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Re: loscil/diskin

Date1998-02-25 14:05
FromJean Piche
SubjectRe: loscil/diskin
Mark Wilkes wrote:
> 
> I can't seem to be able to use loscil with large soundfiles (like
> around 60 secs), and have resorted to using diskin instead. What's
> the problem with loscil, and is there any reason to use it when I can
> use diskin?

loscil stores the soundfile in ram via a gen01 function table. This means a 1
min. stereo file will try to appropriate 10Mb of ram. As its name suggests,
diskin reads from disk and is not subject to these limitations. loscil offers
looping point controls and will deliver more real-time performance since it
accesses data in ram...

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