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One Hit Wonder
January 21, 2019
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Gapless Playback Desktop App

  • January 21, 2019
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Quite simply I dont get gapless playback using the desktop app.

I do get gapless audio on sonos and on my phone app too but not when using the desktop app. I am using a USB dac and was hoping to enjoy FLAC via the DAC. I have tried headphones plugged directly into my laptop eliminating the DAC. I get the same result when using the desktop built in speakers.

What am I doing wrong?

I have checked the settings but cant find anywhere that mentions gapless. "Listening to Dark Side Of The Moon" there is a big pause between tracks 1 and 2.

Am I the only one?
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    Guitar Hero
    November 15, 2021

    Deezer Developers - PLEASE provide gapless for desktop app! This is unbelievable that it is still not present!

    This is extremely basic functionality, not a rocket science feature!

    Cheers,
    Przemek

    Yossi Kozay
    Rising Star
    Rising Star
    November 15, 2021

    Deezer Developers - PLEASE provide gapless for desktop app! This is unbelievable that it is still not present!

    This is extremely basic functionality, not a rocket science feature!

    Cheers,
    Przemek

    Rudi promised before the end of the year.... 

    For now we wait...

    Gloria in excelsis deo❤
    Yossi Kozay
    Rising Star
    Rising Star
    December 13, 2021

    Will Deezer give us all a great present for the new year to come? (Gapless music)

    Gloria in excelsis deo❤
    Guitar Hero
    January 29, 2022

    Is there an update on this? It still doesn’t seem to be working here for me on Windows 10. 

    Yossi Kozay
    Rising Star
    Rising Star
    January 29, 2022

    Nope! Nothing's changed! Every little thing takes them forever!!!!! I subscribed to the yearly Hifi subscription and this is very disappointing. 

    Gloria in excelsis deo❤
    Alfredo.Deezer
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    January 31, 2022

    Hello @matt0509 @Yossi Kozay 

    Thank you for your patience. It’s taking a while but it is still on our radar so we hope that the feature will be ready very soon,

    Thanks! 

    Rising Star
    February 1, 2022

    Deezer Developers - PLEASE provide gapless for desktop app! This is unbelievable that it is still not present!

    This is extremely basic functionality, not a rocket science feature!

    Cheers,
    Przemek

    Wholeheartly seconded. I came back to Deezer from Spotify due to the obvious reasons. I have been trying to convince friends and family to make the switch. The single most objection that was thrown up, was lack of gapless playing. That’s incredibly annoying when listening to live jazz albums, classical albums and so fort. 

    This should have been the top of your priority list years ago @Rudi  . Please make it happen, it’s costing you customers. You’re not capitalizing on Spotify’s mistake!

    Yossi Kozay
    Rising Star
    Rising Star
    February 2, 2022

    Let's encourage Deezer's engineers: Deezer Deezer Deezer Deezer :) 

    Gloria in excelsis deo❤
    Hitmaker
    February 2, 2022

    Quite simply I dont get gapless playback using the desktop app.

    I do get gapless audio on sonos and on my phone app too but not when using the desktop app. I am using a USB dac and was hoping to enjoy FLAC via the DAC. I have tried headphones plugged directly into my laptop eliminating the DAC. I get the same result when using the desktop built in speakers.

    What am I doing wrong?

    I have checked the settings but cant find anywhere that mentions gapless. "Listening to Dark Side Of The Moon" there is a big pause between tracks 1 and 2.

    Am I the only one?

    Hi mrhighdefjeff,

    I see that you are a new member on the community…..Welcome!

    You will probably see by trolling through the posts that this has been a serious issue for over 2 years.

    Unfortunately Deezer have never seemed to have addressed this issue for the Web Player. This is such a basic facility, if you boast to your punters that you stream music in HIFI.

    For some reason unknown to mankind Deezer have FAILED miserably to implement this to the desktop webplayer. I predominantly use the web interface through my DAC/hifi, the actual sound is great but it is marred by the fact that if you can not listen to a piece of music that has been composed to be heard GAPLESS….’Dark Side Of The Moon’ being a great example of the way the musicians would want you to hear the music they have written...it just spoils the listening experience.

    All you can do my friend is to keep pestering Deezer to get their act together…...I have done this on several occasions…..but to no avail.

    All the best

    coypu 

    Yossi Kozay
    Rising Star
    Rising Star
    February 2, 2022

    Quite simply I dont get gapless playback using the desktop app.

    I do get gapless audio on sonos and on my phone app too but not when using the desktop app. I am using a USB dac and was hoping to enjoy FLAC via the DAC. I have tried headphones plugged directly into my laptop eliminating the DAC. I get the same result when using the desktop built in speakers.

    What am I doing wrong?

    I have checked the settings but cant find anywhere that mentions gapless. "Listening to Dark Side Of The Moon" there is a big pause between tracks 1 and 2.

    Am I the only one?

    Hi mrhighdefjeff,

    I see that you are a new member on the community…..Welcome!

    You will probably see by trolling through the posts that this has been a serious issue for over 2 years.

    Unfortunately Deezer have never seemed to have addressed this issue for the Web Player. This is such a basic facility, if you boast to your punters that you stream music in HIFI.

    For some reason unknown to mankind Deezer have FAILED miserably to implement this to the desktop webplayer. I predominantly use the web interface through my DAC/hifi, the actual sound is great but it is marred by the fact that if you can not listen to a piece of music that has been composed to be heard GAPLESS….’Dark Side Of The Moon’ being a great example of the way the musicians would want you to hear the music they have written...it just spoils the listening experience.

    All you can do my friend is to keep pestering Deezer to get their act together…...I have done this on several occasions…..but to no avail.

    All the best

    coypu 

    The real problem is that they are the only ones who gives you real HIFI... at least in my reagon. 

    Gloria in excelsis deo❤