Originally Posted By: Funkifized
.. File is 00:26, but 19.7MB. ..

"One good rule of thumb is that CD-quality sound currently requires about 10 megabytes per minute."

Your half a minute clip should not be 19.7 MB
IMO that's the clue to start with.
Does it play in WinMediaPlayer?
Others?
Has it been scanned?

is it a 24/96 file and not 16/44?
You said you "ripped it from a lesson CD", so I assume the source was 16/44

What I notice in your original post is your Exception Stack:
Quote:
Exception stack
Stack list, generated 5/26/2020 12:20:11 AM
[0086A00A]{RealBand.exe} Unknown function at TMethodImplementationIntercept


TMethodImplementationIntercept is likely a clue



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