Exception in reading an MP3 file through AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(file)

Question

I am trying to read an MP3 file through class javax.sound.sampled.AudioSystem but I am getting an UnsupportedAudioFileException. My code trying to read the audio file looks like:-

AudioInputStream audioInputStream = 
    AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(file);

I am getting the following exception:-

javax.sound.sampled.UnsupportedAudioFileException: could not get audio input stream from input file

Does AudioSystem class not support mp3 format? If not then what formats does it supports? Or Am I doing some mistake here?

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 06 '15 at 08:11

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No it doesn't support MP3 (hence the UnsupportedAudioFileException). The supported files are quite basic (WAV and that sort of thing), so for any advanced codecs you'll need separate libraries.

answered Aug 06 '15 at 08:11

Kayaman

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Is there any way to read mp3 format file through Java without using thirdparty library? – Vineet Tyagi Aug 06 '15 at 08:14
Only if you write a library yourself. – Kayaman Aug 06 '15 at 08:17
@VineetTyagi Look at something like [mp3spi](http://www.javazoom.net/mp3spi/mp3spi.html) – greg-449 Aug 06 '15 at 08:27
@greg-449 It seems to be useful. I will try it. Thanks – Vineet Tyagi Aug 06 '15 at 08:31
See the [info. page for Java Sound](http://stackoverflow.com/tags/javasound/info) for both the cause of this problem and the fix (using the `mp3plugin.jar`).. – Andrew Thompson Aug 07 '15 at 11:50

Exception in reading an MP3 file through AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(file)

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