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Rudi
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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    Mr. Jahrami
    Hitmaker
    Mr. Jahrami
    Hitmaker
    June 18, 2021

    So do I need to be on deezer hifi to have this feature?

    Gimme that beat
      bluezzbastardzz
      Superuser
      bluezzbastardzz
      Superuser
      June 19, 2021

      You need to be on a mobile device for this feature if you want to have it right now, also HiFi would be good, because you don’t have to wait for Deezer to re-encode their MP3 catalogue or at least those albums which afford gapless playback. Apple iOS users can already benefit from a special feature of “live re-encoding” the MP3 files though.

      ZZee ya, Hans-Jürgen (Bluezz Bastardzz and Indigo Rocks, live album on Deezer, last.fm/user/hjbardenhagen)
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        Neworder1111
        Guitar Hero
        July 18, 2021

        There is no gapless playback on Deezer Premium, on my Android. For example these albums:

        https://deezer.page.link/De2My1rSFLZ13Lp8A

        https://deezer.page.link/LAE4kW8JtBxeMSnW9

        https://deezer.page.link/kJq6Kh6FXMUQxHfUA

        https://deezer.page.link/jryCEb47JLRMpB5i8

        https://deezer.page.link/gYhVaZ7AsAj2ecMc9

         

        Those horrible "hiccups" between tracks is not gapless, it should transition smoothly as butter, like the whole album is one large file. I don't think Deezer will ever completely provide us with real "Gapless playback". What a shame... I think the primary focus should be on the playability of albums (correct versions of songs, correct masters, gapless transitions, and completion of an artist's discography), only then the focus should be on other "fancy app features" which are not all that important. The more I use this app, the more problems I encounter on some aspects that are supposed to be trivial. Streaming services have so much potential but end up being an unorganized mess.

         

         

          Rudi
          Ultimate Superstar
          RudiAuthor
          Ultimate Superstar
          July 20, 2021

          Hi there @Neworder1111 

          Thanks for the feedback, totally get your point.

          About gapless, here's the deal. Most of our catalog is FLAC, so these tracks have seamless accepted our gapless feature, while the MP3 section of our catalogue, needs encoding. So we've been doing that gradually, and our catalogue is huge. So what I've done, I've forwarded the content you mentioned above to our teams, to see if it can get encoded for gapless for you :relaxed:

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            Neworder1111
            Guitar Hero
            July 20, 2021

            Ooooh, I see. Thank you for explaining. I assumed that every album was already encoded with gapless, so it was odd to me that some MP3 albums were gapless and some not. I understand now. Hope eventually most albums will be gapless, thank you!

              Rudi
              Ultimate Superstar
              RudiAuthor
              Ultimate Superstar
              July 21, 2021

              Our teams have been manually working on the albums you mentioned above @Neworder1111 - I was already able to see some positive differences - but some of the gaps are due to the tracks. It's still work-in-progress but please do give us your feedback! :relaxed:

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              Neworder1111
              Guitar Hero
              July 21, 2021

              Thank you @Rudi, I believe that the gaps in the album In the Aeroplane Over The Sea have been massively improved. However there is still that subtle but very audible, as i like to call it, "hiccup". It is not a completely seamless transition, you can always clearly hear a some kind of glitch when transitioning. And that is with most albums. There are albums where gapless works perfectly like: https://deezer.page.link/Um2KQjtgjTyzfq8d7

              This albums is perfect on Deezer. Tracks flow without any hiccups. It is exactly as artist intended. Again, thank you for improving the gapless feature. Still, I hope those "hiccups" will not be a problem in the future because it's quite annoying.

                Rudi
                Ultimate Superstar
                RudiAuthor
                Ultimate Superstar
                July 22, 2021

                Totally agree, that's the purpose of the feature as well. We'll keep on working to improve this @Neworder1111 thanks for your patience and support throughout!

                Roadie
                der_martin85
                Roadie
                February 4, 2022

                So I've just recently switched from Spotify to Deezer. My son likes to listen to "die drei ??? Kids" Audio plays in the desktop app and he complained to me that there are gaps between the chapters. Maybe you can encode those too?

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                WalterS
                Guitar Hero
                February 7, 2022

                More than a year on, I am listening to the Sixpence None The Richer album, and gapless playback is still not implemented for the desktop app? I have the premium subscription. What the hell, Deezer?

                The above is just one example, but I am noticing this on literally ALL albums where one song flows into the next. Kind of ruins the listening experience.

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