corrupted mp3's

[OraliusJohnosn]

i downloaded some music that are corrupted mp3's... it's like really rare stuuff that's really hard to download, so multiple other attempts to download have been futile... but is there any way i can fix or convert corrupted mp3's so that they'll play in itunes... they play in another player, but not itunes

[DeltaMac]

If the file is 'corrupted' then it's damaged and won't likely play on any player. Sounds like possibly a form of DMAA copy protection that iTunes 'respects', and your other player does not.

[OraliusJohnosn]

they aren't copyrighted mp3's you can buy them anywhere

[DeltaMac]

If you can buy this music anywhere, then they would likely be copyrighted. There's still a lot of music available for download through questionable sources. So, I'm guessing that you purchased these somewhere; or, these are true Public Domain, not songs pulled from any commercially available source, like a CD that could be sold to the public?

What error message do you get when you try playing one of the files in iTunes? Have you tried importing the songs into iTunes into a different format (AAC, Apple lossless, etc.)? Have you tried playing the files through your Quicktime Player? If that works, you may be able to export the file to a different format that will work with iTunes. Or, you can try the same trick with another app that will play mp3 files, and could export files into other usable formats. There's lots of ways to 'skin a cat (mp3)'

[OraliusJohnosn]

i meant to say can't... and i've tried all of that

[DeltaMac]

You've tried all steps? Can you play any songs in QuickTime player?
What error message do you get when you try a song in iTunes? or does nothing at all happen (not too likely) What version of iTunes?

[OraliusJohnosn]

in quicktime "Couldn't open file "01 division day (alter#0583.mp3" because it is not a file that quicktime understands.