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On Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:27:14 +0300

Louigi Verona  wrote:
> *Wrote this some time ago to the list, never got a reply. Now looking

quoted text
> through the archives, I don't see this mail at all. I did attach a file, so

> maybe it was filtered.

> This is why I am duplicating this.*

>

> Hey fellas!

>

> I notice that no Linux samplers seem to support wav file loop points. All

> Windows DAWs that I have used support the format and there are a lot of

> samples out there with perfect loop points which is very useful.

> I have no idea whether this is part of the spec or not but these

> looppoints have been used for more than 15 years, that's for sure,

> since some

> of these sample collections have been around during tracking days. I did

> find something on loops here: http://www.sonicspot.com/guide/wavefiles.html

> But I think you, devs, know better than me anyway.

>

> I think it would be great if LMMS, samplers like Petri-Foo would support

> this, as this adds a lot of functionality. Many sample collections provide

> perfect loops and it is tiresome to have to try to remake it by hand each

> time, while in some software it is simply impossible at all.

>

> What do you think?

How do you store wave and loop data? Or how do you plan to enter the loop points?

A quick look over the wikipedia Wave page does not indicate that loop points are part of the format itself.
Nils

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