Song revuses to play in Dopamine specificly

[Timta777]

It just doesn't want to play it refuses to

Dopamine_zwDVnX31LZ.mp4

[UnknownExplorer13]

What's the format of the file? If it's M4A and uses ALAC encoding (Apple's version of FLAC) then Dopamine doesn't support it yet.

Either convert to FLAC to keep it lossless or (if you're fine with having lossy copies for now) convert to M4A AAC until Dopamine adds support for ALAC.

If that's not the issue then consider posting it here and I'm sure digimezzo will look into it.

[Timta777]

its a FLAC

[Timta777]

and its also lossless

[Timta777]

Size: 19,6 MB (20.623.118 bytes)
Size on disc: 19,6 MB (20.623.360 bytes)

(if this helps any)

PS:got it from Soulseek so maybe you could find the exact file

[Timta777]

Update: converted the file to M4A and it simply just plays (just still questioning why the original doesn't)

[digimezzo]

@Timta777 Coudl you share the original file?

[Timta777]

Ooyy - Faded.zip

(flac file format was not supported so i put it in a .zip file)

@Timta777 Coudl you share the original file?

[zsoltvaradi-git]

I confirm it does not play. Dopamine 3 preview 39 on Win11. Windows Media Player and VLC can play the file no problem.

[2025-11-02 14:52:40.140] [error] [GlobalErrorHandler] [handleError]  Handling global error. Error: Uncaught (in promise): EncodingError: Failed to execute 'decodeAudioData' on 'BaseAudioContext': Unable to decode audio data
Error: Failed to execute 'decodeAudioData' on 'BaseAudioContext': Unable to decode audio data

[Timta777]

I noticed

[Yuno-Tesu]

Hello, the primary issue seems to be with the embedded image file.

You can right click the file and open with dopamine which would result in a crash. Open dopamine normally right after and it would keep crashing as this file is set as being played.

After removing the cover, if you right click and open the file, it errors out. But, if you open dopamine normally right after, it would have the file loaded and be able to play it as well.

The image file is definitely a big part of the issue. However, the .flac file itself also seems questionable.

I believe the following is the part of the log that is relevant:

