Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Gigasampler vs Halion PR war
From: Juhana Sadeharju (kouhia_AT_nic.funet.fi)
Date: Wed Nov 13 2002 - 00:00:27 EET
>From: Paul Davis <paul_AT_linuxaudiosystems.com>
>
>idea, wrapped it up in patent language that restricts it to a specific
>problem domain (playback of audio data in response to triggers), and
>filed.
There has been "instant play" devices prior gigasampler. I also
found following from Usenet archives. I also have a product adv
which can be used as directly-from-disk MIDI sampler with fades;
I will scan and place this adv available soon. Year is 1990.
Juhana
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>> Forum: rec.audio.opinion
Subject: Re: Why buy a digital transport?
Date: 04/12/1995
Author: Mark Brindle <brindle_AT_lf.hp.com>
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: a totaly error free transport system which would alow random play
and
: near ( sub 10ms ) access to any audio on the cd-rom ??
You've just described a hard-disk recorder. But, if you want
to save some money, and you don't plan to edit the music, you
could get by without the hard drive. Substitute a few megs of
RAM; and if you need *INSTANT* access, cache the first second
of every "cut" in memory -- then, you could start playing any track
with only a few microseconds delay. Of course, anything
quicker than about 50ms seems instantaneous to mere mortals.
...it's "only" software,
Mark
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