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iPod 5G not gapless with new firmware (1.2)
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It only applies gapless to songs that go into eachother.
Ex. Live concert CD's are meant to flow
Other songs just play regular.
Ex. Live concert CD's are meant to flow
Other songs just play regular.
the songs that are supposed to run into each other are not. Actually, I'll admit that there isn't a "gap" any more, but there is an audible click that shouldn't be there. At least it isn't there when I listen to it through headphones on my computer. The strange thing is that some songs play seemlessly without the click while others do. I'm not sure why though.
lorkp said:
I had an album that had the click you describe. I reripped it, telling iTunes that it was gapless BEFORE the rip, and the click went away. It sounds flawless on my iPod and in iTunes. Reripping is a pain, but it works.
if you look at the info of a song, ull see a lil box called gapless album.
Set to yes!
no more reripping!
btw, whats the album artist tag?
Set to yes!
no more reripping!
btw, whats the album artist tag?
lorkp said:
After you put the CD in, select all the songs on it and hit command-I (Get Info). Check the box and select yes for Gapless (lower right corner).
I already was checking that box. It seems that due to the way iTunes new gapless feature works, especially with old rips, reripping is necessary for some albums to play gapless without a small click (not a gap) between songs.Carlson-online said:
1g owner here, tried that method and it didnt work. Still about a half second gap between songs.mduser63 said:
sorry, i meant 1g nano, not 1g standard ipod.
pretty pissed that this doesnt work, considering I just bought the thing in July.
pretty pissed that this doesnt work, considering I just bought the thing in July.
mduser63 said:
Could the song settings have changed for the songs - i.e. the song volume or equaliser settings? Just a thought..
ArthurS said:
CNet's review of the 80 GB iPod says that the firmware DOES add search functionality. I, however, have certainly not seen it on my one-month-old 5G iPod with the new firmware.
Would it be so tough for Apple to make this stuff more clear, instead of us having to figure it out on our own?
williamsonrg said:
The new iPod software brings the following to the original 5G iPods:
- Brightness controls
- Games functionality
- Smart Scrolling
- Compatibility with new iTunes video format
- Possibly gapless playback
There is no new software for the 1G iPod nano - nano software 1.2 came out BEFORE the recent event - it's main addition was the Nike + iPod stuff.
So far none of the new software features have been added to the 1G iPod nano despite the original 5G getting some and back when the 2G mini came out it and the 1G mini were given feature parity with software updates.
I can verify that gapless playback works with the 60 GB 5G. I have several hip-hop albums that are either continuous mix or ones where the songs run together. The first thing I did after updating the iPod was to check those out - smooth as butter now. Love it.