[2025-12-29 23:08:31.030] [info]  [Main] [Main] +++ Starting +++
[2025-12-29 23:08:31.923] [info]  [AppComponent] [ngOnInit] +++ Started Dopamine 3.0.0 +++
[2025-12-29 23:08:31.964] [info]  [AppearanceService] [applyTheme] Applied theme name=Jordan's Theme' and theme classes='default-theme-dark'
[2025-12-29 23:08:31.975] [info]  [QueuePersister] [restore] Restoring queue
[2025-12-29 23:08:32.072] [info]  [QueuePersister] [restore] Restored queue of 1 tracks. Time required: 0 ms
[2025-12-29 23:08:32.074] [info]  [Queue] [restoreTracks] Restored '1' tracks
[2025-12-29 23:08:32.079] [info]  [PlaybackService] [play] Playing 'C:\Users\franc\Music\Dopamine\Ooyy - Faded.flac'
[2025-12-29 23:08:32.080] [info]  [PlaybackService] [pause] Pausing 'C:\Users\franc\Music\Dopamine\Ooyy - Faded.flac'
[2025-12-29 23:08:32.083] [info]  [DatabaseMigrator] [migrateAsync] The database is up to date. No migrations to perform.
[2025-12-29 23:08:32.108] [info]  [FileService] [getAllParameters] Parameters: C:\Users\franc\AppData\Local\Programs\Dopamine\Dopamine.exe, C:\Users\franc\Music\Dopamine\Ooyy - Faded.flac
[2025-12-29 23:08:32.110] [info]  [FileService] [getAllParameters] File queue: 
[2025-12-29 23:08:32.111] [info]  [FileService] [hasPlayableFilesAsGivenParameters] Found parameters: C:\Users\franc\AppData\Local\Programs\Dopamine\Dopamine.exe, C:\Users\franc\Music\Dopamine\Ooyy - Faded.flac
[2025-12-29 23:08:32.133] [info]  [FileService] [getAllParameters] Parameters: C:\Users\franc\AppData\Local\Programs\Dopamine\Dopamine.exe, C:\Users\franc\Music\Dopamine\Ooyy - Faded.flac
[2025-12-29 23:08:32.135] [info]  [FileService] [getAllParameters] File queue: 
[2025-12-29 23:08:32.141] [info]  [Main] [clear-file-queue] Clearing file queue
[2025-12-29 23:08:32.136] [info]  [FileService] [enqueueGivenParameterFilesAsync] Found parameters: C:\Users\franc\AppData\Local\Programs\Dopamine\Dopamine.exe, C:\Users\franc\Music\Dopamine\Ooyy - Faded.flac
[2025-12-29 23:08:32.143] [info]  [Queue] [setTracks] Set '1' tracks. Shuffle=false
[2025-12-29 23:08:32.144] [info]  [PlaybackService] [stopAndPlay] Stopping 'C:\Users\franc\Music\Dopamine\Ooyy - Faded.flac'
[2025-12-29 23:08:32.145] [info]  [PlaybackService] [play] Playing 'C:\Users\franc\Music\Dopamine\Ooyy - Faded.flac'
[2025-12-29 23:08:32.211] [error] [GlobalErrorHandler] [handleError]  Handling global error. Error: Uncaught (in promise): AbortError: The play() request was interrupted by a call to pause(). https://goo.gl/LdLk22
[2025-12-29 23:08:32.213] [info]  [GlobalErrorHandler] [showGlobalErrorDialog] Showing global error dialog
[2025-12-29 23:08:33.156] [warn]  [DiscordApi] [setPresence] Discord client is not ready. Attempting reconnect.
[2025-12-29 23:08:33.160] [error] [DiscordApi] [login] Failed to log into Discord client: Error: Could not connect
[2025-12-29 23:08:34.159] [info]  [PlaybackService] [preloadNextTrackAfterDelay] Preloaded 'C:\Users\franc\Music\Dopamine\Ooyy - Faded.flac'
[2025-12-29 23:08:34.469] [info]  [GlobalErrorHandler] [showGlobalErrorDialog] Closing application
[2025-12-29 23:08:34.476] [info]  [QueuePersister] [save] Saving queue
[2025-12-29 23:08:34.483] [info]  [QueuePersister] [save] Saved queue of 1 tracks
[2025-12-29 23:08:34.507] [info]  [DiscordApi] [shutdown] Discord client destroyed.
[2025-12-29 23:08:38.558] [info]  [Main] [Main] +++ Starting +++
[2025-12-29 23:08:39.445] [info]  [AppComponent] [ngOnInit] +++ Started Dopamine 3.0.0 +++
[2025-12-29 23:08:39.491] [info]  [AppearanceService] [applyTheme] Applied theme name=Jordan's Theme' and theme classes='default-theme-dark'
[2025-12-29 23:08:39.503] [info]  [QueuePersister] [restore] Restoring queue
[2025-12-29 23:08:39.612] [info]  [QueuePersister] [restore] Restored queue of 1 tracks. Time required: 0 ms
[2025-12-29 23:08:39.613] [info]  [Queue] [restoreTracks] Restored '1' tracks
[2025-12-29 23:08:39.618] [info]  [PlaybackService] [play] Playing 'C:\Users\franc\Music\Dopamine\Ooyy - Faded.flac'
[2025-12-29 23:08:39.620] [info]  [PlaybackService] [pause] Pausing 'C:\Users\franc\Music\Dopamine\Ooyy - Faded.flac'
[2025-12-29 23:08:39.623] [info]  [DatabaseMigrator] [migrateAsync] The database is up to date. No migrations to perform.
