Bugzilla – Bug 1845
crossfade and gapless does not function properly when synchronized
Last modified: 2009-09-08 09:24:36 UTC
If you have 2 sb2s synced, or an sb2 synced with either sb1 or slimp3. i think this is due to the rebuffering that occurs when a new track starts while sync'd...
This is only possible with multiple sb2s, crossfading needs to be disabled when we're syncing with anythign that's not a SB2.
This may get fixed with other sync problems.
Alan, is this fixed?
No, this is not fixed. Fixing this, and also gap-less sync, is difficult. There are very many places in the server code where assumptions about behaviour when synced inhibit fixing this. We might consider changing this to an enhancement, stating explicitly that gap-less and crossfade are not supported when synced.
Will reconsider post 7.0.
This is a serious problem for Classical Music albums which are nearly all 'gapless' as the ambiance in the recording hall continues from track to track. Very few classical recordings will fade to black between, for example, the movements of a Symphony. It also produces very odd glitches between the gapless tracks on albums like Pink Floyds Division Bell. I would advise against investment in multi-room systems for synchronised playback until this is fixed.
Fixed by new-streaming changes in 7.3
Verified SC 7.3 r23960 I was unable to hear any re-buffering errors, or audio gaps during playback.
This bug has been fixed in the 7.3.0 release version of SqueezeCenter! Please download the new version from http://www.slimdevices.com/su_downloads.html if you haven't already. If you are still experiencing this problem, feel free to reopen the bug with your new comments and we'll have another look.
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