| From: | Don Cox |
| Date: | 15 Apr 2001 at 21:52:38 |
| Subject: | Re: Audio file editor? |
On 15-Apr-01, andys_uk@email.com wrote:
>> I don't know how you define as "small" or "fast," but if you're
>> looking for something FREE, there are special Concierto- and
>> Prelude-only versions of Samplitude Opus available for download on
>> Aminet. If you don't have either sound card, you won't be able to
>> actually HEAR the sounds, but you'll still be able to work in the
>> sound editor -- you'll be able to tell where the silent parts are. If
>> you don't have an 060, though, it could be a bit on the slow side.
>
>
> I've only got an 030/50, so what I'm after is something like a CLI
> tool that will scan a sample and chop the silent bits off. I've got
> Soundprobe and that does it - very slowly!!
>
> If there's nothing available, I'll have to be patient won't I!
The problem isn't with it being a sample, it is one of handling large
files.
If you want to cut a section from the beginning of a big file, the rest
of the file has to be moved up sector by sector to fill that space.
Alternately, the whole file can be copied minus the removed part - but
this isn't always practical for an audio file which might be 100 to 600
Megs in size. Programs like Samplitude work on the file buffer in place
on the drive.
Formatting the drive with 16k blocks speeds up audio editing
considerably. So will a fast SCSI interface (the Phase5 one, for
example). A faster processor will probably make less difference,
although it helps of course.
Cutting the end off is quite fast.
Regards
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