WOW, that was pretty cool. Actually interesting seeing it run on someone else's gear. It was plain to see that it was still in time however. It still sounds like you are having (other) issues as well though. The only thing that seems to work...at least on my conductor...is to run the MP3's @ 128kbps. Did you try that?
I hate to waste more time on this issue since there seems to be a workaround by using a specific bitrate. I was just hoping to find out what the variables were and how they affected the conductor since I had trouble using it to run my show. I hope this was not an exercise in futility as it seems to me that there are some definite issues/concerns that the same files perform differently on different...albeit supposedly the same...hardware. The fact that I am apparently not the only one having this issue gives me some comfort as it leads me to believe that it is not something I am doing. Still, the fact that the same files are in time on your gear, but out of time on mine really has me puzzled. I wished I understood more of the mechanics to be able to troubleshoot.
I would be willing to share my files with anyone that can help troubleshoot and/or fix this.
Thanks,
-Keith