On Sun, Nov 10, 2002 at 07:28:53AM -0800, Joshua Haberman wrote: > >From the comparison: > > Sample buffering is the process of loading a small part of each sample > into the installed RAM to play back instantly when a note on a keyboard is > struck. By pre-loading a small amount of the sample into RAM, it gives the > hard drive enough time to access the rest of the sample, and finish the > job. > > Wasn't there discussion earlier on this list about this simple technique being > patented?
Yes, by the people writing the "comparison" IIRC. - Steve