[2025-12-29 23:08:39.653] [info]  [FileService] [getAllParameters] Parameters: C:\Users\franc\AppData\Local\Programs\Dopamine\Dopamine.exe
[2025-12-29 23:08:39.656] [info]  [FileService] [getAllParameters] File queue: 
[2025-12-29 23:08:39.657] [info]  [FileService] [hasPlayableFilesAsGivenParameters] Found parameters: C:\Users\franc\AppData\Local\Programs\Dopamine\Dopamine.exe
[2025-12-29 23:08:39.693] [info]  [AlbumBrowserComponent] [orderAlbums] Finished ordering albums. Time required: 0 ms
[2025-12-29 23:08:39.702] [info]  [TrackSorter] [sortByTitleAscending] Finished sorting tracks by title ascending. Time required: 7 ms
[2025-12-29 23:08:39.704] [info]  [TrackBrowserComponent] [orderTracks] Finished ordering tracks. Time required: 9 ms
[2025-12-29 23:08:39.705] [info]  [TrackSorter] [sortByAlbum] Finished sorting tracks by album. Time required: 0 ms
[2025-12-29 23:08:39.707] [info]  [TrackBrowserComponent] [orderTracks] Finished ordering tracks. Time required: 2 ms
[2025-12-29 23:08:40.255] [info]  [AlbumService] [getAllAlbums] Finished getting all albums. Time required: 9 ms
[2025-12-29 23:08:40.259] [info]  [AlbumSorter] [sortByAlbumTitleAscending] Finished sorting albums by title ascending. Time required: 1 ms
[2025-12-29 23:08:40.261] [info]  [AlbumBrowserComponent] [orderAlbums] Finished ordering albums. Time required: 3 ms
[2025-12-29 23:08:40.453] [info]  [TrackService] [getTracksForAlbums] Finished getting tracks for albums. Time required: 4 ms
[2025-12-29 23:08:40.456] [info]  [TrackSorter] [sortByAlbum] Finished sorting tracks by album. Time required: 0 ms
[2025-12-29 23:08:40.457] [info]  [TrackBrowserComponent] [orderTracks] Finished ordering tracks. Time required: 1 ms
[2025-12-29 23:08:40.687] [warn]  [DiscordApi] [setPresence] Discord client is not ready. Attempting reconnect.
[2025-12-29 23:08:40.691] [error] [DiscordApi] [login] Failed to log into Discord client: Error: Could not connect
[2025-12-29 23:08:41.507] [info]  [PlaybackService] [resume] Resuming 'C:\Users\franc\Music\Dopamine\Ooyy - Faded.flac'
[2025-12-29 23:08:41.642] [info]  [PlaybackService] [preloadNextTrackAfterDelay] Preloaded 'C:\Users\franc\Music\Dopamine\Ooyy - Faded.flac'
[2025-12-29 23:08:41.690] [info]  [IndexingService] [indexCollection] Indexing collection.
[2025-12-29 23:08:41.693] [info]  [UpdateService] [checkForUpdatesAsync] Checking for updates
[2025-12-29 23:08:41.872] [info]  [Indexer] [indexCollectionIfOutdatedAsync] Indexing collection.
[2025-12-29 23:08:42.227] [info]  [UpdateService] [checkForUpdatesAsync] Current=3.0.0, Latest=3.0.0-preview.40
[2025-12-29 23:08:42.228] [info]  [UpdateService] [checkForUpdatesAsync] Latest (3.0.0-preview.40) <= Current (3.0.0). Nothing to do.
[2025-12-29 23:08:42.511] [warn]  [DiscordApi] [setPresence] Discord client is not ready. Attempting reconnect.
[2025-12-29 23:08:42.513] [error] [DiscordApi] [login] Failed to log into Discord client: Error: Could not connect
[2025-12-29 23:08:43.054] [info]  [CollectionChecker] [isCollectionOutdatedAsync] Collection is up to date
[2025-12-29 23:08:43.054] [info]  [Indexer] [indexCollectionIfOutdatedAsync] Collection is not outdated.
[2025-12-29 23:08:43.058] [info]  [AlbumArtworkIndexer] [indexAlbumArtworkAsync] +++ STARTED INDEXING ALBUM ARTWORK +++
[2025-12-29 23:08:43.063] [info]  [AlbumArtworkRemover] [removeAlbumArtworkThatHasNoTrackAsync] There is no album artwork to remove. Time required: 3 ms.
[2025-12-29 23:08:43.067] [info]  [AlbumArtworkRemover] [removeAlbumArtworkForTracksThatNeedAlbumArtworkIndexingAsync] There is no album artwork to remove. Time required: 2 ms.
[2025-12-29 23:08:43.073] [info]  [AlbumArtworkAdder] [addAlbumArtworkForTracksThatNeedAlbumArtworkIndexingAsync] Found 1 album data that needs indexing
[2025-12-29 23:08:43.082] [info]  [AlbumArtworkRemover] [removeAlbumArtworkThatIsNotInTheDatabaseFromDiskAsync] Found 561 album artwork in the database
[2025-12-29 23:08:43.083] [info]  [AlbumArtworkRemover] [removeAlbumArtworkThatIsNotInTheDatabaseFromDiskAsync] Found 561 artworkIds in the database
[2025-12-29 23:08:43.109] [info]  [AlbumArtworkRemover] [removeAlbumArtworkThatIsNotInTheDatabaseFromDiskAsync] Found 561 artwork files on disk
[2025-12-29 23:08:43.116] [info]  [AlbumArtworkIndexer] [indexAlbumArtworkAsync] +++ FINISHED INDEXING ALBUM ARTWORK (Time required: 56 ms) +++
