iPod and Gapless Playback

[drbeachboy]

Does MB handle gapless playback with an iPod? I ask because I sent the Sgt. Pepper's album to my iPod from an image file with an embedded cuesheet to Lame mp3 vbr. I noticed a slight gap between the title song and With A Little Help from my Friends, also Good Morning, Good Morning and Sgt Pepper's (Reprise), and from there to A Day In The Life. I then went into iTunes and marked them as gapless and the slight gap went away. If MB is indeed gapless, how does it work, and do I need to do something similar as in iTunes to achieve gaplessness?

[Maleko12]

MB is not gapless, unfortunately. I've played Frances the Mute, and you can hear slight gaps in between parts that should be seamless. Having said that, I always thought that the iPod had gapless technology built-in.

[Steven]

i assume its mp3 files you are referring to - i gather iPods dont make use of the gapless data that the LAME encoder saves as i had thought and instead requires MB to set some extra file tags that the iPod can read.

[drbeachboy]

It looks like iTunes puts a "1" in the tag "COMMENT ITUNPGAP" when check boxing Gapless Playback.

[Steven]

ok thanks - i gather the iTunSMPB tag also has the gapless info needed but the only thing i need to find out is whether is also needs to be written to the iPod database

[drbeachboy]

Is there anything that I can send you from the iPod?

[Steven]

i think it should be ok as i can check on my iPod but if the version is too old it might be helpful for your  ipod_control\iTunes\iTunesDB
i'll try and spend some time on it this weekend