some tracks not streaming?

@indierocksteve wrote:

using SVN 1586 on Windows XP.

I’ve got some new tracks that were recently scanned (ie copied into my music folder) and they won’t play to connected iTunes machines. This is what I get in the log:

2007-08-09 08:19:21 (ba8d3fc0): Unknown meta code: daap.songalbumartist
2007-08-09 08:19:21 (ba8d3fc0): Unknown meta code: daap.songcategory
2007-08-09 08:19:21 (ba8d3fc0): Unknown meta code: daap.songextradata
2007-08-09 08:19:21 (ba8d3fc0): Unknown meta code: daap.songcontentdescription
2007-08-09 08:19:21 (ba8d3fc0): Unknown meta code: daap.songlongcontentdescription
2007-08-09 08:19:21 (ba8d3fc0): Unknown meta code: daap.songkeywords
2007-08-09 08:19:21 (ba8d3fc0): Unknown meta code: com.apple.itunes.is-podcast
2007-08-09 08:19:21 (ba8d3fc0): Unknown meta code: com.apple.itunes.mediakind
2007-08-09 08:19:21 (ba8d3fc0): Unknown meta code: com.apple.itunes.series-name
2007-08-09 08:19:21 (ba8d3fc0): Unknown meta code: com.apple.itunes.network-name
2007-08-09 08:19:21 (ba8d3fc0): Unknown meta code: com.apple.itunes.episode-num-str
2007-08-09 08:19:21 (ba8d3fc0): Unknown meta code: com.apple.itunes.episode-sort
2007-08-09 08:19:21 (ba8d3fc0): Unknown meta code: com.apple.itunes.season-num
2007-08-09 08:19:21 (ba8d3fc0): Unknown meta code: daap.songgapless
2007-08-09 08:19:21 (ba8d3fc0): Unknown meta code: com.apple.itunes.gapless-enc-del
2007-08-09 08:19:21 (ba8d3fc0): Unknown meta code: com.apple.itunes.gapless-heur
2007-08-09 08:19:21 (ba8d3fc0): Unknown meta code: com.apple.itunes.gapless-enc-dr
2007-08-09 08:19:21 (ba8d3fc0): Unknown meta code: com.apple.itunes.gapless-dur
2007-08-09 08:19:21 (ba8d3fc0): Unknown meta code: com.apple.itunes.gapless-resy
2007-08-09 08:19:23 (ba8d3fc0): Unknown meta code: com.apple.itunes.is-podcast-playlist
2007-08-09 08:19:23 (ba8d3fc0): Unknown meta code: com.apple.itunes.special-playlist
2007-08-09 08:19:31 (e3def8e0): Rescanning database
2007-08-09 08:19:38 (a56d1eaa): Thread 10: could not read: An established connection was aborted by the software in your host machine.

2007-08-09 08:20:03 (e3def8e0): Starting playlist scan
2007-08-09 08:20:09 (e3def8e0): Updating playlists
2007-08-09 08:20:09 (e3def8e0): Scanned 22754 songs (was 22754) in 38 seconds
2007-08-09 08:22:03 (a5743f97): Session 0: Streaming file ‘Jay-Z – The Blueprint – 06 – U Don’t Know.m4a’ to 172.16.170.204 (offset 0)
2007-08-09 08:22:03 (a5743f97): Write error: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host.

2007-08-09 08:22:16 (1fe3c235): Session 0: Streaming file ‘Jay-Z – The Dynasty Roc la Familia – 03 – I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me).m4a’ to 172.16.170.204 (offset 0)
2007-08-09 08:22:16 (1fe3c235): Write error: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host.

2007-08-09 08:22:35 (1fe798dc): Session 0: Streaming file ‘Jay-Z – Vol. 2 Hard Knock Life – 07 – A Week Ago.m4a’ to 172.16.170.204 (offset 0)
2007-08-09 08:22:35 (1fe798dc): Write error: An established connection was aborted by the software in your host machine.

any ideas?

bad headers?

The connection was closed by iTunes. How were they ripped, and are they fast-start?

@indierocksteve wrote:

I converted them using nero’s command line aac converter and I have no idea if they’re “fast start”

Then they’re probably not optimized for fast start streaming. The Nero codec is one that doesn’t create fast start AAC’s by default. Check out this link for an explanation and options for “fixing” the files:

http://www.rokulabs.com/support_sb_ts_playback.php

Look for the FAQ that reads:

When I try to play certain AAC files with iTunes, the SoundBridge appears to “lock up” for several minutes while saying “Preparing to play…”. If left to sit for a couple of minutes, audio will eventually play (or sometimes the SoundBridge will reboot). What is wrong?