If you can play the file on your PC, but not import it into Vegas, it would indicate that Vegas doesn’t want to know. Some background info for you: The suffix – MP3 – is just an envelop that can “indicate” what is inside it. Just because it says MP3 doesn’t mean that Vegas will open it! – And yes, you’ve now proved that!
O…K… You have 2 choices to try out, but before that do download the TWO freebie Media CODEC interrogators so you can then tell us here what CODEC is needed to decode that which is inside that “MP3”:
1] MediaInfo – we all use this all the time.
2] G-Spot. It’s been around for ever . . . .
Here are your 2 choices:
A] Try and import directly into Vegas using Vegas Explorer. At present you are dragging from where? Windows Media Player? Windows Explorer? It could be your “player” is capable to DECODE the MP3 and now you are needing to Import into Vegas, all bets are off?
B] Render those MP3 files as something that Vegas will “natively” recognise. Using MediaInfo and G-Spot will help you determine just what is inside those MP3s.
I’d strongly advise you NOT to get further CODEC packs to try an import MP3s.
Why your approach was successful before, I have absolutely no idea at all! But, we now need to start from “here” and hopefully get you on your way.
Cheers
Grazie
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