Gaps in between songs

sup guys,
When I listen to my iPod shuffle, there are gigantic gaps in between songs. Could somebody please help a guy who knows nothing about technology out? Thanks!

i tried joining the tracks but it won't let me in my itunes
You have to insert the CD, select the tracks to join and then import it.

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ITunes playback has inconsistent gap time between songs

When I burn a store bought CD into iTunes and then play the CD in iTunes, the gap time between the songs is sometimes inconsistent. There's a pause between some songs but others run into each other. What causes this? Can it be prevented? Thanks.

Hi Laura:
Welcome to discussions!
One workaround is to make a slideshow soundtrack by making a single long track of music from purchased or regular music:
1) Burn your desired playlist to CD in iTunes.
2) Make sure you have itunes Preferences set to "just open the CD and not automatically play or import the songs."
3) Insert the burned CD and iTunes will open.
4) Within iTunes, select the tracks that you want to join and then use Advanced: Join CD Tracks.
5) Go to Advanced>convert selection to AAC.
6) When done, make a new playlist named after the slideshow.
7) Put the new combined track into the playlist.
8) In iPhoto, select this playlist for your slideshow.
You can also Share/Export the slideshow to Full Quality DV; import the resulting Quicktime movie into iMovie and add the music there (or do the whole slideshow in iMovie). If you have Quicktime Pro, you can Share/Export the slideshow (like above), but then open the resulting Quicktime movie in QTPro, and copy/paste your music from within Quicktime.
Sue
Thanks to John Keller for typing all of that out!

How can I shorten the gap between songs?

I have this awkward gap in between songs. Crossfade is ridiculous and doesn't shorten the gap. Any way to get one song to fade into the next with no silence?

Is there a 4 second gap at the end or start of the two songs that gap is between? In other words, song 1 to song 2, the end of song 1 might have 4 seconds of silence at the end of it. iTunes adds its 2 seconds and the end result is what sounds like a six second gap.
Patrick

I need to add a gap between songs when burning a CD

I just upgraded to iTunes 9.2.0.61, hoping that it would solve my problem. I need to add (yes, ADD) a gap between songs. I'm burning a CD to be used during a performance, and there's a reason that I need 10 seconds of silence after the first song. I believe in previous versions I could add a gap between songs...using Get Info, then Options, but now it just gives me a start and end time for songs. How can I add a 10 second gap between the first two songs?

tcoandkiki wrote:
How can I add a 10 second gap between the first two songs?
Add a track consisting of 10 seconds of silence. I made you one in crystal clear MP3 stereo. You can get it here: http://rcpt.yousendit.com/907964971/c4d2c9e22762a8911f4e431a1e2a4e2c
Just put it in the library and then add it to your playlist wherever you need it.
iTunes lets you add a gap between songs, but only up to 5 seconds, and it has to be the same every time.

Gaps between songs

Hi,
During playback my iPod and iTunes are forcing gaps between songs.
In iTunes I have selected "no gaps" in Edit>Preferences>Advanced>Burning, and, as suggested in the FAQs/forums, I have selected "Crossfade Playback" in Edit>Preferences>Playback and set it to 0 seconds.
Even after this, my iPod still forces gaps between songs, and iTunes actually seems to be slightly overlapping songs.
This may seem anal, but I just want to listen to mix CDs as they were intended to sound on my iPod!
Any ideas?
PC Windows XP

Hi kshaws21,
Have you tried going to Edit>Preferences>Playback? Here you can set "Crossfade Playback" to 0 seconds (although this will still give you a fraction of a second crossfade) or you can deselect it altogether and you'll have gaps between your songs.
Everyone else,
I
refuse to believe that iPods don't support gapless playback. What, Apple have never heard of the mix CD?
Any more ideas?
Cheers

I am having trouble burning a gapless album that is a mixed compilation. I have selected part of compilation album on the options tab and I did select gap between songs as zero. When I play the cd, it is sticking between songs? Please help!

I am having trouble burning a gapless album that is a mixed compilation. I have selected part of compilation album on the options tab and I did select gap between songs as zero. When I play the cd back after burning, it is sticking between songs? Please help!

sheldz46 wrote:
Thanks Chris but according to Pioneer, is was possible with the itunes in 2010.
It wasn't. (at least as far as setting Part of Gapless album goes. See next para.)
They claim that itunes will work if you select gapless album, part of a compilation
Selecting Gapless album does not make it gapless. (which is likely that now this option is removed - to not confuse people)
The ONLY thing that option did was tell iTunes to NOT crossfade consecutive songs from same gapless album IF you had crossfade enabled.
-> http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1797
Setting the gap to 0 is what made it "seem" gapless.
Perhaps it is not working as it used to.
Try a slower burn speed.
and used itunes to convert them to mp3
Dont know why they suggest this.
Simply use the WAV file. Then there will be no loss (as there is when converted to MP3).

How do I vary the gap between songs?

