Rob wrote:

I've never noticed this gap problem with iTunes. When 'loading up' a
music file or CD, it goes through a process, which is long the lines of
'looking for gapless recordings', that seems to leave the recording as
intended. Just like LP in fact :-)

Rob
Is this the difference between AAC and MP3, or something more clever? I
thought that the gaps were an inherent feature of the MP3, but sometimes
sidestepped by the player.
I usually work around this on my PC using media player by setting the
tracks to crossfade, with the overlap zero seconds.
My not-an-ipod mp3 portable still puts gaps in though.

Roger Thorpe

Roger Thorpe wrote:
Rob wrote:

I've never noticed this gap problem with iTunes. When 'loading up' a
music file or CD, it goes through a process, which is long the lines
of 'looking for gapless recordings', that seems to leave the recording
as intended. Just like LP in fact :-)

Rob
Is this the difference between AAC and MP3, or something more clever? I
thought that the gaps were an inherent feature of the MP3, but sometimes
sidestepped by the player.
I usually work around this on my PC using media player by setting the
tracks to crossfade, with the overlap zero seconds.
My not-an-ipod mp3 portable still puts gaps in though.


So long as iTunes can recognise the music (which it does most of the
time, be it AAC, mp3, whatever) it sorts out albums to provide a
seamless playback. I don't listen to much classical music - but on say
Abbey Road each track merges as it should, with no breaks. Same with
iPod Touch.

I've not done a forensic analysis of this - I'd suggest downloading
iTunes and give it a whirl?

I don't in fact like iTunes that much - it makes too many strange
decisions about cataloguing my disparate collection, and the interface
is a dog's dinner. It's typical Mac - you do it their way or it has a
tantrum. But do it their way and it almost always works properly. Try
the 'Genius' feature though - quite amusing for a while.

I used to use your method when burning CDs on a PC. Worked most of the
time, except on some - Dark Side of the Moon for example.

Rob