Playing a single file on repeat with no gaps

[Josh3]

Hi,

Will Rockbox allow me to play a single file on repeat with no gaps?

I bought a 2nd generation iPod nano last week because it is advertised as supporting gapless playback. Unfortunately, unlike foobar2000, iTunes 7, etc., the iPod nano can't play a single file on repeat with no gaps.

If Rockbox will do what I need, I'll order a 1st generation iPod nano immediately.

Thanks for your time.

Regards,
Josh

[saratoga]

foobar2000 is fully gapless.  If you hear a gap, the gap is encoded in your file and has nothing to do with your playback software.

[Josh3]

foobar2000 is fully gapless.

Yes, that's correct. I apologize for not emphasizing in my post that the 2nd generation iPod nano, which can't play a single file on repeat with no gaps, is unlike foobar2000 and iTunes 7.

[saratoga]

Sorry, I misunderstood.

But yes, if it plays correctly in foobar, it should play fine in rockbox.  Assuming you aren't using any of the skip silence/gap killer dsps anyway.

However, I'm a little surprised it plays correctly in foobar.  What is the file of?  Typically songs do not end and begin with the exact same samples, so theres a click when you try this.

[Josh3]

But yes, if it plays correctly in foobar, it should play fine in rockbox. Assuming you aren't using any of the skip silence/gap killer dsps anyway.

Excellent. It definitely plays correctly in foobar2000, and I'm not using any DSPs at all.

However, I'm a little surprised it plays correctly in foobar. What is the file of? Typically songs do not end and begin with the exact same samples, so theres a click when you try this.

I'm actually listening to brown noise and not a song. As crazy as it sounds, I find that listening to brown noise in noisy environments (e.g., my college's library with all the chatty students ) helps me concentrate on studying better than listening to music.

Thanks for the prompt responses, saratoga. I really appreciate your help.

[bluebrother]

I'm actually listening to brown noise and not a song. As crazy as it sounds, I find that listening to brown noise in noisy environments (e.g., my college's library with all the chatty students ) helps me concentrate on studying better than listening to music.

I did that a while ago with recorded rain and found it quite helpful

[markun]

I made a pink noise generator for rockbox based on this site:

http://home.earthlink.net/%7Eltrammell/tech/pinkalg.htm

maybe I can add support brown noise too. Because I made it to tune EQ settings, frequency sweeps might be useful as well.

[Mikerman]

Strange as it may seem, it might be nice for these various environmental sounds to be posted here, for others to try ...

[Josh3]

Strange as it may seem, it might be nice for these various environmental sounds to be posted here, for others to try ...

My favorite source for these types of sounds is the Freesound Project. For example, they have 290 sounds tagged "rain".

My favorite brown noise sample is brown_noise2.wav by NoiseCollector. <-- The dorkiest sentence I've ever written.