On 05/02/2016 18:34, Jim Lesurf wrote:
In article , Bob Latham
wrote:


That is why I have no understanding of a gapless track. The intended
silence is part of the track, there is no gap.

Sorry we may be talking at cross purposes here.

I have CDs and other recordings where there are 'tracks' or index points
indicating a time just before another movement begins. But the background
noises - e.g. audience noises - are continuous. Having tracks lets you
choose to start at a movement other than the first. But you don't want a
short 'total silence' at the handover.

Some classical works have sections or movements with no break at all. Yet
may be 'tracked' on a CD. FWIW I downloaded the high rez flac files of
Britten's War Requiem (superb!) and Peter Grimes, and they have 'file
splits' like this because you can buy individual items from the entire
work.

Not just classical. Plays, audiobooks, prog rock, live and concept
albums too.

My solution when converting CDs to MP3 was to either
convert half the CD (i.e. one LP side) into a single MP3
or
listen to it, note which tracks blend into the next,
and convert the groups into single MP3s.

I don't suppose MP3s preserve phase so there's bound to be a click
between files even if there's no gap.
So I should bite the bullet and convert all my CDs again to FLAC.

--
Eiron.