# Mp3 is not playable in FMOD

**URL:** <https://qa.fmod.com/t/mp3-is-not-playable-in-fmod/19417>\
**Category:** FMOD Engine\
**Created:** [October 18, 2022, 9:09pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/mp3-is-not-playable-in-fmod/19417 "2022-10-18T21:09:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![bLAZER](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/df705f/32.png) [@bLAZER](https://qa.fmod.com/u/bLAZER)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 9:09pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/mp3-is-not-playable-in-fmod/19417/1 "2022-10-18T21:09:08Z")

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Here’s an mp3 that can’t be played with FMOD 2.02.06.  
It’s playable on some software and not recognized in others. Is it corrupt or what’s going on?

> **[easyupload.io](https://easyupload.io/9adpfm)**
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> easyupload.io

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**Author:** ![bLAZER](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/df705f/32.png) [@bLAZER](https://qa.fmod.com/u/bLAZER)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 11:14am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/mp3-is-not-playable-in-fmod/19417/2 "2022-10-20T11:14:31Z")

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And this one is playable in most players, but not FMOD:

> **[easyupload.io](https://easyupload.io/ri16bd)**
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> easyupload.io

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**Author:** ![brett](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/brett/32/261_2.png) [@brett](https://qa.fmod.com/u/brett)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 5:31am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/mp3-is-not-playable-in-fmod/19417/3 "2022-10-21T05:31:10Z")

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Are you using FMOD Core API?  
If so fmod does not spend extra effort to scan corrupt files.  
You can use FMOD\_MPEGSEARCH to scan through the bad data until it finds valid mp3 data.

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**Author:** ![bLAZER](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/df705f/32.png) [@bLAZER](https://qa.fmod.com/u/bLAZER)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/mp3-is-not-playable-in-fmod/19417/4 "2022-10-24T20:52:50Z")

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> [@brett](#):
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> FMOD\_MPEGSEARCH

Yes, that worked, thanks!

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**Author:** ![deckdesigners](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/87869e/32.png) [@deckdesigners](https://qa.fmod.com/u/deckdesigners)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 9:23am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/mp3-is-not-playable-in-fmod/19417/5 "2023-08-08T09:23:40Z")

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