1-2 percent adds up. this is the reason ableton hasnt done it, check their forums
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronny Pries" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'313'" <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 10:59 AM Subject: RE: (313) Ableton Live mixes > we're talking about maybe 1-2% per mp3 stream. that is not the argument. > besides, my notebook hd is already the max. size limit. > > on the other hand it's simply impossible to play with mp3 loops because > mp3 isn't gapless (adds a few ms silence before and after the data > area). i would just like to use ableton as cut-tool which i want to use > for extracting loops from tracks. that's the only point where i would > like to open mp3s. i bet that ableton will surely come up with a > solution for the cut thing, most sound editors really lack on features > when it comes about cutting loops from areas without drums (eh, where's > the exact start point?). > > cheerio, > ronny > > > you dont want the overhead of decoding multiple mp3 streams > > in realtime (by default, live reads the wav in realtime > > each time it plays, a lot like a record player... )applying > > pitch or time shifting, and then output as an uncompressed > > stream. you can upgrade hard drives with much more ease than > > a CPU, and ableton can read from CD or dvd, which helps (cd > > or dvd of .wav) > > > > -Joe >
