Audios downloaded displaying unusually long lengths in Music (MacOS) #9

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opened 2025-11-09 09:38:26 -06:00 by GiteaMirror · 17 comments
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Originally created by @othernamed-max on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022).

Whenever I download just the audio from a YouTube/Soundcloud link, Music app displays song as being 6+ hours long
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Consistently 6:12:49, displays as normal length in audio data

Originally created by @othernamed-max on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022). Whenever I download just the audio from a YouTube/Soundcloud link, Music app displays song as being 6+ hours long ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/69117597/188295588-29af8b9d-4f75-4817-b631-94bc87520306.png) ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/69117597/188295601-6b2df97c-71a7-40a3-8fa7-4ad06db26ac9.png) Consistently 6:12:49, displays as normal length in audio data
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@wukko commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022):

what's the format you used? "best"?

@wukko commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022): what's the format you used? "best"?
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@othernamed-max commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022):

used wav and mp3, music doesn't accept ogg files apparently

@othernamed-max commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022): used wav and mp3, music doesn't accept ogg files apparently
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@wukko commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022):

try best format for soundcloud and lmk if audio length is fine or not

seems like something's up with conversion or music app

@wukko commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022): try best format for soundcloud and lmk if audio length is fine or not seems like something's up with conversion or music app
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@othernamed-max commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022):

tried downloading from soundcloud using best format, seems like another issue popped up because i tried downloading 4 separate songs nothing's working
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@othernamed-max commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022): tried downloading from soundcloud using best format, seems like another issue popped up because i tried downloading 4 separate songs nothing's working ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/69117597/188296058-edf4a705-9245-4403-8064-00ae0197a98e.png)
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@wukko commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022):

can i have links to those songs?

also, what browser are you using?

@wukko commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022): can i have links to those songs? also, what browser are you using?
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@othernamed-max commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022): https://soundcloud.com/zacattackk_official/end11-vampires-of-the-fjords https://soundcloud.com/zacattackk_official/map-intro-survivors-hideout https://soundcloud.com/diamondcup67/company-man https://soundcloud.com/diamondcup67/im-too-crazy using safari right now, perhaps i could test on a different browser
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@wukko commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022):

yeah try another browser cause i never tested cobalt in safari and can't promise that it's not an issue related to it

@wukko commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022): yeah try another browser cause i never tested cobalt in safari and can't promise that it's not an issue related to it
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@othernamed-max commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022):

same issue, suspecting it might be something on my end possibly??
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@othernamed-max commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022): same issue, suspecting it might be something on my end possibly?? ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/69117597/188296548-aba90a4f-bf2c-424c-b9fc-1bd6d0cd0732.png)
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@wukko commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022):

nope it's not just on your end, im getting the same error too

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ill look into this in a bit and update you on the fix :)

@wukko commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022): nope it's not just on your end, im getting the same error too ![Screenshot_20220904-095628_Firefox.png](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/71202418/188296621-b1f351ec-5174-4226-91e6-06dc813d4526.png) ill look into this in a bit and update you on the fix :)
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@othernamed-max commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022):

alright, ty

@othernamed-max commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022): alright, ty
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@wukko commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022):

just updated co.wukko.me.
all 4 links you gave me now work:

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@wukko commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022): just updated [co.wukko.me](co.wukko.me). all 4 links you gave me now work: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/71202418/188297651-11f21843-c923-42ea-ba63-952c88e382a3.png)
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@wukko commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022):

all files have correct lengths no matter the file extension, the length issue could be related to macos' music app

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@wukko commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022): all files have correct lengths no matter the file extension, the length issue could be related to macos' music app ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/71202418/188297731-55654a62-ad73-4eb6-b214-a830d04d73bd.png)
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@othernamed-max commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022):

sick!! also looks like that 6 hour thing is all gone too which is awesome
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although for youtube? still there but yeah it might just be a music thing
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@othernamed-max commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022): sick!! also looks like that 6 hour thing is all gone too which is awesome ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/69117597/188297722-7936928a-267e-4bda-bad0-4c4812ebeafc.png) although for youtube? still there but yeah it might just be a music thing ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/69117597/188297786-22703c8e-763e-466a-9c54-68b0397ccde4.png)
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@wukko commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022):

what's the format you used for downloading that youtube audio?

@wukko commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022): what's the format you used for downloading that youtube audio?
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@othernamed-max commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022):

wav, opus/ogg doesn't open in music

@othernamed-max commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022): wav, opus/ogg doesn't open in music
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@wukko commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022):

it seems to be fine in foobar2000

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@wukko commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022): it seems to be fine in foobar2000 ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/71202418/188297931-05d8ffae-0fb0-4406-af50-4b5b85d9139b.png)
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@othernamed-max commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022):

it's also fine in VLC as I've tested before so this could possibly be a Music thing, then again the issue for soundcloud vanished after you fixed downloading

@othernamed-max commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2022): it's also fine in VLC as I've tested before so this could possibly be a Music thing, then again the issue for soundcloud vanished after you fixed downloading
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