I converted a vinyl album to an MP3 file and added it to my music library on my MacBook Pro. It plays on my MacBook, but when I try to play it on Sonos it won't play. I have updated my music library, and the album appears in Sonos, but won't play. When I try to play it I get a short blip (like the scratch at the beginning of putting a need on the vinyl) and then an error message. What should I do?
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MP3 files created from converted vinyl won't play on Sonos
Best answer by GuitarSuperstar
Sonos supports MP3 files with a bitrate up to 320 kbps. Convert your files to this bitrate or to another supported file format listed in this article:
https://support.sonos.com/s/article/79?language=en_US
For higher quality audio, use the lossless and uncompressed audio formats listed in the article instead of MP3.
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Here are the file/track library audio formats supported, perhaps check your tracks comply…
Sonos supports MP3 files with a bitrate up to 320 kbps. Convert your files to this bitrate or to another supported file format listed in this article:
https://support.sonos.com/s/article/79?language=en_US
For higher quality audio, use the lossless and uncompressed audio formats listed in the article instead of MP3.
Does that mean when I import the MP3 files I should choose “Apple Lossless Encoder” in my Apple Music import settings?
Does that mean when I import the MP3 files I should choose “Apple Lossless Encoder” in my Apple Music import settings?
You should probably rip the vinyl album again as 16-bit/48kHz WAV or AIFF files. Then you could import the files as ALAC (Apple Lossless) into Apple Music.
I have a turntable that just makes MP3 files. Can I convert the MP3 file to the formats you are suggesting?
I have a turntable that just makes MP3 files. Can I convert the MP3 file to the formats you are suggesting?
Yes.
What model turntable do you have?
I figured it out. I found a website where I can convert the MP3 files to AIFF files for free.
i imported the AIFF files into my music library using Apple’s Lossless encoding. I can now play them on Sonos. Thanks so much.
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