Does this update fix the slow pitch bug (regardless of filetype)? Sansafix mentioned they worked something out, but I’m not sure it’s included in THIS update or some future one. Or he simply meant fuze, not clip…thanks
Did you read the change log? It says a change was made, we will see with time how thorough this fix was.
No. It does not fix the 44.1kHz pitch error. I just checked at it’s still off. Looks like it will have to wait until the next update. I hope it’s not too long, since it seems
we just missed this one.
I just tested my ver 1 clip with the new firmware and a 1,000 Hz tone Mp3 file, when played back from the clip measures at 1,007 Hz.
If you listen to the 1,000 Hz and 1,007 Hz tones at the same time, you can clearly hear that they are out of tune.
This is important to people (like me) who like to play musical instruments along with the recorded music on their Clips.
This problem means that the music coming out of the clip is slightly (but noticeably) out of tune with real world.
In my test example, the Clip is slightly higher in pitch (plays slightly faster) than normal.
Though a small problem for non musicians, it is a big problem for musicians who want to use the Clip for practicing along with or for providing backing tracks to play along with at a performance.
Thanks for the firmware updates Sansa
Please fix this problem in the next firmware update.
Impressed - I had dragged the .bin file over to the device and disconnected it, and the device reported it was doing the firmware update. No holding down the power buttons or anything! Haven’t tried it out yet but did have a look at the loooong list of languages; this truly is an international playa now. :grin:
It just means you cant connect ot the updater server it is actually easier to go back to the first post in this thread, and then Click on the link for all regions and follow the instructions in that post to do a manual update.
Anyone having skipping issues on FLAC files with this new release? Seems to skip slightly about every 15-20 seconds - sometimes more noticeable than at other times.
Mp3s (only checked podcasts so far) seem to be playing back ok however.
Was the pitch problem existing even from the initial firmware versions?
Also it seems booting time takes a bit longer with the same media library loaded (compared to 2.01.16F).
Also usb recognition of mass storage is 2-3 second slower.
Pitch error was probably there from the very beginning, but as “99% of people on the forums don’t hear 2% pitch error, thus the problem does not exist” Fortunately, this attitude has changed recently and as in my case, I sticked with clip til the next firmware.
I can’t see anything in the *.32 changelog that would fix any of my problems, so I don’t upgrade, but boot time issues has been reported by other users too…
I, for one, don’t see that the boot time is either faster or slower; seems the same to me. One thing that I did have, though, was that I was unable to update the firmware by just dragging the file over to the root directory. I then hand to download, install and use Sansa’s updater. Worked like a dream, so all is well. FWIW, kudos to Sandisk for supporting their products. Seems as though the $50 for the 8gb Clip will be well worth it.
@pollyanna wrote:
I usually get , as I spent more for my 4GB Clip around a week before hearing about the 8GB Walmart deal.
But I always thought that polyanna’s ALWAYS saw the brighter side of things! :smileyvery-happy:
MOST always, but unfortunately I was given this nickname in an ironic sense by someone who assessed me through teh interwebs with an unsettling perspicacity.
Anyway, I believe I am the last adult adopter of an mp3 player on the planet. Not only is the Clip my first, but I had never even ripped a CD before I got it. So this site has been a big help to me thus far. Thanks, everyone!