m4a/aac file formats

[Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC)]

Hi Adam,

On 2018/10/12 13:13, Adam Funk wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have a new MP3/AAC player with some problems reading the metadata on
> some of the m4a files, so they come up "Unknown Artist" and "Unknown
> Album", even though I've made sure the tags are correct using easytag.
> 
> The file command gives
>    ISO Media, MP4 v2 [ISO 14496-14]
> for the ones the player handles correctly, and
>    ISO Media, Apple iTunes ALAC/AAC-LC (.M4A) Audio
> for the ones the player mangles.
> 
> I may have ripped some of the files with grip a few years ago, but the
> recent ones are all ripped from CDs using abcde.  I have the faac and
> libfaac0 packages pinned to version 1.28-0ubuntu2 because later
> versions were effectively broken for licensing reasons.
> 
> Any tips?

You could also try using VLC to play/convert the files

HIH
Hylton