Hi Aminifu,
Thanks for the tip about Mediainfo! Here are the details of the file in question, I hope this is the right info:
General
Complete name : D:\Music\4. Singles (sorted)\Kaje Ft. Afrika Bambaataa - Hey Buddy.aac
Format : ADTS
Format/Info : Audio Data Transport Stream
File size : 5.88 MiB
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Track name : Hey Buddy
Performer : Kaje Ft. Afrika Bambaataa
Recorded date : 2005
Comment : aacPlus format
URL :
http://www.kajeonline.com/Audio
Format : AAC LC SBR
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity with Spectral Band Replication
Commercial name : HE-AAC
Format version : Version 2
Format settings : Implicit
Codec ID : 2
Bit rate mode : Variable
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel layout : C L R Ls Rs LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate : 23.438 FPS (2048 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 5.88 MiB (100%)
The alignment's gone a bit weird after copying/pasting.
I'll try the reinstall to see if I can get the DirectShow plug-in working hopefully later today. After that I'm away for the week.
Thanks to everyone who's helped so far, much appreciated