If you use Spotify there is about to be a new update that brings with it gapless playback and crossfade features.
This is what Spotify said today:
Here at Spotify, we’re always looking for ways to improve the music you hear. That’s why we’re so pleased to announce the release of gapless playback and crossfade – coming soon with your next Spotify upgrade.
Gapless playback lets the tracks flow seamlessly, one to the next, without any silence between. Perfect for classical music, live recordings and concept albums.
It’s such a useful feature that the new release of Spotify will have gapless ‘On’ by default. If you want to turn it off, it’ll be right there in your Spotify Preferences.
Get the party started with crossfade
Another much-requested feature is crossfade – fading out one song as you bring another in. Now you can DJ to your heart’s content!
We’ve left this one for you to flip the switch yourself – go to your Spotify Preferences to turn it on.
Paul Oakenfold’s already a fan! “I use Spotify daily. Many of my own releases are mixed so I’m delighted to hear Spotify will now offer gapless playback and crossfade so my fans can experience the mixes on Spotify in the way they normally do in the clubs.”
To check out what a difference gapless playback makes give Paul Oakenfold’s latest compilation album a spin: Four Seasons – Winter (Mixed Version).
The full features list for this release:
- Gapless playback (‘on’ by default)
- Crossfade support (‘on’ via Preferences)
- Faster artist browsing
- New save and restore feature for ‘Now Playing’
- Improved Subscribe, Buddy List and Favourites options
- Drag & drop fixed on Windows
- ‘Hide purchase buttons’ option (Premium-users only)
- ‘Offline Mode’ via Spotify menu
When will you get all this?
We’ve started rolling out the new release of Spotify today. As soon as we’re ready to update your account, Spotify will ask you to restart.
If you just can’t wait to get your hands on all these amazing new features, help yourself to this preview version (Mac – Win).
Here’s to more music and less silence!
I am a big fan of Spotify, I find myself using it all the time, so I am very interested in this update.
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