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Gapless playback from archive.org Feb 18, 2021 18:49:41 GMT -5

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Post by The Other One on Feb 18, 2021 18:49:41 GMT -5

I uploaded my first live RatDog show to archive.org. The show on my Google Drive is individual .m4a tracks and I uploaded as individual files so when you play back you have to hit play after each one. I know. I'm a newb. Not a great user experience. What is the best way to combine these tracks into one file that I can upload so that when you play from archive.org it plays as one continuous gapless show. If they stay individual tracks how to make a gapless transition. I have a lot of shows that are not on archive so I want to get them up there. I could ask Charlie Miller or Rob Eaton but figured somebody here could help. Thanks in advance.

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Gapless playback from archive.org Feb 18, 2021 19:42:03 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by war fart on Feb 18, 2021 19:42:03 GMT -5

Feb 18, 2021 18:49:41 GMT -5 The Other One said:

I uploaded my first live RatDog show to archive.org. The show on my Google Drive is individual .m4a tracks and I uploaded as individual files so when you play back you have to hit play after each one. I know. I'm a newb. Not a great user experience. What is the best way to combine these tracks into one file that I can upload so that when you play from archive.org it plays as one continuous gapless show. If they stay individual tracks how to make a gapless transition. I have a lot of shows that are not on archive so I want to get them up there. I could ask Charlie Miller or Rob Eaton but figured somebody here could help. Thanks in advance.

You sure that's even the issue? Lots of shows do that for me; I assumed archive's embedded player was shite.

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Gapless playback from archive.org Feb 18, 2021 19:44:30 GMT -5

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Post by The Other One on Feb 18, 2021 19:44:30 GMT -5

Feb 18, 2021 19:42:03 GMT -5 war fart said:

Feb 18, 2021 18:49:41 GMT -5 The Other One said:

I uploaded my first live RatDog show to archive.org. The show on my Google Drive is individual .m4a tracks and I uploaded as individual files so when you play back you have to hit play after each one. I know. I'm a newb. Not a great user experience. What is the best way to combine these tracks into one file that I can upload so that when you play from archive.org it plays as one continuous gapless show. If they stay individual tracks how to make a gapless transition. I have a lot of shows that are not on archive so I want to get them up there. I could ask Charlie Miller or Rob Eaton but figured somebody here could help. Thanks in advance.

You sure that's even the issue? Lots of shows do that for me; I assumed archive's embedded player was shite.

Not positive but I know that most Dead shows I listen to play gapless.

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Gapless playback from archive.org Feb 18, 2021 23:02:39 GMT -5 The Other One likes this

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Post by thelizard on Feb 18, 2021 23:02:39 GMT -5

Feb 18, 2021 19:44:30 GMT -5 The Other One said:

Feb 18, 2021 19:42:03 GMT -5 war fart said:

You sure that's even the issue? Lots of shows do that for me; I assumed archive's embedded player was shite.

Not positive but I know that most Dead shows I listen to play gapless.

I don't think you can play gapless with MP3/M4A unless, as you mentioned, you combine them into one big file. I've seen some tools out there that are pretty simple. I use ffmpeg on Linux to do that.

VLC is probably the best option on Windows.

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