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Subject: Re: Crossfading - what can I do about that?
From: Jeff Mitchell <mitchell () kde ! org>
Date: 2010-08-31 15:06:24
Message-ID: 4C7D1A70.7090508 () kde ! org
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On 8/31/2010 6:06 AM, Greg Trounson wrote:
> I've done some tests on a Fedora 13 x86_64 box with a single music track
> split into two WAV files, then two OGG files. Here's how each
> application handles the transition from file_1 to file_2. In no
> particular order:
> (gap times are my best guess)
>
> Xine 0.99.6 WAV: gapless
> Xine 0.99.6 OGG: 0.2s gap of silence
> mplayer SVN-r31628-4.4.4 WAV: 0.5s gap of silence
> mplayer SVN-r31628-4.4.4 OGG: 0.5s gap of silence
> amarok 2.3.1 WAV: gapless
> amarok 2.3.1 OGG: 0.1s gap of LOUD noise
> ogg123 1.2.0 WAV: not supported
> ogg123 1.2.0 OGG: gapless
> VLC 1.0.6 WAV: 0.8s gap of silence
> VLC 1.0.6 OGG 0.8s gap of silence
> audacious 2.2-16 WAV 0.2s gap of silence
> audacious 2.2-16 OGG 0.2s gap of silence
> rhythmbox 0.12.8 WAV gapless
> rhythmbox 0.12.8 OGG gapless
>
> This was all done with the default output (usually pulseaudio).
> Audacious offered a gapless ALSA output plugin, but this tended to
> overlay static on the music. Testing was carried out first on an
> NFS-mounted volume, then a local EXT4 volume with identical results.
>
> Amarok did very well with the WAV and had a shorter OGG playback gap
> than others, but the gap consisted of a segment much louder than the
> song itself, about 0.1s of what could be the previous 0.1s repeated.
Interesting tests. Thanks for it!
--Jeff
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