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Ultimate Superstar
May 9, 2020
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Your tracks, without gaps!

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  • May 9, 2020
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Do you know those albums where you can't figure out when a track starts and ends? Melodies seamless moving from one to another, like an eager humming-bird :dove: from flower :rosette: to flower :blossom: … :violin::musical_score:


Of course you do!

Put the philosophical moment aside, you've been asking us about this feature for quite some time now  :bellhop::hammer:

We've worked and worked hard to finally deliver to you a standard you deserve: Gapless playback. :v_tone2:

The feature isn't surely new to the world but it took some sweat to be implemented in our super vast catalogue. In fact, we're doing this gradually so that your listening experience runs smoothly, without any hiccups - literally :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: :fog:

For those who aren't familiar with the technical stuff, this is what we're talking about:

  • Audio formats such as MP3 and FLAC add tiny little gaps of silence before and after the track, which can be disruptive to listening when the content recorded wasn't intended to have gaps between each track -  a good example being a recording of a live album or concert.  Gapless playback will remove these gaps at the beginning and end, to offer an improved listening experience.

For now, this is for our mobile Android and iOS apps - and for HiFi users only. This is because our FLAC catalogue doesn't need re-encoding (the tracks are ready for the feature) but our MP3's will need some polishing before everyone can enjoy it. And remember, there's no need to switch anything on, we've taken care of that for you :wink:

So if you're on Android and can't wait, update your app to 6.2.1 (you must be a Beta user) and if you're on iOS, this should already be a part of your life but if it isn't, you just need to wait a bit longer  :calling:

For our desktop app and web users, don't worry, we're finishing it too :thumbsup_tone2::nerd:

What's the first album you're listening to? Let us know below!

I think you'll know my choice :smile:

Not on HiFi? Check out our offers here :raised_hands_tone2:

Can't wait to get your Premium subscription on gapless too? Please see here for more info :smiley:

It's being rolled-out gradually - so wait for your turn :stuck_out_tongue:

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    Hitmaker
    tjgavlick
    Hitmaker
    May 15, 2020

    So happy to see traction on this. Doesn’t seem to have rolled out to my 6S yet, but gaps do seem to be shorter than before …

      Rudi
      Ultimate Superstar
      RudiAuthor
      Ultimate Superstar
      May 16, 2020

      This is another idea bumped up by the feedback from our community @tjgavlick @Bence S. :heart_eyes:

      Hitmaker
      schlambo
      Hitmaker
      May 16, 2020

      If I cast to a cast enabled speaker from the Deezer app on my phone,  will it be gapless? 

       

      I keep checking to see if I've gotten the feature but nothing yet 😢

        Rudi
        Ultimate Superstar
        RudiAuthor
        Ultimate Superstar
        May 18, 2020

        It'll certainly be gapless if it's FLAC (Deezer HiFi) @schlambo - soon, soon :pray_tone2:

        Guitar Hero
        Luis Gomes
        Guitar Hero
        May 18, 2020

        Great to see this. It is a must have feature for a pink floyd fan. Thanks and finally. forever and ever. Shine on.

          Guitar Hero
          morifanty
          Guitar Hero
          May 19, 2020

          Oh boy, that „slow rollout“ seems to be superslow. Still no gapless here. :-(

            Rising Star
            EEAlexHay
            Rising Star
            May 20, 2020

            We've worked and worked hard to finally deliver to you a standard you deserve: Gapless playback. 

             

             

            THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

              Rudi
              Ultimate Superstar
              RudiAuthor
              Ultimate Superstar
              May 21, 2020

              Hi @Luis Gomes agree with you 100%.

              Hey @morifanty, good things happen to those who wait :smiley:

              @EEAlexHay YOU'RE WELCOME! x30 :grin:

                Hitmaker
                Lorenzo
                Hitmaker
                May 23, 2020

                @Rudi 

                Gapless is available as an option under Labs (premium beta user here)...is it supposed to be like that or..?

                  Rudi
                  Ultimate Superstar
                  RudiAuthor
                  Ultimate Superstar
                  May 23, 2020

                  Hi there @Lorenzo 

                  Glad you asked, it can be confusing.

                  For all HiFi users, our FLAC catalogue will be gapless.

                  For iOS Beta users, you can activate a tool we're trialling, that applies gapless to the tracks in MP3 :wink:  (see the bottom of the topic above about Premium users, there's a link)

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