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Lardy

I have just downloaded Nero 7.0.1.4b , and updated my Nero 7.0.1.4 installation.  I can confirm that update doesn't resolve the issue of skipping audio CD's.  The mp3pro.dll file doesn't get updated at all and remained at version 2.0.5.1.

I have since downloaded mp3pro.dll version 2.0.4.7 from this link, and overwritten the original file located in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\AudioPlugins, and I can now burn audio CD's with no skipping

I'm actually using Nero 7.0.82 and had exactly the same problem.  For me the hardware/driver config didn't enter into it - this worked perfectly for me too - ...MANY MANY THANKS

(in reply to Lardy)

2.0.5.1 doesn't get updated because 2.0.4.7 is a previous update..... Lardy says 2.0.5.1 remains and doesn't update... that would be because it "IS" the latest update.

Some users have reported problems, while many have not.  I have tried to recreate this problem on 15 different machines now, various Intel and AMD, but I cannot get the bug..... I have talked with length with members at Nero, and they cannot recreate the problem as well.

(in reply to zoso)

I suspect some sort of software conflict... I don't have the problem either.  Perhaps if enough people indicate what they have loaded on their system, we might see a trend.

(in reply to MP3Mogul)

I just want to start this off by saying this is my first post. I joined this forum because I found this thread and found it to be helpful to listen to the others whom have had this problem affect them.

I also have had this same problem with the latest releases of Nero Ultra from the website. I was backing up a lot of my older cd's just to find out that when I listened to them they all had skips in various places and it cost me around 20 cd's before I found this forum and discovered this is a Nero problem.  Here are my system specs as best as I can relate them:

Asus P4C800-Deluxe with genuine intel chipset
Intel P4 2.6 ghz processor
2 GGB DDR, ECC Ram
ATI ALL IN WONDER 9600XT
Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 + MP3
DVD Drives: NEC DVDRW ND-3550A and TDK DVDRW420N
Running Windows XP Pro, SP2, Norton Internet Security Suite 2006 and Systemworks 2006, MSN Premium 8, and all the latest Adobe Graphics Suite Software, CS2 versions.

Now in finding this thread, I have gotten great advice on how to work around the Nero problem, but here is what my final outcome was with all the suggestions:

stualoo posted the diff versions of the mp3pro.dll that worked and did not, however this is what I've discovered:

Nero 6.6.0.14 - mp3pro.dll version 2.0.4.0 - WORKS

HOWEVER, if you are just copying the working dll's zip file he posted on his website, and plugging them into Nero 7 (any version) there IS a slight catch.

I was using version 7.0.8.2 (I believe the latest version) and what I found was that while plugging them into this version of Nero eliminates the skipping, It also doesn't read mp3 files correctly.  Any mp3 file encoded at a bitrate other than 128, is read incorrectly. Example: I was recording 320 bitrate songs that were 5 mins long (roughly) and they were being read by Nero with the older dll files installed as 10 min long songs.
I then tried changing the bitrate lower, to 192 kbit, and still had the same problem, just not as drastic a time error (IE: from 10 mins, it got read as rougn 7:15, but still incorrect since it's only 5 minutes long)

This also became a major issue since I have audio files recorded at different bitrates, and therefore this 'workaround' was still pretty much useless for me. 

I wound up having to simply uninstall all nero software, find a registry cleaner for nero to wipe the registry (and then manually go in and get rid of whatever it missed) and do a two part install of what I need the most from Nero which is really their DVD software. So I just installed Vision and Recode from the latest version of Nero, and then found an old backup of a previous Nero (I believe it was 6.6.0.15) and just installed Nero Burning Rom and Express from the old version.

I dont know if this post will help anyone in this matter but for me, it was best to simply downgrade my cd burning software for now till Nero can find out why this problem is occurring and fixes it. I'm really starting to look at Roxio for their Easy Media Creator package for CD burning, although I will still keep an eye towards Nero for their DVD software.

(in reply to SithTracy)

Brian,

    Thanks for your post.  I don't think this is a Nero problem that is identifiable, or perhaps a Nero problem at all.  While for every 1 person that reports they have a problem 50 say they don't.....  I have tried and tried and cannot reproduce any error of any type using "any" version of Nero 6x or 7x that has the aforementioned skipping.

(in reply to JeSinclair)

Well I do find it interesting to note that most on this thread seem to have a definite problem with Nero 7. Now I am in NO way trying to bash any particular software suite for cd/dvd media creation, but I do think that even though it is a small number of users who seem to have a problem, it is a definite problem, since this is not the only forum this issue has appeared in. That being said I will continue to use Nero and await when/how/if they address this particular issue, but until such time, I'm stuck using the older version, which at most is just an inconvenience since we all have to download the one large file from the Nero website.

MP3Mogul: It is interesting that you cannot seem to reproduce the error we are experiencing. I wonder, would it be possible for you to post your systems specs? I apologize in advance if you have done this already. Many thanks for any and all help.

(in reply to MP3Mogul)

I'll go ahead and post mine as well since I am not having the problem either:

Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe Mainboard
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
2GB (2x1024) Corsair 3200-C2PT DDR RAM
LeadTek 256MB PCI-e nVidia 6600 Graphics Board
Plextor PX-716A
BenQ DW1640
2x 160GB SATA Hard Discs
Razor Copperhead Mouse (latest firmware and drivers)
Latest nForce drivers (LAN, IDE, Sound, etc.)

