Audio playback problems

Most audio files are supported by Android, however occasionally there are factors that can cause an audio file to fail to play.

A problem with the audio file

The easiest way to determine if there is a problem with the audio file is to long press on the media file and 'launch in external player'. This will load the media file and the Android music player. If it fails to play, then the audio file will not play in DoggCatcher because DoggCatcher uses an embedded Android music player for media playback.

In the past, audio failure have been caused by:

-Invalid audio encoding parameters - In this case it has been useful to contact the publisher and let them know. They will often try to correct the problem.
-Corrupt SD cards.
-Failing Android media player (or sound drivers). Rebooting the devices fixes this.

Variable Speed

If you are using the Presto variable speed library, you can determine if the problem is related to Presto by temporarily disabling variable speed. If the problem only occurs with variable speed enabled, then you can contact the Presto developer (aocate@gmail.com).

Android media player dies

Occasionally the Android media player dies in a way that can only be resolved by rebooting the device. If you get errors trying to play a variety of different audio files of which you are confident should work properly, try rebooting your device. Rebooting normally resolves this problem.