Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] non-destructive editing
From: Erik de Castro Lopo (erikd_AT_zip.com.au)
Date: la loka 09 1999 - 06:13:17 EDT
Benjamin GOLINVAUX wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I want to implement a non-destructive editing app (basic operations : cut,
> copy, paste, process) and
> I thought of keeping consecutive editing chunks in different files, in order
> to be able to undo any number
> of actions. Then, I read that Fairlight MFX3, which is a rather old (1994)
> machine, uses chunks of 128K inside a _single_ file...
>
> Furthermore, I would like to be able to MOVE parts of one sound to another,
> possibly on another track,
> which makes the non-destructive stuff complex (I certainly don't wanna
> duplicate data until necessary).
>
> What's your opinion on the tradeoffs and advantages of both methods ? I don't
> wanna start with something I could regret later...
The only advice I can give is to design an programming interface that you
feel comfortable with, make it a library and the mess with the implementation
behind the programming interface until it works to your satisfaction.
Erik
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