1 Set of sounds play while another does not

[Icct Hedrix]

When I first started converting music and files with Audacity, everything was going alright; sounds were loading, music was playing and everything was just darn peachy. Then I noticed that as I was converting more and more of my sounds and music, less and less of them were playing. Why? I keep converting them like all my others but there are some that don't work. I've taken some screen shots of two sound files, Twist It and Mossels.

http://img338.imageshack.us/i/twistit.jpg/
http://img27.imageshack.us/i/mossels.jpg/

Twist it does not work
Mossels does.
I cant think of why for the life of me.
Also I have noticed that when I export them in a 16 bit format then open them up again, the bit format has changed back to 32 bit. I wonder if this is the problem but it happens with both files that do work, and files that don't

[Renegade]

Are you using Audacity along with the converting guide linked to in the forum sticky? If so, the problem sounds like tag/metadata in the file. The game won't play wav files that include this data, so make sure that during the exportation process you clear all tag/metadata from the file (Audacity should prompt you with a dialog for this).

As for the 16-bit appearing as 32-bit, this is a common glitch in Audacity. Rest assured, after conversion, if you query the file properties in windows, it should report it as 16-bit. A good tactic (mentioned in the Tips & Tricks forum) to make sure "what you see is what you get" is to perform a "Mix and Render" (located under the Tracks menu) which displays the file as it will appear in its final form in the editor.

[Icct Hedrix]

Awesome, clearing the metadata fixes the problem. Thanks. I just have a question though. Is the distortion I get from playing some music files limitations of the source engine or HLDJ?

[Renegade]

HLDJ doesn't alter the file itself (not yet anyways), so any distortion is a result of the engine limitation and/or the conversion process. There are always little things you can do to squeeze out every last bit of quality, check out the Tips & Tricks forums for more ideas.