Unity Issue Tracker - AudioClip's position change is inaccurate when using MP3 with variable bit rate
Fixed
UUM-15639
AudioClip's position change is inaccurate when using MP3 with variable bit rate
Unity: Platform Audio
Fixed
2023.2.X
Won't Fix
2023.3.X
2023.1.X
2022.3.X
2022.2.X
2022.1.X
2021.3.X
This issue was previously fixed in 2023.2
MP3 Xing table of content decoding has been fixed to improve seeking accuracy.
Already fixed in 2022.3.17f1
2022.1 has reached end of life so the issue will be fixed in a newer version.
Already fixed in 2021.3.34f1
How to reproduce:
1. Open the attached “Mp3PositionChangeIssue” project
2. Enter Play Mode
3. Click “Start Ok Mp3”
4. Click “Start Broken Mp3”
5. Observe the difference in how the song begins
Expected result: Both buttons make the song start at the same time (vocalist sings “Will you hold the line”)
Actual result: “Start Broken Mp3” button makes the song start later (vocalist sings “When every one of them has given up…”)