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I demand crossfade!!!
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Didn't iTunes used to come with that 'on' by default? Boy, that was annoying. I just checked and I see it's still in there as an option but they must have made 'off' the default a long time ago because it's been awhile since I've had to go turn that off.
Anyway, back on topic, why would we want that on the iPhone?
For me the iPod is a replacement for my old CD player. It is not a replacement for my old wedding DJ. I don't see the need for this "feature."
Anyway, back on topic, why would we want that on the iPhone?
For me the iPod is a replacement for my old CD player. It is not a replacement for my old wedding DJ. I don't see the need for this "feature."
I never liked the crossfade feature because it always ends up sounding weird. It is super rare that the two songs are at a similar BPM and they fade together "okay."
You don't see DJs doing blind crossfades (unless they are terrible), and so you shouldn't have your music player do it either. It's a useless feature for anyone who actually cares about listening to music properly.
Granted, I guess there are people who don't care, but that's my 2 cents.
You don't see DJs doing blind crossfades (unless they are terrible), and so you shouldn't have your music player do it either. It's a useless feature for anyone who actually cares about listening to music properly.
Granted, I guess there are people who don't care, but that's my 2 cents.
Can I ask why you need to not have the option? In other words, why settle for less? I need it because listening to music sounds way better than having pauses and gaps. When two songs crossfade it sounds radio/dj style i love that
Ps: I don't give a crap if you don't want/like it.
You realize that songs have gaps/pauses for a reason. They are put in there by the artist. You ever notice how some songs don't have a gap/pause between them? It's called a "gapless" track and it is fully supported by iTunes and the iPod/iPhone. Again, that is intended by the artist, it's their way to "crossfade" to the listener.
The second you are doing the crossfade yourself, you are essentially saying, "I am an artist, I want to create something other than what they intended." There is nothing wrong with this, DJs do this all the time, they are using their own artistic skill to mix songs together, which is a great contribution to the music. Assuming they are good at what they do that is.
It is absolutely horrible to just have some blind crossfade done by your computer. It basically means you have no respect for the music. You are doing a crappy mix without any care.
If you want that, then fine. I see no reason for Apple to exclude the option.
Some people don't seem to realize that the gaps are sometimes what make something special. The lack of something isn't always a bad thing, especially in music.
demand all you want, no one with the power to do anything about it is going to hear you here,
luckily for you, Apple has set up a Feedback page just for these type of occasions.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html
Submit away.
luckily for you, Apple has set up a Feedback page just for these type of occasions.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html
Submit away.
That's nice
Why would i care about the selfish notion that "I don't want it therefore you shouldn't have it"
Dude you are the one who started the thread with "I demand crossfade" followed by three (really, three?) exclamation points.
To people on the internet, they read that as if you were shouting "I demand crossfade!!!"
Just think about it, clearly you are being selfish in your demands, without considering what reasons there might be for excluding it. Yet you think it's odd that someone might respond with their own selfish notion about why they don't want it?
Double standards, ruining the internet one post at a time!
Damn right I'm being selfish, but I want Apple to GIVE people something they want, not take it away!!!
There is no legitimate excuse for Apple to not include something they've had on actual iPods for years now.
They run completely different software and different hardware. So they don't see it as a feature that people want and won't bother to program it in. They leave it in the older iPods because the software is already written and why take out a feature?
There, I just gave you the reason right there. You can send feedback to Apple and let them know how you feel. If enough people demand something maybe they will listen? I doubt there is enough people who care though.
I don't care about that reason. Why are so many people against them putting in MORE features for christs sake.
By any chance, are you related to these two woman?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5slaYrVZZg&feature=fvst
wow OP you can ** **** yourself , you're being really rude
how do you expect people to see your point of view when everything you keep spouting is " i don't care about you, I'm selfish, blah blah"
to me crossfade is a meh issue
how do you expect people to see your point of view when everything you keep spouting is " i don't care about you, I'm selfish, blah blah"
to me crossfade is a meh issue
Because they're the ones being rude first.
Their reply to me was "crossfade sucks, no one should use crossfade, they shouldn't put crossfade on the iPhone"
In other words, because they don't like crossfade, no one should get it. It doesn't hurt anyone to put crossfade, a basic feature of music players, on the iPhone, a really advanced computing device, but helps everyone who wants it.