I would like to vary the gap between the songs I burn on a CD. This would be especially useful when recording certain classical pieces. The iTunes Preference for "Gap between Songs" will only let me choose a uniform gap between all tracks. Does anyone know if this gap can be made different between tracks? Thank you. Maria

Sorry, but you may only select the same gap between all tracks (when using iTunes).
If you want o use different gaps between those tracks, you have to switch to a commercial burning application like oast.

Mixed CD has gap between songs

Hi all, When listening to the ipod itself, I gat a split second gap between songs. I have selected the "gapless" feature in the itunes "get info" tabs on the songs. The songs flow together nicely when listening to them on my computer via itunes but when listening to the CD from the ipod itself I still get a small gap. How can I avoid this? Please help. Thank you!!
Message was edited by: rxloren

By "mixed cd" are you referring to one that contains various tracks and you've created yourself and burned to cd?
If the tracks are not meant to flow into one another (such as those on The Beatles Sgt Pepper for example), you will have a gap.

How do I get rid of gaps between songs??

Hi,
I am trying to record a mix CD into iTunes but there are gaps between songs.
I know that you can take these gaps out by making the CD into one long track on your ipod, but is there anyway I can get rid of the gaps and keep them as seperate tracks, like on the CD?

In the burning options, change the time between tracks from two seconds to zero seconds.

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How do I add gaps between songs on my ipod nano? Help!

I need this info also. Did you find an answer?

How can I eliminate the pause between songs on playback on the Nano?

I recently downloaded an album by Steve Reich that is intended to be played as one long uninterrupted song. The album is divided into tracks, however, and my iPod Nano always stops for a second or two between songs.
Is there anyway to get it to play them continuously without interruption?

This question is one that crops up a lot on these forums (it's one of the most frequently asked questions) and has been a major source of complaint for as long as the iPod has been in existence.
Currently the only way to eliminate the gap between songs is to import the cd as one track. You do this by using the “join cd tracks” option in the advanced menu of iTunes.
Make sure the tracks are in their correct order, and highlight those you wish to join.
No gaps, but the downside is that you will of course lose the ability to navigate between tracks, and the song info is also lost. The iPod will display the cd title in the song field in the “now playing” screen . You’ll also have one large file instead of a number of smaller ones.
Be aware also that playback of single large audio files can shorten battery playtime between charges.
If you would like to see gapless playback implemented to the iPod, add your voice to the many here.
iPod Feedback.

How can I reduce the time between songs to zero for seemless mixing

Hi, Ive only just got my 5th generation Ipod and was wondering if its possible to reduce the time gap between songs to zero. I.E a lot of Cd's and albums I have are mixed so it doesnt seem there is a pause between each song but when I put the cd's onto my ipod there is still a pause.
For example I have a 2 many djs album which is heavily mixed with a new song every 30 seconds so it is a bit of a nuisance if there is a pause every 30 seconds.

Your question gets asked on a daily basis, and has been answered many times. If you search for 'gapless playback' you'll see how just how many people inquire about this.
In short... the iPod does not support gapless playback.
If you want to eliminate the gaps, one workaround is to join the individual tracks together, and play them as one single track. You can do this by reimporting the CD into iTunes using the 'Join CD Tracks' feature.
See Step 3 in this article:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93079
If you'd like to send feedback to Apple to ask that they include gapless playback as a feature in future revisions of the iPod firmware, you can do so on this feedback page.

How to set gap length between regions?

say i want 1 second between each region.. is there a way to select all regions and set gap length? thanks.

Hi there Barry124,
You may find the article below helpful,
How to adjust audio gaps between songs in an album
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1900
-Griff W.

No break between songs

I have a copy of Haydn's String Quartet Opus 64, #4-6 (Kodaly Quartet). Every other download I have (blues, jazz, rock, classic) allows a break of 4-5 seconds between songs or cuts. This is the only download that lacks any such break; one song flows immediately into the next, often with jarring results. Is this a problem with the original, or is it a problem with the download? If the latter, can I download the file again for free to see if the problem recurs?

Hi,
I think it may be a problem with the download.
I have access to this recording on Spotify. The gap between the movements and between the warks are minimal.
I listened to different recording by Kodaly and found the gaps to be longer. If you bought it from Itunes, I don't think that it will make any difference redownloading.
An unsatisfactory solution would be to use Audacity or other editing tool to add the extra seconds. I often use Garage band to combine classical movements into one track and can include extra time gaps.
Jim

How can I increase the transition time between songs on my IPOD? I do not want a fade.

How can I increase transition time between songs on my IPOD? I do not want a fade.

If Crossfade is OFF, the fadeout is actually part of the recording, so you won't be able to change how it fades.
If you want to make the silence (gap) between songs longer, there is only one setting I know of that relates to the gap between songs, and it is in iTunes.
Do a Get Info on a song in iTunes (File -> Get Info OR Cmd-I from keyboard) and go to the Options tab in the Info window. There is a setting called Part of gapless album. If that checkbox is checked, the songs are played with no gap.
I don't know of any other setting in iTunes or the iPod that makes the gap between songs longer.

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