Music loading is very slow on v15 beta 1

App version

Beta

Issue description

When I start a new queue or skip a song. It takes sometimes several seconds to load. That was never the case before. All my music is played locally mostly with opus files.

Device type

Phone

Media provider

Local device

Steps to reproduce

Play a song
Loading time is noticeable.
It’s almost always replicable.

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report20260514

Same here. Sometimes music plays but the Now Playing screen doesn’t show it

Hello,
Things have definitely improved with beta 2, but I still have the impression that things are slower than before. It’s especially noticeable when resuming play after a long time, the app is not very responsive. If you think the new internal audio engine can’t be improved anymore, an option for the legacy audio engine would be appreciated. The only processing I need is through the system equalizer, which is the effect I turn on in output settings/EQ. Should I try the “Prefer hardware-accelerated codecs” option?
Thanks a lot for your work and for figuring out new ideas to always improve your app.