LAME --nogap in EAC, Is this possible? Options

[TakuSkan]

I've been reading through posts on the LAME --nogap option. Some say the MP3 format doesn't allow gapless files. Some people say they've gotten it to work.

I'm gathering that it >can< work, but won't totally eliminate the gap.

I tried configuring EAC with the command: "--alt-preset standard --nogap %s %d" but didn't have any success. EncSpot has a field that indicates a --nogap encoded MP3, but none of the MP3s I encoded indicated that --nogap had been applied.

Can anyone tell me if it's possible to get EAC to execute --nogap on a series of tracks?

Thanks,

Shel

[Moneo]

Were you indicating that I might not be able to achieve effective gapless playback with my <200MHz systems?

Maybe yes, maybe no.

For starters, try turning off dithering as suggested by Mike Giacomelli.

Also, increase buffer size and increase playback thread priority.

A P166 should be able to handle foobar2000's mp3 decoder at a reasonable speed.