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What Spotify’s song-transition settings do
Spotify offers three distinct ways to change what happens between tracks. Crossfade creates an overlap, Automix can make beat-matched transitions on select playlists, and gapless playback removes pauses without overlapping songs.
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| Setting | What you hear | Where it applies | Eligibility noted by Spotify |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossfade | The first track fades out while the next fades in, so they overlap. | Consecutive tracks when Crossfade is enabled. | Spotify lists it as a Premium feature. |
| Automix | Beat-matched, seamless transitions. | Select Spotify playlists; it also works in Shuffle. Spotify does not say it applies to every playlist. | Spotify lists it as a Premium feature. |
| Gapless playback | Removes gaps or pauses that may occur between tracks, without describing an overlap. | Between tracks. | Spotify’s help page does not state a Premium-only rule for this setting. |
Spotify describes Crossfade as overlapping two tracks by fading out the first while fading in the next. Automix is intended for beat-matched transitions where available, while gapless playback is useful when you want tracks to run without pauses but do not want a crossfade.
How to turn on Crossfade in Spotify
On a phone or tablet
- Open Spotify and tap your profile picture.
- Tap Settings and privacy, then Playback.
- Move the Crossfade slider to choose the transition length.
On desktop
- Open Spotify and select your profile picture.
- Choose Settings, then open Playback.
- Turn on Crossfade songs and move the slider to choose the transition length.
Spotify’s instructions describe a slider but do not specify a numeric range here. The available controls and labels can change with app updates, so use the options shown in your current version.
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How to find Automix and gapless playback
Both settings are under Track transitions in the Playback settings area:
- Mobile or tablet: Profile picture → Settings and privacy → Playback → Track transitions.
- Desktop: Profile picture → Settings → Playback → Track transitions.
Switch on Automix for supported beat-matched transitions, or enable gapless playback to remove pauses. Automix is limited to select playlists, not every playlist in Spotify.
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Why a transition setting may be unavailable
Spotify says its transition features cannot be set while using Spotify Connect. If a control is unavailable, check whether Spotify is currently being controlled through Connect and try changing the setting in the app directly.
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Crossfade is not audio quality or equalization
Crossfade changes how one track transitions into the next. Audio-quality settings affect the quality of streaming or downloaded audio, and the available choices depend on device and plan. Spotify can adjust quality automatically, and quality cannot be adjusted in its web player. Changing quality does not make songs fade into one another.
The equalizer changes tonal balance, such as bass and treble, using presets or manual controls. Spotify says equalizer settings cannot be changed when using Spotify Connect to play on another device. Equalization affects how music sounds, not how tracks transition.
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For current steps and feature details, see Spotify Support’s Crossfade, Automix, and gapless playback instructions, audio-quality settings, and equalizer guidance.
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