MP3 - How to keep your MP3 player from skipping?

How to keep your MP3 player from skipping, this may sound crazy especially when we refer to the software MP3 players. This can be a problem, when my Winamp MP3 player started to skip I thought it was the MP3 file. So I downloaded the MP3 file again, but this did not fix the problem. I went looking for a solution and found it thanks to CMJ.com. I hope this will help you with any skipping with your MP3 player.

If your player skips when playing MP3s, then you may try some of the steps below. The specific instructions are for Winamp, but the main idea is to:

1. Increase the priority class of your player, giving it access to more computer power at the cost of other programs running at the same time.
2. Close any other programs you may have running. 3. Reduce the load on your system caused by the player, by decreasing sound quality.

Don't get scared off by the length of the instructions. You may only have to do parts of it to make things work OK, and I think everything should be pretty clear.

1. Press CTRL+P while running Winamp (it has to be the active window).
2. Select "Options" on the left hand side of the window that just opened.
3. On the bottom right hand side, pull the "Process Priority Class" to "High" or "Realtime"
4. On the left hand side, under "Plug-ins", select "Input" (double-click "Plug-ins" if "Input" is not visible). Doubleclick "Nullsoft MPEG Audio Decoder" on the right hand side.
5. In the new window, drag the "Priority" bar to "Highest".
6. Click "Ok" to close that window.
7. Select "Output" on the left hand side.
8. Double-click "Nullsoft waveOut plug-in" on the right hand side.
9. Set Priority to the highest level. ("Time-Critical")
10. Now experiment with the settings (if necessary):

A larger buffer will give Winamp more time to recover during a period of high CPU usage, such as when you are starting a program, or halting your system (e.g. when pressing CTRL+ALT+DELETE). Increasing the blocksize may improve performance on some systems, but use caution when changing it. Don't worry, nothing will blow up, but Winamp's CPU usage may increase. If things end up being worse than when you started, just press "Set defaults" to change the settings back to normal.

11. Click "OK".
12. Click "Close" (make sure that the waveOut plugin is still selected - the DirectSound plugin works, but isn't made for ordinary listening).

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