ffmpeg + sox transcoding and gapless playback

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(29-04-2016 21:50)simoncn Wrote:  Depending on how the renderer implements gapless transitions between tracks, it is possible that transcoding could cause an issue because of a slightly longer delay between MinimServer receiving the stream request and sending the start of the streamed data.

Are you using flac:wav24 (transcoding using MinimStreamer only) or are you using some other transcoding setting that does transcoding using ffmpeg and libsoxr? If it is the latter, try the former to see if that helps.

You could also try converting the album to wav24 using an offline converter such as dBpoweramp. Do you still get the problem?

If the problem is related to a slightly longer delay, the only solution will be a change to the renderer to handle this correctly.

Thanks for the reply. I am using flac:wav24 with MinimStreamer only.

I've just finished converting my DLNA library to AIFF, across the board, and I will re-try this with no conversion (I am on vacation now :-).

I was using a Bryston BDP-1 as a renderer, but that device cannot handle native ALAC or AAC via streaming, unbelievably, as it's using gmedia-render-resurrect, which is hopelessly inadequate.

I've moved onto a Volumio solution, using upmpdci + mpd, which can handle everything I throw at it, with seamless playback.