Unfortunately, if you have a library of classical music in which much of the music is divided into sections which should be played continuously (for example, several tracks within a single movement), VLC will not play this music “gapless.” This is a major flaw in VLC and I wish it could be corrected. (I have read several explanations as to why it cannot but I believe that if the developers would just put their minds to it, “gapless” music playback could be achieved; certainly other players, including Audacious and some others, do it.) This has been a problem for many years.
However, as you mention, VLC is fine for Internet Radio and, as for videos, I personally have not run across anything that could not be played full-screen (I use primarily MKV video files).
I wish that VLC could be made to play music “gapless;” at that point I would need only one universal player.
Thank you for your detailed information, I learned a lot of things I didn’t know so far. I think it can be said that there is no perfect player capable of anything.
if anyone is interested in trying nmd + ncmpcpp - i have a script that’s set it up for you - you just have to answer one question . path to music folder and the script does the rest. work only on Arch distros tho. many have complained it’s hard to set up so just lemme know I’ll share the script
For the fellow MPD users who like a GUI check out Ymuse. It’s very nice. I still prefer ncmpcpp but when I am in the mood for a GUI (which is rare) I use Ymuse.
Sorry to hear I think I’ve been running VLC for 15 years. Must have seen several thousand movies and series on VLC. Can’t remember any time it didn’t work. I have run everything from avi, mp4, mkv and more. I may have been lucky!
I’d love to see that script. I’ve set it up before (using it right now). but I curse every time I want to set it up on a new machine and have to actually remember how to do it.
DeaDBeef for sound quality and it’s Graphic EQ (I used to be a Sound Engineer so I like having a decent EQ if needed) and also Strawberry which also sounds great but is more fully featured. I used to use Clementine but that project seems be running out of steam. Strawberry is a newer and more active fork of that.
Another reason I like these two is that they allow you to keep your own file structure for your music files instead of building “libraries” like iTunes and some other applications. I hate it when apps do that: they’re my files and I want them my way!
I’ve found some things with Sayonara Player that I do not like. I do not know if it has to do with running a beta. But it does not remember where you were in the list if you minimize the player.
For example, if I go to an artist and an album then minimizes the window, it does not remember where it was and starts everything from the beginning with the first artist instead.
Got some tips! Will test some of them.
I think I’ve been running VLC for 15 years. Must have seen several thousand movies and series on VLC. Can’t remember any time it didn’t work. I have run everything from avi, mp4, mkv and more. I may have been lucky!
