How to Crossfade a Song in Spotify

If you have ever been to a concert, especially a concert by any EDM artist or DJ, you must noticed that they never cut the song for the next one, not just for a second. The silence, even for a fraction of a second, can disrupt the whole vibe of the concert and no music artist wants that.

Suppose a few-second-silence in the venue after an energetic, mesmerizing drop because the next song is coming. Weird, isn’t it? That’s where Crossfade came into the picture. That smooth transition effect from one song to the next song is called Crossfade and you can Crossfade songs in Spotify as well.

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What is Crossfade?

Without touching the technical Jargon, here is the meaning of Crossfade in a layman’s tone.

Crossfade is kind of a transition in sound where the sound of one track starts fading out and the sound of the next song starts fading in. This crossfade thing happens gradually otherwise it will confuse your dance moves. Try this Crossfading thing on Spotify at home, you will like it.

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I liked it personally and while exploring Spotify’s options, I found the Crossfade thing in Spotify. I just did the crossfade settings for 7 seconds and it is amazing. I used to play music while writing blogs and stuff. So, this crossfade thing maintains the flow of work (I mean it). If you are working out or on a road trip or maybe in a bonfire party or why not in a pool party, adding crossfade settings just will do a great job.

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If your region doesn’t have Spotify yet, you can still get access to one of the best music services, Spotify. Here is the guide explaining, how to get Spotify in any region.

How to Crossfade Music in Spotify?

By default, Spotify does not add Crossfade because a lot of artists add transitions in their songs of the album.

If you want to see a great example of sound transition in the album without crossfading, listen to A Thousand Suns by Linkin Park where the band has added a transition to the whole album and it makes a certain kind of flow to the album. Make sure you don’t play the album on shuffle.

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Crossfading can ruin the album’s transition if you add crossfading to 12 seconds which is the maximum level. That means the next song will start fading in at “-12 seconds” of the playing or current song. In all that, the album transition will not be audible. So, Spotify does not add crossfades by default.

Here is how you can add Crossfade to Spotify:

Spotify Crossfade On Desktops/Laptops

If you are using the Spotify app on your Desktop or laptop, then you can add Crossfade by following this:

• Click on the arrow near your profile photo and go to Settings.

• Now scroll down till you find the Show Advanced Settings. If you are using the latest version of Spotify, you might see the ‘Crossfade’ option right away and you don’t need to expand the additional settings.

• Under ‘Advanced Settings’, you will find the Crossfade option. You can set it according to your needs through the slider. I would recommend 6-8 seconds of Crossfade.

Less than 5 seconds will not make a difference and 12 seconds will make a lot of difference. So find a number between 6-8 seconds.

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How to use Spotify Crossfade on Smartphones

You can also Crossfade a song on Spotify settings on a smartphone. Here is what to do.

1. Open the Spotify app on your smartphone and tap on ‘Profile Picture’.

2. Go to Settings and Privacy.

3. Under ‘Playback’, there is a ‘Crossfade’ option. Seek the Crossfade bar between 6-8 seconds and done.

Crossfade settings have been applied and now there will be no gap between the songs and it will seamlessly play the music with a smooth transition.

How to Turn Off Crossfade on Spotify

Crossfading the songs might not be everyone’s cup of tea and turning off Crossfade settings would be a good idea. To turn off Crossfade on Spotify, just set the Crossfade settings to 0 seconds, and all done. Once done, Spotify will not crossfade between the songs and it will play without fading in and out effect.

How to Activate Crossfade on Spotify

So that’s how you can add Crossfade to Spotify. Once you have done that, you will be able to experience the gradual fading in and fading out of the music. Now, no more CUTS or BREAKS in sessions. Use Spotify Premium to get rid of ads.

Along with Crossfading settings, there is one more thing that every Spotify user is searching for and that is How to turn off Spotify on Startup.

Whenever you start up your computer either Mac or Windows, Spotify also opens up automatically and for some people, it is quite irritating. Moreover, if you are in a hurry and want to access some files on your computer real quick, you may feel lags as Spotify slows down the process of startup.

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Turn off Spotify on Startup

To turn off Spotify on Startup all you need to tweak one setting in Spotify. To do that, just go to Settings > Scroll All the Way Down> Show Advanced Settings > Startup & Windows Behaviour.

Here you need to change the setting of Open Spotify Automatically After You Log into the Computer. By default it is on the Minimized but if you want Spotify not to be opened on Startup, just select No.

That’s how you can turn off Spotify on Startup. You can turn off Spotify on Mac as well as on the Windows app.

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