Imported WAV audio files are bugged

Eddynell wrote on 8/1/2025, 4:59 PM

Hello. so im trying to import some .WAV audio files but whenever i do the audio file gets stretched to like 23 hours on the time-line and the audio doesnt play. it plays only if i put the playbar at the beginign but that doesnt help.It only does this with WAV files. Is there any way to fix this? Thank you!

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john_dennis wrote on 8/1/2025, 5:27 PM

Vegas Pro is up to version 22 with multiple updates. Which version are you up to?

Post a Mediainfo report of your WAV file. Link: https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/important-information-required-to-help-you--110457/

Eddynell wrote on 8/2/2025, 2:56 AM

im using Pro 20

RogerS wrote on 8/2/2025, 6:43 AM

What's with the conformance error?

Happy to test such a file here if you can upload it somewhere. I don't think I've ever used a 24khz wav and haven't noticed issues with standard 44.1 and 48khz PCM wav files.

rraud wrote on 8/2/2025, 11:34 AM

Hi @Eddynell, try setting Vegas project audio sample rate proprieties to 11,025 Hz.
I don't think I've ever used (or encountered) a 24khz <.wav> file either. The nyquist frequency would be just around 12kHz which may be ok for some spoken word dialog, but that's about it.

For a quick test, I rendered a 11.025 Hz mono PCM (.wav) file in Sound Forge. Display and playback was normal in Vegas 16, 21 and 22, despite different audio properties settings.
By all means, post the file on Google Drive, Dropbox or other cloud drive, so we may check it out.

Eddynell wrote on 8/2/2025, 3:40 PM

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12sKdOhnJIKkg67ATM2Yac6PunkLxWndI/view?usp=sharing

there is one of the files. i';ve tried setting it to 11,025 HZ but still the same.

john_dennis wrote on 8/2/2025, 5:38 PM

@Eddynell

Use Shutter Encoder to convert to a file from planet Earth and move on.

Before

General
Complete name                            : C:\Users\John\Downloads\Liberty.wav
Format                                   : Wave
Format settings                          : PcmWaveformat
File size                                : 1.46 MiB
Duration                                 : 32 s 0 ms
Overall bit rate mode                    : Constant
Overall bit rate                         : 384 kb/s
Conformance errors                       : 1
 RIFF                                    : Yes
  General compliance                     : File size 1536044 is less than expected size 4294967303 (offset 0x8)

Audio
Format                                   : PCM
Format settings                          : Little / Signed
Codec ID                                 : 1
Duration                                 : 32 s 0 ms
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Bit rate                                 : 384 kb/s
Channel(s)                               : 1 channel
Sampling rate                            : 24.0 kHz
Bit depth                                : 16 bits
Stream size                              : 1.46 MiB (100%)

After

General
Complete name                            : C:\Users\John\Downloads\Liberty_1.wav
Format                                   : Wave
Format settings                          : PcmWaveformat
File size                                : 2.93 MiB
Duration                                 : 32 s 0 ms
Overall bit rate mode                    : Constant
Overall bit rate                         : 768 kb/s
Encoded date                             :  
Writing application                      : Lavf62.0.102

Audio
Format                                   : PCM
Format settings                          : Little / Signed
Codec ID                                 : 1
Duration                                 : 32 s 0 ms
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Bit rate                                 : 768 kb/s
Channel(s)                               : 1 channel
Sampling rate                            : 48.0 kHz
Bit depth                                : 16 bits
Stream size                              : 2.93 MiB (100%)

Result