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[Feature Request] Support gapless playback #594

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JuxGD opened this issue Aug 5, 2024 · 1 comment
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[Feature Request] Support gapless playback #594

JuxGD opened this issue Aug 5, 2024 · 1 comment
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state: triage Under triage type: enhancement New feature or request

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JuxGD commented Aug 5, 2024

Description

Some tracks, especially in LPs, end transitioning seamlessly into another track (segues). Symphony has a pretty short time between track but it's not instant, breaking the "seamlessness" of it. Spotify supports this for albums only. foobar200 also does this (don't know the details, @scytho mentioned this)

Solution

We could have a "gapless into next track" setting for individual tracks and playlists/albums, when it's enabled it loads the beginning of the next track ahead of time (some time before the current track ends) so it can start playing it the instant the current track ends.

Alternatives

Have it happen globally, without a setting for specific tracks and playlists/albums, this would be configured with a "time between tracks" setting

Additional Context

  • Aetherborne LP from Chime is an album that uses segues for its tracks, you can notice it more starting from the 3rd track (Homeworld). This album is better experienced with gapless playback.

  • This issue used to be called "Support seamless transitions (segues)"

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@JuxGD JuxGD added the type: enhancement New feature or request label Aug 5, 2024
@zyrouge zyrouge added the state: triage Under triage label Aug 6, 2024
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scytho commented Aug 10, 2024

I think, this is called gapless playback. foobar2000 does this. It is important for the listening experience, i.e. on Mike Oldfield’s albums or film music.

This is one of the few features I am really missing. Otherwise Symphony is the best and the most logically behaving player I have found so far.

@JuxGD JuxGD changed the title [Feature Request] Support seamless transitions (segues) [Feature Request] Support gapless playback Aug 19, 2024
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