nrickert:
I currently use Amarok for music playing. However, it is not completely satisfactory. So I am asking for suggestions based on experience.
Let me illustrate the problem that I have with an example.
I have a CD with Beethoven’s 5th and 6th symphonies. If I play that on my audio CD player, it sounds good. However, I can program my audio CD player with a playlist so that it only plays the 5th. And then it sounds awful.
Presumably, when I play the whole CD, it just streams the complete audio. When I build a playlist for the 5th symphony only, the audio CD player apparently inserts a gap between each track. And that’s what sounds awful. When playing the complete CD (without a playlist), the 3rd movement flows smoothly into the 4th movement. When using a playlist, the transition between those movements is very rough.
So, now back to opensuse and Amarok. I have ripped that CD into files. I build a playlist for the 5th symphony. And the transition from the 3rd movement to the 4th movement is rough. It isn’t as rough as using a playlist directly on the audio CD player, but it is still a bit unpleasant.
I’ve described the problem with one piece of music. But I find similar problems with other classical music.
I guess I am looking for a player that does not insert a gap between music files, or for which the length of the gap can be programmed (hopefully to zero).
Any suggestion?
You might rip the tracks onto disk into ogg files and check whether they make a difference. You should also try “rhythmbox” , “banshee”(requires mp3 fluendo from non oss if you need mp3 support),“clementine”,“audacious”(requires audacious plugins) if Amarok doesn’t make the cut.