I could be wrong (I am wrong quite a bit) but I think because of the
buffering the track title shows up before it actually begins playing on the
box. 

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of 
> PAUL WILLIAMSON
> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 10:03 AM
> To: [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [slim] SqueezeBox 2, Slimserver 6 and FLAC question
> 
> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/30/05 11:48 AM >>>
> >
> > I don't believe the runtime transcoding of CUEed FLAC 
> should introduce 
> > gaps. The SB2 generally starts decoding a track well before the 
> > previous one has finished playing (this allows us to do, 
> among other 
> > things, audio transitions including crossfading).
> > Since we use the --skip and --until parameters to the server-based 
> > flac tool, we don't introduce any silence because of intra-frame 
> > padding. Please tell me if you are hearing gaps.
> > 
> > --Vidur
> 
> This brings up another question...does the SB2 start 
> displaying information on the screen before it plays the 
> music?  I notice this is normally about a 2-5 second switch, 
> and when my wife notices it, she ALWAYS asks me why it 
> displays before playing.
> 
> As for me, I don't care, plus I sort of understand that the 
> screen would be updated when it starts a new stream within 
> the buffer, but the audio doesn't play until the buffer in 
> the SB from the previous stream is gone...
> 
> Paul
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