Delay with html5:true and loop:true

[SY-art]

The Problem

When using html5:true and loop:true, there is a pause between repeat with mp3 and wav files. If html5: false - no pause, plays clearly one after another. How to remove pause between repetitions at html5:true?

var sound = new Howl({
        preload: true,
        src: ['x1.wav'],
        loop: true,
        html5: true,
        onloaderror(id, err) {
            console.log(id, err)
        },
        onplayerror: function(e) {
            console.log(e)
        },
        onload() {
            document.getElementById('loading').style.display = 'none'
        },
});

document.getElementById('start').addEventListener("click", () => {
        sound.play();
})

Reproducible Example

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Reproduction Steps

Set options:
loop: true,
html5: true,

Possible Solution

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Context

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Howler.js Version

2.2.3

Affected Browser(s)/Versiuon(s)

chrome

[deathvulture]

Have the same problem, also with ogg files

[voporak5]

Same problem 2.2.2 and 2.2.3 with mp3 files.
Setting html5 to false still produces the issue

Happens in both chrome and safari on iPhone 14 pro max

[beocaca]

I have small files,loop its, it work with no delay but you would selcects buffer

 const soundPlayed =  new Howl({
          autoplay: false,
          loop: false,
          preload: true,
          html5: true,
          onplay: function () {
            soundPlayed._sounds[0]._node.addEventListener(
              'timeupdate',
              function () {
                let buffer = 0.46
                if (this.currentTime > this.duration - buffer) {
                  console.warn('timeupdate');
                  this.currentTime = 0;
                }
              },
              false,
            );
          },
        });

[jmaldon1]

I have this issue but only on iOS device

[rhydianpala]

Same issue with .m4a on iOS only. I have a 52 second audio file that would play once aloud, then once silently, then repeat.

Solution from @beocaca worked well by basically turning off the loop and reseting the track time to 0 when the track is almost finished.

I had to setup my code to specifically run the fake looping block only for iOS.

Typical iOS frustrations...