This section provides a tutorial on how to validate MP3 music files generated by Windows Media Player.
If you followed the previous tutorial, you should have MP3 music files
ripped off from a music CD. Here is what I did to validate them:
1. Using Windows Explorer to locate the second MP3 music file:
C:\temp\mp3\Unknown Artist\Unknown Album\02-Track 2.mp3.
2. Click right mouse button on this file, and select properties.
The properties dialog box shows up. The general tab displays:
File name: 02-Track 2.mp3
Type of file: MP3 Format Sound
Location: C:\temp\mp3\Unknown Artist\Unknown Album
Size: 7,080,145 bytes
3. Click the Summary tab. It displays:
Artist:
Album Title: Unknown Album
Year:
Track Number: 2
Genre: Other
Lyrics:
Title: Track 2
Comments:
Protected: No
Duration: 0:03:41
Bit Rate: 256 kbps
Channels: 2 (stereo)
Audio sample rate: 44 KHz
4. Double click on the file name: 02-Track 2.mp3.
Windows Media Player will be started to play this music.
If the MP3 file plays well to the end, Windows Media Player did a good job
of ripping off music tracks from the audio CD. It generated
MP3 files with compressed audio data.