[2025-12-29 23:08:43.681] [info]  [AlbumService] [getAllAlbums] Finished getting all albums. Time required: 11 ms
[2025-12-29 23:08:43.741] [info]  [TrackService] [getTracksForAlbums] Finished getting tracks for albums. Time required: 6 ms
[2025-12-29 23:08:43.914] [info]  [AlbumSorter] [sortByAlbumTitleAscending] Finished sorting albums by title ascending. Time required: 1 ms
[2025-12-29 23:08:43.916] [info]  [AlbumBrowserComponent] [orderAlbums] Finished ordering albums. Time required: 3 ms
[2025-12-29 23:08:43.917] [info]  [TrackSorter] [sortByAlbum] Finished sorting tracks by album. Time required: 0 ms
[2025-12-29 23:08:43.918] [info]  [TrackBrowserComponent] [orderTracks] Finished ordering tracks. Time required: 1 ms
[2025-12-29 23:09:00.594] [info]  [QueuePersister] [save] Saving queue
[2025-12-29 23:09:00.600] [info]  [QueuePersister] [save] Saved queue of 1 tracks
[2025-12-29 23:09:00.617] [info]  [DiscordApi] [shutdown] Discord client destroyed.
[2025-12-29 23:09:05.741] [info]  [Main] [Main] +++ Starting +++
[2025-12-29 23:09:06.600] [info]  [AppComponent] [ngOnInit] +++ Started Dopamine 3.0.0 +++
[2025-12-29 23:09:06.640] [info]  [AppearanceService] [applyTheme] Applied theme name=Jordan's Theme' and theme classes='default-theme-dark'
[2025-12-29 23:09:06.651] [info]  [QueuePersister] [restore] Restoring queue
[2025-12-29 23:09:06.749] [info]  [QueuePersister] [restore] Restored queue of 1 tracks. Time required: 0 ms
[2025-12-29 23:09:06.751] [info]  [Queue] [restoreTracks] Restored '1' tracks
[2025-12-29 23:09:06.756] [info]  [PlaybackService] [play] Playing 'C:\Users\franc\Music\Dopamine\Ooyy - Faded.flac'
[2025-12-29 23:09:06.757] [info]  [PlaybackService] [pause] Pausing 'C:\Users\franc\Music\Dopamine\Ooyy - Faded.flac'
[2025-12-29 23:09:06.760] [info]  [DatabaseMigrator] [migrateAsync] The database is up to date. No migrations to perform.
[2025-12-29 23:09:06.787] [info]  [FileService] [getAllParameters] Parameters: C:\Users\franc\AppData\Local\Programs\Dopamine\Dopamine.exe, C:\Users\franc\Music\Dopamine\Ooyy - Faded.flac
[2025-12-29 23:09:06.789] [info]  [FileService] [getAllParameters] File queue: 
[2025-12-29 23:09:06.790] [info]  [FileService] [hasPlayableFilesAsGivenParameters] Found parameters: C:\Users\franc\AppData\Local\Programs\Dopamine\Dopamine.exe, C:\Users\franc\Music\Dopamine\Ooyy - Faded.flac
[2025-12-29 23:09:06.814] [info]  [FileService] [getAllParameters] Parameters: C:\Users\franc\AppData\Local\Programs\Dopamine\Dopamine.exe, C:\Users\franc\Music\Dopamine\Ooyy - Faded.flac
[2025-12-29 23:09:06.816] [info]  [FileService] [getAllParameters] File queue: 
[2025-12-29 23:09:06.821] [info]  [Main] [clear-file-queue] Clearing file queue
[2025-12-29 23:09:06.817] [info]  [FileService] [enqueueGivenParameterFilesAsync] Found parameters: C:\Users\franc\AppData\Local\Programs\Dopamine\Dopamine.exe, C:\Users\franc\Music\Dopamine\Ooyy - Faded.flac
[2025-12-29 23:09:06.824] [info]  [Queue] [setTracks] Set '1' tracks. Shuffle=false
[2025-12-29 23:09:06.825] [info]  [PlaybackService] [stopAndPlay] Stopping 'C:\Users\franc\Music\Dopamine\Ooyy - Faded.flac'
[2025-12-29 23:09:06.827] [info]  [PlaybackService] [play] Playing 'C:\Users\franc\Music\Dopamine\Ooyy - Faded.flac'
[2025-12-29 23:09:06.893] [error] [GlobalErrorHandler] [handleError]  Handling global error. Error: Uncaught (in promise): AbortError: The play() request was interrupted by a call to pause(). https://goo.gl/LdLk22
[2025-12-29 23:09:06.895] [info]  [GlobalErrorHandler] [showGlobalErrorDialog] Showing global error dialog
[2025-12-29 23:09:07.837] [warn]  [DiscordApi] [setPresence] Discord client is not ready. Attempting reconnect.
[2025-12-29 23:09:07.841] [error] [DiscordApi] [login] Failed to log into Discord client: Error: Could not connect
[2025-12-29 23:09:08.386] [info]  [GlobalErrorHandler] [showGlobalErrorDialog] Closing application
[2025-12-29 23:09:08.397] [info]  [QueuePersister] [save] Saving queue
[2025-12-29 23:09:08.408] [info]  [QueuePersister] [save] Saved queue of 1 tracks
[2025-12-29 23:09:08.429] [info]  [DiscordApi] [shutdown] Discord client destroyed.

[Yuno-Tesu]

Image files for reference:

(1) Error with album art

(2) Playing without album art