Louis Dufort

I'm doing a sound installation consisting on playing many sfplay files

randomnly. The problem is that some soundfiles cannot be find. The search

patch is good, I also put it in my pref (just to make sure). So some

soundfiles do play while other cannot be find. The search patch is the same

for all the folder, only the folder name and soundfile changes.

I tried to change the file format without any success, and also tried to

change files on the same level of the patch still no success. Any ideas on

I'm doing a sound installation consisting on playing many sfplay files
randomnly.  The problem is that some soundfiles cannot be find.  The search
patch is good, I also put it in my pref (just to make sure).  So some
soundfiles do play while other cannot be find.  The search patch is the same
for all the folder, only the folder name and soundfile changes.
I tried to change the file format without any success, and also tried to
change files on the same level of the patch still no success.  Any ideas on
this one...?

sfplay-search-patch-unconsistency

Seems like although the sound name is correct, I have to add .aiff to the

end of my search patch. Probably the sounfiles are kinda corrupted and

still have the .aiff tag even if it's not really there...

Seems like although the sound name is correct, I have to add .aiff to the
end of my search patch.  Probably the sounfiles are kinda corrupted and
still have the .aiff tag even if it's not really there...

On Jul 5, 2006, at 2:48 AM, Stefan Tiedje wrote:

> Yes, I just came across the same by loading soundfile names into 

> ubumenu, it will automatically add a .aif extension though the 

> files don't have an extension. If I then access the files with the 

Sounds like the "Hide Extension" flag may be set for these files. 

Select the file and get info->Name & Extension.

> Yes, I just came across the same by loading soundfile names into  
> ubumenu, it will automatically add a .aif extension though the  
> files don't have an extension. If I then access the files with the  
> suggested name it works flawless.

Sounds like the "Hide Extension" flag may be set for these files.  
Select the file and get info->Name & Extension.

Sfplay~ search patch unconsistency