# Regular audio drops in some MP4 podcasts **URL:** \ **Category:** Archived\ **Tags:** roku-developer-program\ **Created:** [December 10, 2010, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/regular-audio-drops-in-some-mp4-podcasts/1343 "2010-12-10T22:37:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TheEndless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@TheEndless](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/TheEndless)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2010, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/regular-audio-drops-in-some-mp4-podcasts/1343/1 "2010-12-10T22:37:01Z")
I and some other users have noticed that there are some video podcasts that exhibit regular audio dropouts and “chipmunk” voices when played on the Roku, but not when played on other devices/players. For instance, all of the G4 podcasts exhibit this behavior. Here’s an example of one that has both frequent audio drops and chipmunk voice: [http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp4 … nt\_pod.mp4](http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp4/podcast.g4tv.com/videoDB/046/230/video46230/ws214_parkant_pod.mp4) And a couple others that exhibit one or both of these. I can provide more examples, if necessary. [http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp4 … st\_pod.mp4](http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp4/podcast.g4tv.com/videoDB/050/210/video50210/as20101207_visionquest_pod.mp4) [http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp4 … 09\_pod.mp4](http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp4/podcast.g4tv.com/videoDB/050/286/video50286/mo169_mmoreport_101209_pod.mp4) A resolution to this would be most welcome.. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![TheEndless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@TheEndless](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/TheEndless)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/regular-audio-drops-in-some-mp4-podcasts/1343/2 "2010-12-14T18:33:38Z")
Bumping in hopes of getting some acknowledgment from “the powers that be”… ---
**Author:** ![RokuKevin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee7513/32.png) [@RokuKevin](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/RokuKevin)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/regular-audio-drops-in-some-mp4-podcasts/1343/3 "2010-12-14T19:19:54Z")
I’ll take a look at these. –Kevin ---
**Author:** ![AeroJack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@AeroJack](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/AeroJack)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2010, 3:58am UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/regular-audio-drops-in-some-mp4-podcasts/1343/4 "2010-12-23T03:58:15Z")
I have noticed this also recently in video podcasts from the NY Times: Pouge and “The Minimalist.” Both in a home-grown app that I am working on and on the iTunes Podcast Channel. Both stutter and the audio is higher in pitch than it should be. ---
**Author:** ![RokuKevin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee7513/32.png) [@RokuKevin](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/RokuKevin)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2011, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/regular-audio-drops-in-some-mp4-podcasts/1343/5 "2011-01-04T19:21:15Z")
We’ve taken a look at these links, and have fixed the issue in an internal build. We’ll include the fix in an upcoming release. Thanks, –Kevin ---
**Author:** ![evilmax17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f08c70/32.png) [@evilmax17](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/evilmax17)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/regular-audio-drops-in-some-mp4-podcasts/1343/6 "2011-01-04T19:30:28Z")
> “RokuKevin” wrote: > We’ve taken a look at these links, and have fixed the issue in an internal build. We’ll include the fix in an upcoming release. > > Thanks, > > –Kevin > I was seeing a very similar problem: [viewtopic.php?f=34&t=34871](http://forums.roku.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=34871) Would you happen to know if your fixes for this issue also resolve mine? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![RokuMarkn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac8455/32.png) [@RokuMarkn](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/RokuMarkn)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/regular-audio-drops-in-some-mp4-podcasts/1343/7 "2011-01-04T21:45:56Z")
As far as I can tell, that video is also playing correctly with this fix. –Mark ---
**Author:** ![evilmax17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f08c70/32.png) [@evilmax17](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/evilmax17)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2011, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/regular-audio-drops-in-some-mp4-podcasts/1343/8 "2011-01-04T21:56:18Z")
> “RokuMarkn” wrote: > As far as I can tell, that video is also playing correctly with this fix. > > –Mark > Great to hear, thanks for checking! ---
**Author:** ![TheEndless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@TheEndless](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/TheEndless)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/regular-audio-drops-in-some-mp4-podcasts/1343/9 "2011-01-06T14:47:50Z")
> “RokuKevin” wrote: > We’ve taken a look at these links, and have fixed the issue in an internal build. We’ll include the fix in an upcoming release. > > Thanks, > > –Kevin > Great news! Thanks, Kevin!