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A recent project I'm working on involves loading several (8 to 12) large

files. These files are 309mb mono 16 bit 44100 hz. So they have a duration

This amount of data is way to much for the laptop (g4 2024 mb ram) to

handle. Ofcourse I could convert the files to 22100 hz, then they are half

the size. I can imagine, however, that the composer isn't going to be to

happy about such a rash action. I have thought of cutting the files in

smaller files and then loading the files when the time comes to play the

file. Only loading files into buffer~ when the patch is running seems to

disrupt the accuracy of the patch. Which is very important......

Is there a way to stream files from the harddisc instead of using up all of

Or has someone dealt with this sort of issues in the past? I've searched the

A recent project I'm working on involves loading several (8 to 12) large
files. These files are 309mb mono 16 bit 44100 hz. So they have a duration
of an hour.
This amount of data is way to much for the laptop (g4 2024 mb ram) to
handle. Ofcourse I could convert the files to 22100 hz, then they are half
the size. I can imagine, however, that the composer isn't going to be to
happy about such a rash action. I have thought of cutting the files in
smaller files and then loading the files when the time comes to play the
file. Only loading files into buffer~ when the patch is running seems to
disrupt the accuracy of the patch. Which is very important......

Is there a way to stream files from the harddisc instead of using up all of
the ram memory?

Or has someone dealt with this sort of issues in the past? I've searched the
archives and haven't found anything.

Wilco Alkema
student musictechnology & composition
HKU, hilversum, holland.


large-files-streaming-from-disk

sfplay~ -- this is pretty basic stuff, and is covered in the MSP 

Tutorials and Topics book. You might want to go back to that for a 

sfplay~ -- this is pretty basic stuff, and is covered in the MSP 
Tutorials and Topics book. You might want to go back to that for a 
refresher.

it is possible to do direct-to-disk within Max/MSP. Check the [sfplay~ 

But if for whatever reason, you have to use buffers, they are so big 

that you can't use the [play~] object anymore, you have to use 

[hr.play~] instead (you'll have to download it, it's not in the 

standard distribution). Please check the forum's archive.

Centre de Recherches et de Formation Musicales de Wallonie asbl

it is possible to do direct-to-disk within Max/MSP. Check the [sfplay~ 
] object.

But if for whatever reason, you have to use buffers, they are so big 
that you can't use the [play~] object anymore, you have to use 
[hr.play~] instead (you'll have to download it, it's not in the 
standard distribution). Please check the forum's archive.

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Patrick Delges

Centre de Recherches et de Formation Musicales de Wallonie asbl
http://users.skynet.be/crfmw/max

Completely overlooked the preload part....

large files streaming from disk