Audio tracks on CDs sometimes just continue playing after the last. When transcodings starts just when a player opens the next track, short gaps occur. This is not a good playback experience.
At least for cue sheet tracks we could start transcoding the next track automatically, so it is already available from cache. When tracks are played in order this will avoid gaps. If tracks should be played in arbitrary order, gaps are no issue, because continued tracks will always be adjacent.
Audio tracks on CDs sometimes just continue playing after the last. When transcodings starts just when a player opens the next track, short gaps occur. This is not a good playback experience.
At least for cue sheet tracks we could start transcoding the next track automatically, so it is already available from cache. When tracks are played in order this will avoid gaps. If tracks should be played in arbitrary order, gaps are no issue, because continued tracks will always be adjacent.