trantow@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Jerry J Trantow) (06/13/91)
I recently obtained a file containing the docs and a library for the
SAMP IFF format. This format is an extension of 8SVX. My problem is
that the file appears to be 2 years old and I'm not sure if SAMP has
been accepted as an IFF format.
Is SAMP an accepted format?
Do any programs use it?
Is there a player for SAMP that understands volume modulated samples?
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------riley@theory.TC.Cornell.EDU (Daniel S. Riley) (06/17/91)
In article <13064@uwm.edu> trantow@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Jerry J Trantow) asks: >I recently obtained a file containing the docs and a library for the >SAMP IFF format. This format is an extension of 8SVX. My problem is >that the file appears to be 2 years old and I'm not sure if SAMP has >been accepted as an IFF format. SAMP was presented on BIX by Dissidents (the original authors) and severely criticized by Leo Schwab (co-author of iffparse.library) and David Joiner (author of Music-X). Dissidents didn't really do anything about the comments at the time, but have recently expressed some interest in revising it to answer the criticisms and make it more generally acceptable. >Is SAMP an accepted format? I believe it is registered with CATS, but it is not currently widely accepted. It is in the process of being revised, so you probably want to hold off doing anything with it. >Do any programs use it? As far as I know, only MIDI Sample Wrench from Dissidents supports the format (it was invented for that program). >Is there a player for SAMP that understands volume modulated samples? Dunno. -- -Dan Riley (riley@theory.tc.cornell.edu, cornell!batcomputer!riley) -Wilson Lab, Cornell University