# Bit Rates Differ **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [December 21, 2016, 12:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bit-rates-differ/18537 "2016-12-21T12:15:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jcmoonjr](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e99b99/32.png) [@jcmoonjr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jcmoonjr)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 12:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bit-rates-differ/18537/1 "2016-12-21T12:15:25Z")
Why does MP3Tag show the Bit Rate for some songs (see attached) as 128 but Windows 10 Explorer show 320? Which is correct? How can it be different? While getting screenshots together for this, I also noticed that MP3Tag shows the length of the song as over 9 minutes but the song is barely 4 minutes. Something seems not right. ![](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/f/fa9473dce7cf7d4fa798d5ab647948dbfff3acc7.PNG) ---
**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bit-rates-differ/18537/2 "2016-12-21T12:21:32Z")
> [@JC Moon](#): > > Why does MP3Tag show the Bit Rate for some songs (see attached) as 128 but Windows 10 Explorer show 320? > Which is correct? > How can it be different? > While getting screenshots together for this, I also noticed that MP3Tag shows the length of the song as over 9 minutes but the song is barely 4 minutes. > Something seems not right. What format has the file? If it is an mp3 VBR, then please repair the VBR header. You may use Mp3val or Foobar2000 for that, as a suggestion. ---
**Author:** ![jcmoonjr](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e99b99/32.png) [@jcmoonjr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jcmoonjr)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bit-rates-differ/18537/3 "2016-12-21T13:37:52Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#): > > What format has the file? If it is an mp3 VBR, then please repair the VBR header. > You may use Mp3val or Foobar2000 for that, as a suggestion. It shows as CBR Do your suggestions still apply? ---
**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 4:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bit-rates-differ/18537/4 "2016-12-21T16:15:27Z")
> [@JC Moon](#): > > It shows as CBR > Do your suggestions still apply? mp3val has a scan function that analyses but does not modify files. If it reports nothing suspicious, no harm is done. To me it looks as though the header is somehow damaged and depending on the preferences, each program picks the data it likes. So I would say: it is worth a try. ---
**Author:** ![jcmoonjr](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e99b99/32.png) [@jcmoonjr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jcmoonjr)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bit-rates-differ/18537/5 "2016-12-21T19:36:58Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#): > > mp3val has a scan function that analyses but does not modify files. If it reports nothing suspicious, no harm is done. > > To me it looks as though the header is somehow damaged and depending on the preferences, each program picks the data it likes. > So I would say: it is worth a try. And that seemed to work/fixed the issue Thanks so much! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bit-rates-differ/18537/6 "2026-02-09T12:26:34Z")