Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Gigasampler vs Halion PR war
From: Steve Harris (S.W.Harris_AT_ecs.soton.ac.uk)
Date: Mon Nov 11 2002 - 11:12:02 EET
On Sun, Nov 10, 2002 at 07:28:53AM -0800, Joshua Haberman wrote:
> >From the comparison:
>
> Sample buffering is the process of loading a small part of each sample
> into the installed RAM to play back instantly when a note on a keyboard is
> struck. By pre-loading a small amount of the sample into RAM, it gives the
> hard drive enough time to access the rest of the sample, and finish the
> job.
>
> Wasn't there discussion earlier on this list about this simple technique being
> patented?
Yes, by the people writing the "comparison" IIRC.
- Steve
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