Relevant Installed Software:
Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal v5.0.527
Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall v4.2.3
TrueCrypt v4.1 Disc Encryption
Eraser v5.8 - Secure File Deletion
Gnu Privacy Guard - OpenPGP Encryption
OpenOffice.org v2.0.2
iTunes v6.0.4
MediaMonkey v2.5.2
tunebite
PlexTools Pro XL
Winamp 5.21
Easy CD-DA Extracter v9.0.2
dBpowerAMP R11.5
Real Player
DivX Player
Golden Hawk CDRWIN
DVD Decrypter
DVDFab Decrypter
AnyDVD
O.N.E.S.
and of course Nero 7.0.8.2 (minus InCD - one should never install a Packet Writing product)...

...all is well, but I don't use Nero much for working with MP3's.

(in reply to JeSinclair)

Asus Motherboard (Intel Chipset)
Audigy 2 Sound Card
P4 3.6 GHZ
4 GB DDR RAM
2 350 GB SATA Drives
2 400 GB SATA Drives
Plextor 760SA
Benq 1640
LiteOn SOHD-16P9S

Installed software... LOL what don't I have installed.

WinXP SP2 (All updates Installed)
Nero 7.0.8.2
AnyDVD 5.9.5.1
DVDShrink
DVD Decrypter
DVDFab Platinum

Other than those burning aps... just a few others....

(in reply to SithTracy)

Hi all,

I have been having this Nero skipping problem for months and decided to look for an answer today when I stumbled on to this thread. While burning a compilation CD with .mp3s from many different sources (different encodings) I noticed that some files burn fine with no skipping and others skip. One file I know skips for sure is 320Kbps. I can get info on others.

This is what is confusing the issue of works for some and not for others I believe. It would be nice if we could all use the same source file and see if it works or does not. It would have to be non-copyright material though to post it legally I suppose.

JR

(in reply to MP3Mogul)

Jraitt... that is a "fantastic" suggestion... anyone want to post a "NON COPYRIGHTED" MP3 that is 320 bit rate and we can all try it and see what happens?

(in reply to jraitt)

Hi all, just wanted to add another twist to things. I originally had a much older version of Nero 7, (7.0.0.2? 3?) and upgraded to 7.0.1.2 and *that* was what started my audio cd's skipping. Downloading/downgrading the version of mp3pro.dll to the 2.0.4.7 that was posted earlier fixed things for me with my current version of Nero.

Now that things are no longer broke... I don't intend on further trying to fix them. But, I had the version 2.0.5.0. of the mp3pro.dll previously.

System specs are an Athlon 64 3200+, 2 gigs of ram, a gf6800 ultra, an audigy 2 soundcard, and besides Nero I have Alcohol 120% installed as far as other burning software is concerned. No, I didn't install InCD. :)

It's interesting to speculate on what could be causing the data gaps with that mp3pro dll.. somebody on another forum I was perusing mentioned that when he uninstalled/reinstalled his IDE stack (ide controller drivers, HDD drivers etc) that he made the skip locations *change*.

So, possibly the conflict is with a hard drive controller of a certain sort or something of the like? I've got an Asus K4T800 Pro? Turbo? (VIA chipset) motherboard, but something else that may be a factor is I do have a SATA drive installed. But, I just recalled someone with a p3 600 reported the problem.. but, perhaps VIA chipset? Forgive me as I haven't bothered to examine everyone else's system specs again.

The only other thing I can think of would be something along the lines of a software conflict, perhaps something that's running memory resident like creative speaker setting controls or drivers or something...

Edit: For some non-copyright 320kbps mp3's to download, go here: http://www.waxaudio.com.au/download_the_mp3s

Courtesy of google :p  Someone with skipping problems should isolate a particularily bad song for it and let the rest know to download it.

ALSO, another brainstorm, someone with the skipping problem should upload THEIR mp3pro.dll file so someone like MP3Mogul can download that and replace his, in hopes of duplicating the problem. :)

I would do so of course, except I've already replaced it and the idea occurred to me after the fact.

(in reply to MP3Mogul)

(in reply to Nato9)

All,

I went to the free MP3 site in Nato9's link above and downloaded "Look Out!" (Mediacracy_03_Look_Out_320kbps.mp3) because it was the smallest file (856Kb). I used Nero encode ("Encode Audio Files" from Nero smart start) to convert from .mp3 to .wav and it skips!

This .mp3 has George Bush talking at the begining and there is an abrupt transition to music. I get a bunch of skips just after the music starts.

This is my system at work which I have not updated since initial install of  Nero7.0
mp3pro.dll version 2.0.4.8
Nero version 7.0.0.0
Dell Optiplex GX240
P4 1.8G

I have two systems at home with this skipping problem also:

Dell Dimension 4700C
P4 3.2G
Updated to 7.0.?.?

Dell 400SC
P4 2.6G
Nero version 7.0.?.?

JR

(in reply to Nato9)

I downloaded the same file... 320bit rate

I converted to wave, plays fine, no skips, then I converted it to EVERY format
listed in Nero encoder, and each and every one plays fine. 

I have the mp3pro.dll installed version 2.0.5.1 (latest).

(in reply to jraitt)

Well I have been having the same problem with Nero 7 Premium. I recently upgraded to version 7 from version 6 and since then all my audio cds, made from MP3's skip!
 
Fortunately I have only wasted a couple of blank cd's before I realised and searched for this problem on the web... which led me to this thread in this forum. 
 
I decided I would try downgrading the mp3pro.dll file in nero to 2.0.4.7 as suggested. 
I can confirm that this has fixed the problem.
 
I Thought I would be helpful and share my findings.  This is like writing a science report lol! Anyway hope my little bit of info helps, as coming here has certainly helped me! Good Luck.

(in reply to younso)