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Are there any portable mp3 players which have the option of crossfading between songs (a la Winamp) as well as the ability to play songs with no break between them?

The latter feature would be helpful, for example, with techno mixed albums where all the songs are premixed together. If playing the album in the factory order (track one, track two, track three, etc.), it is disrupting for the portable mp3 player to pause in-between the tracks because on the original cd no pause was intended - the tracks are supposed to blend seamlessly together.

I feel both of these features are helpful to joggers who appreciate a continuous stream of music to keep our momentum going. Anyone know which players have both of these features?

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Short answer for : yes — but there are two different things to watch for. “Gapless” playback means tracks run with no engineered pause between them; “crossfade” intentionally overlaps and fades one track into the next. Gapless is the behavior you want for DJ/mixed albums; crossfade is a DJ-style overlap. (helpdesk.primare.net)

Practical approaches (what works for joggers today): use an Android phone or an Android-based DAP and a player app that supports both features (Poweramp or Neutron are examples — both expose gapless and configurable crossfade), buy a modern DAP whose firmware/player exposes Gapless/Crossfade toggles (many HiBy‑OS devices do), or install Rockbox on older Sansa/Clip-style players to add those options. If you need a highly automatic, loudness‑aware crossfade like mentioned, that tends to be a desktop/server-level feature or advanced player setting rather than standard on tiny clip players. (powerampapp.com)

If you prefer the brute-force guarantee suggested, edit the album into one seamless file: a quick Audacity workflow — Import all tracks, select all, Effect > Truncate Silence (or manually remove tiny gaps), apply very small fades at joins if desired, then Export as a single FLAC/WAV (or use a CUE single-file approach). That produces truly continuous playback on any player (and avoids players that mishandle short crossfades). (manual.audacityteam.org)

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Member Avatar for Jen0608

i havent heard of such a thing on an mp3 player..
maybe we can suggest that to the major mp3
makers.. :)

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yeah suggest it to any mp3 makers on the market..right now what you can do is to use sound editor to accomplish what you want...

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I'm hoping for a portable device with all the features of NCH's BMS software (http://nch.com.au/bms - including a sophisticated crossfade feature based on the volume of the tracks start and end) with the interface similar Mood Media MP7000 player as used for commercial purposes. With any hope someone at the MP3 player manufacturer companies will see this lol.

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