I installed KB5035942 and unless I'm severely mistaken, the issue seems to be resolved.
Can anyone else confirm?
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Dear colleagues, after updating Windows 11 to 22H2, there were significant problems with playing files purchased from iTunes in .m4a (AAC, ALAC) format. This problem has been fixed by a lot of people all over the world and is especially evident on the DJ forums. Problems are observed with the quality of playback, and with the volume and with a number of other parameters. This problem is detected on software that uses the built-in Windows 11 22H2 codecs (on earlier versions, the problem is not observed), Windows Media Player, RekordBox, Serato DJ Pro, etc. On players that use their own codecs (VLC, iTunes, JetAudio HD, etc.) there is no problem. When converting m4a to mp3, there are no problems. What it looks like: https://youtu.be/WqAA12pfWjg and https://youtu.be/um3QSTuLg6s Software vendors fix this issue after the 22H2 update as well, label it as a Microsoft issue and offer a workaround, such as converting the entire m4a database to other formats, which of course is completely unacceptable advice with a database of several thousand files. https://forums.pioneerdj.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/12212808237337-RekordBox-5-8-7-m4a-problems Does Microsoft acknowledge the existence of this problem and when is it planned to release an urgent fix, since. the problem has been observed for a very long time and prevents normal operation?
Thanks in advance!
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I installed KB5035942 and unless I'm severely mistaken, the issue seems to be resolved.
Can anyone else confirm?
Thanks
Yes, after today's update.
It happens with all m4a songs that were affected by the original issue (basically almost everything released since 2021).
I can list some albums:
Beast In Black - Dark Connection (2021)
Saurom - El Pájaro Fantasma (2023)
Blind Guardian - The God Machine (2022)
Brymir - Voices In The Sky (2022)
No point in listing specific tracks because all songs from the albums have issues.
I'm just using a regular media player (MediaMonkey) and I have the same issue.
Sound starts stuttering badly, glitching and the volume goes from normal to 0 and back again.
This is after installing today's release?
And what is the name, artist, and source of the track? Thanks.
Pete
I'm just using a regular media player (MediaMonkey) and I have the same issue.
Sound starts stuttering badly, glitching and the volume goes from normal to 0 and back again.