On Sun 21 Apr 2013 01:46:03 AM CDT, vazhavandan wrote:
nrickert;2549517 Wrote:
> 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.
Hi
Also if your using pulseaudio, install pulseaudio-equalizer to improve
the sound…? It’s in the packman repository.
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