Sample Error: it may corrupted or not licensed

[mahashara]

I use Live 9.6.1 and My macbook is 10.9.5
I installed latest version of the quick time player
I can play all the files in finder through quicktime player
but I can't play & drag certain files into abletion
because it said "The file "Certain files" could not be read. It may be corrupt or not licensed.
Lol I hate this problem anyone please help me!!!
and Thanks for all your comments and help!

[chrk]

There's a help article on this topic: Why Can't I Import Compressed Audio Files Into Live? | Ableton

[aklisiewicz]

same problem with MP3 files, so far no solution, very upset

[aklisiewicz]

I applied all suggestions from the linked page. NO FIX

[Tarekith]

Send me a link to one of the problematic mp3s via PMs and I can take a look at it for you if you want. You can also send it to me via the uploader in my forum signature.

[Soundesainz]

I had exactly the same problem. Ableton Live 9.7 didnt even allowed me to import mp3 and videos anymore, it stopped working from one day to another.

The SOLUTION was that I imported some QT codecs into my library folder (on Mac) in the wrong place. It was supposed to be under Macintosh HD --> Library --> Quicktime. But instead I copied them into my User Name --> Library.

Once i deleted this duplicate Quicktime folder, Ableton started to work, allowing me to import mp3 and videos files once again.

Hope this helps.