Sometimes you may upload beats and they just don't play on the players for whatever reason. The most common cause of this is the encoder used to encode the mp3's in the first place. I've encountered problems with LAME encoder, which for some reason conflicts with out streaming server. There is an easy fix for this, just re-encode your beats using iTunes and re-upload the beats. For information on how to encode mp3's using iTunes, please follow these really quick and easy steps;

1. Open iTunes Preferences. Windows: Choose Edit > Preferences. Mac: Choose iTunes > Preferences.
2. Click the General button, then click the Importing Settings button in the second section of the window.
3. From the Import Using pop-up menu, choose MP3 as the encoding format that you want to convert the song to, then click OK to save the settings.
4. Select one or more songs in your library, then from the Advanced menu, choose one of the following (The menu item changes to show what's selected in your Importing preferences):
* Create MP3 version

The reason for this is because some mp3 encoders conflict with our streaming server. It is possible to have the encoding done on the server side, but this will result in only being allowed to upload 1 beat at a time. I feel this is a small sacrifice to make for multiple uploads and plus it's a lot easier than doing one by one. What do you think?

Thanks for this, I was just about to ask you why my player has problems on different computers and browsers. I'm gonna try this out first and see if it helps.

I tested my site on some computers at work and the beats show up but dont play but at home they play. I tested trubeats.com and they play at work and at home, but a lot QUICKER. Trying to improve my site as much as possible.

allcitybeats.com
Check it out and any suggestions would be helpful.

If they work one place and not another then this thread probably won't solve your problem. Sometimes when you internet connection is running slow obviously streaming will slow down as well and tracks with take longer to load. Apart from that, if it works on one computer it should work on the next.

The player on trubeats.com runs of a completely different server and it's not running from a streaming server either. If you ever want to test against another player, test the one on www.myflashstore.net/features - this one runs of the myFlashStore server.

Hmmmm, I wonder why I can't get them to play on some computers.
How can I get my beats on a different (dedicated?) server like TruBeats?

You can't unless you get a custom design job. Custom jobs start from $600

ahh. i just uploaded a beat and its not playin.. i converted it in fruity loops.. that's what ive been doin all the time.. so why would it stop working now?

I DID WHAT YOU SAID AND MY TRACKS WONT PLAY. MY TAG WILL PLAY BUT NOT MY BEATS. AND I USE THE SAME THING TO MAKE THE BEATS AND CONVERT THEM. PLEASE HELP.

I JUST SEEN IN ANOTHER THREAD I SHOULD TAKE THE ARTWORK OFF SO I DID AND IT WORKS. THANKS THO.

Great, glad you got everything sorted.

I have now put a warning in the beats section for anyone having problems uploading beats, it will tell them to take their iTunes artwork off and to read this thread.

i have no art work on any of my tracks but still certain tracks will not play they are all 128 bitrate any other suggestions