My hearing is sensitive and I can easily pick up on noises and discontinuities between tracks. They annoy me and it is my opinion that they lower the quality of the show. I realize that not every person feels the same way, and to a degree, I understand it when I get this stuff in trade. Hopefully I will have a way to fix these imperfections soon. Until then, I am going to ask you not to send me shows with clicks/ticks/gaps/pops/crackles and other annoying sounds between tracks.
If we are trading, and you do not know the condition of a particular show that I want, please skim through the ends/beginnings of each track to make sure that the transitions are smooth and continuous. It takes less than 2 minutes to do this. I'll show you how: Put the CD in your CD player>skip to track 2>rewind it 5 seconds>listen as it transitions from track 1 to track 2>repeat the process for each track. If there's a pop, click, tick, crackle, noise, or discontinuity of any kind, then it is likely I will not want the show, at least until I get a program to fix these errors.
I mean absolutely no offense to any of my good trading buddies who have sent me these either on accident or because our standards are different.
Here are a few websites that explain why mp3 is NOT an acceptable trading format, and how to detect mp3-sourced shows:
Why MP3 Is Unacceptable As A Trading Format Excellent explanation!
Detecting MP3-Sourced and Mini-Disc Audio MP3 detection using EAC.
How to tell if a CDR is MP3-sourced This website has lots of nice links!