After reinstalling with 4.6, which comes with sox-14.2.0p2,
I can no longer play mp3 files. On a previous install (4.5
which comes with sox-14.2.0p1) I could.
When trying to process an mp3 file, all I get is:
$ play -V file.mp3
$ play: SoX v14.2.0
$ play formats: detected file format type `audio/mpeg; charset=binary'
$ play formats: no handler for detected file type `audio/mpeg; charset=binary'
$ sox -V file.mp3 out.wav
$ sox: SoX v14.2.0
$ sox formats: detected file format type `audio/mpeg; charset=binary'
$ sox formats: no handler for detected file type `audio/mpeg; charset=binary'
$ soxi -V file.mp3
$ soxi formats: detected file format type `audio/mpeg; charset=binary'
$ soxi formats: no handler for detected file type `audio/mpeg; charset=binary'
Interestingly, sox can create mp3's itself, as in
sox -V file.wav file.mp3
sox: SoX v14.2.0
sox formats: detected file format type `wav'
Input File : 'file.wav'
Channels : 2
Sample Rate : 44100
Precision : 16-bit
Duration : 00:05:36.04 = 14819328 samples = 25202.9 CDDA sectors
Sample Encoding: 16-bit Signed Integer PCM
Endian Type : little
Reverse Nibbles: no
Reverse Bits : no
sox sox: Overwriting `file.mp3'
sox mp3: Encoding forced to MP3
Output File : 'file.mp3'
Channels : 2
Sample Rate : 44100
Precision : 16-bit
Duration : 00:05:36.04 = 14819328 samples = 25202.9 CDDA sectors
Sample Encoding: MPEG audio (layer I, II or III)
Comment : 'Processed by SoX'
sox sox: effects chain: input 44100Hz 2 channels 16 bits (multi)
sox sox: effects chain: output 44100Hz 2 channels 16 bits (multi)
which works just fine. But then sox cannot play file.mp3 back.
I understand that the last version of the port is different with respect
to external formats/codecs. Is the above behavious intended/expected?
Much as I try to avoid the mp3 format, my archive is still full of it.
Thanks for your time
Jan
