{"id":99058,"date":"2024-03-04T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=99058"},"modified":"2024-03-04T11:40:57","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T11:40:57","slug":"how-to-crossfade-on-music-streaming-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-crossfade-on-music-streaming-services\/","title":{"rendered":"How to crossfade on music streaming services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@ppilarte\">Paul Pilarte<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span style=\"color:#3366FF\">Smooth the transitions between your songs with a crossfade between tracks on your chosen music streaming service.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Crossfades can build a seamless playback experience that keeps the music rolling with no awkward gaps between songs. It&#8217;s perfect for parties and is a technique mastered by DJs for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With streaming services, there&#8217;s no human to make the process smooth but the feature is available as an automatic function. With that in mind, the transitions won&#8217;t necessarily feel as natural as with a DJ&#8217;s prowess &#8211; so be mindful of when you use it. If you&#8217;re listening to an artist&#8217;s entire album for example, the songs should have been produced to transition intentionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re listening to a playlist or mix of music then crossfade <strong>can<\/strong> enhance the experience, creating smooth connections between different songs. It overlaps the end of the last song with the beginning of the next song. Perfect for parties!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crossfade is only available on a number of streaming services. We&#8217;ve collected them here with a guide on how to enable it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>How to enable crossfade on Spotify<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4>Mobile and tablet<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Swipe left or tap your profile picture<\/li><li>Tap&nbsp;<strong>settings and privacy<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><li>Scroll down to&nbsp;<strong>Playback<\/strong><\/li><li>Under&nbsp;<strong>Crossfade,<\/strong>&nbsp;drag the slider to select the crossfade length<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4>Desktop<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Click your profile picture at the top, and select&nbsp;<strong>Settings<\/strong><\/li><li>Scroll down to&nbsp;<strong>Playback<\/strong><\/li><li>Switch&nbsp;<strong>Crossfade songs<\/strong>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<\/li><li>Move the slider to select the crossfade length<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3>How to use Automix on Spotify<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Automix matches the beats of songs for a truly seamless transition on certain playlists. Enable this feature separately to gain use of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>Mobile and tablet<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Swipe left or tap your profile picture<\/li><li>Tap&nbsp;<strong>settings and privacy<\/strong><\/li><li>Scroll down to&nbsp;<strong>Playback<\/strong><\/li><li>Switch&nbsp;<strong>Automix<\/strong>&nbsp;on&nbsp;or off<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4>Desktop<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Click your profile picture at the top, and select&nbsp;<strong>Settings<\/strong><\/li><li>Scroll down to the&nbsp;<strong>Playback<\/strong>&nbsp;section<\/li><li>Switch&nbsp;<strong>Automix<\/strong>&nbsp;on&nbsp;or off<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>How to enable crossfade on Apple Music<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4>iPhone and iPad<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Open Settings.<\/li><li>Tap Apple Music.<\/li><li>Turn on Crossfade. If you don\u2019t see Crossfade,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/HT204204\">update your iPhone or iPad to the latest version of iOS or iPadOS<\/a>.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4>Android<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Open the Apple Music app<\/li><li>Tap on the three dots in the top-right<\/li><li>Select <strong>Settings<\/strong><\/li><li>Scroll down to <strong>Audio<\/strong><\/li><li>Tap on <strong>Crossfade<\/strong> and choose <strong>Automatic<\/strong> or customise the setting with <strong>Manual<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4>Desktop<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Open the Apple Music app<\/li><li>From the menubar choose <strong>Music<\/strong> then <strong>Settings<\/strong><\/li><li>Click the <strong>Playback <\/strong>tab<\/li><li>Select <strong>Crossfade<\/strong> <strong>Songs<\/strong> <\/li><li>Set the timer to your preference<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>How to enable crossfade on Deezer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At the moment, the crossfade feature is only available on Deezer&#8217;s iOS app. They say they are working to bring it to more devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>iOS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Go to&nbsp;<strong>Settings<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><li>Select&nbsp;<strong>Audio<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><li>Scroll down to the bottom and then adjust the slider as necessary<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.routenote.com\">Get your music on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, and beyond. 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