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 Post subject: View Sample Rate?
PostPosted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:32 am 
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Hi All,

How do I view the sample rate with windows 8.1 using Classic Shell?

Any help is greatly appreciated! Thank you!


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 Post subject: Re: View Sample Rate?
PostPosted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 10:18 am 
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You mean the sampling rate of an audio file in Explorer? Microsoft removed that after XP but you can install the freeware MediaTab to see all the possible media-related details: http://winaero.com/blog/see-detailed-pr ... -mediatab/

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If you want to view the Sample rate on the Details tab in Properties, the method is a bit tedious as you must do so on a per-file type basis. For example, to show it for .wav files,

1. Open Registry Editor (Regedit.exe)
2. Go to this key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.wav.
3. You will see various string values on the right. ExtendedTileInfo means the information shown in Content View, Full Details=info shown on the Details tab of the file's properties, InfoTip=info shown in the tooltip of a file and PreviewDetails=info shown in the Explorer Details pane.
4. Suppose we want to edit FullDetails. Double click it and copy its contents to Notepad. They will be:

prop:System.PropGroup.Description;System.Title;System.Media.SubTitle;System.Rating;System.PropGroup.Media;System.Music.Artist;System.Music.AlbumTitle;System.Media.Year;System.Music.TrackNumber;System.Music.Genre;System.Media.Duration;System.PropGroup.Audio;System.Audio.EncodingBitrate;System.PropGroup.Origin;System.Media.DateEncoded;System.Copyright;System.PropGroup.Content;System.ParentalRating;System.ParentalRatingReason;System.PropGroup.FileSystem;System.ItemNameDisplay;System.ItemType;System.ItemFolderPathDisplay;System.DateCreated;System.DateModified;System.Size;System.FileAttributes;System.OfflineAvailability;System.OfflineStatus;System.SharedWith;System.FileOwner;System.ComputerName

Now we need to add System.Audio.SampleRate to this list. I added it after System.Media.Duration so the final text becomes:

prop:System.PropGroup.Description;System.Title;System.Media.SubTitle;System.Rating;System.PropGroup.Media;System.Music.Artist;System.Music.AlbumTitle;System.Media.Year;System.Music.TrackNumber;System.Music.Genre;System.Media.Duration;System.Audio.SampleRate;System.PropGroup.Audio;System.Audio.EncodingBitrate;System.PropGroup.Origin;System.Media.DateEncoded;System.Copyright;System.PropGroup.Content;System.ParentalRating;System.ParentalRatingReason;System.PropGroup.FileSystem;System.ItemNameDisplay;System.ItemType;System.ItemFolderPathDisplay;System.DateCreated;System.DateModified;System.Size;System.FileAttributes;System.OfflineAvailability;System.OfflineStatus;System.SharedWith;System.FileOwner;System.ComputerName

Now copy this back to the FullDetails view.

After doing the above steps, you will be able to see 'Audio sample rate' for .WAV files on the Details tab.

Similarly, for .mp3 files, I edited "PreviewDetails" key to add System.Audio.SampleRate at this key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.mp3.

Note that this trick may not work for all file types, only for those for which there are property handlers installed which can read this property. You can install a free app like AudioShell to get more capable property handlers for audio files.


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