That = MC understanding (as in read/write) Replay Gain tagging (such as VorbisGain) other than it's own. It has been around alot longer (if not, it certainly is more utilitarian) and is a solid standard now. First come...first served.
nabsltd...I don't mean to dilute your post(s)
That's OK. I'm all for more support of such older standards, because it would help MC live up to their slogan: "the one that plays it all".
On a related note, I found out that MC can't play MP4 (AAC) files without having Apple QuickTime installed. Not having to install QuickTime, RealPlayer, etc., is one of the reasons I went to MC. Oh, well.
If the LAME development team ever fixes the --nogap option so that all files have the correct time in the LAME tag (BTW, MC reads that tag just fine to find out the length of VBR files, so why can't it also read the gapless playback info?), that will solve my problem. Files encoded with this option play back with absolutely no gap at all.
Or perhaps it may be that you expect Ferrari performance for Chevy prices?
Nope, I just want the player to do the things that the slogans and ads say it will. Those slogans and ads get people to buy the program...it would be nice if they were 100% truthful.
I've paid my money, and now I'm just asking for some consideration for what I feel is a real flaw in the program. I think the programmers should be thankful I haven't hauled out my real wish list, which includes such things as being able to mark files with "file X must always be played after this one, even in random play, even if file X isn't in the 'Now Playing' queue", to deal even better with the "two tracks on the CD, and I want to keep that information, but it's really one song" issue.
My biggest wish, though, is that since databases can no longer be merged, why can't I change the "Rating" field so it can accept a different range (like 1 to 10)? Likewise, every field should be user-editable and deletable.