Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] looped samples .. Was: extending LADSPA, it's not that easy ......
From: Tom Pincince (stillone_AT_snowcrest.net)
Date: Sun Oct 29 2000 - 06:01:38 EET
>With "sustain based on looping" do you mean regular looping or some
>kind of special one ?
>Why should microfades be needed ?
I am talking about the standard looping in all samplers. Defining a
loop only by its begin and end points effectively creates a butt
splice. It is difficult and sometimes impossible to identify begin and
end points that match perfectly and conform to the desired loop length,
so a standard sample edit feature is to use a small amount after the end
point for fade out, and an equally sized amount before the begin point
for fade in (though this would increase the loop length. Probably a
better method would to use an equally sized amount starting at the loop
begin point). This avoids the abruptness of a raw butt splice and makes
loop editing much easier. A great source for learning about the feature
set of samplers is the owners manuals. Akai makes their manuals
available as zipped pdf files at www.akaipro.com/manuals.html
Tom
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b28 : Sun Oct 29 2000 - 06:41:33 EET