VBR mp3 skipping/stuttering on 8GB model

Alright, you’ve got some interesting mp3s there, and I believe the issue is with Sound Juicer method of encoding. Looking at the bitrate activity, it remsembles that of ABR (ogg style). Although the bitrate is dynamic and is technically VBR, mp3’s encoded at VBR normally have a high and low bitrate that resembles the standard bitrates (64,96,128,160,192,256,320) and will jump between those states.  ABR on the other hand stays pretty stationary at irregular birates (your “around theworld” track averaged at around 200kbps). I’m guessing the Fuze doesn’t know how to handle decoding properly.

At the moment I suggest using Windows Media Player or CDEX (Best Open Source Mac CD Ripping Software 2022) to extract your cds into CBR mp3, until a fix for Fuze comes out  (I think it might be soon?)

Goodluck!