What is the difference between a "Loop" and an "Effect"?
Submitted by benjamin on Sun, 04/05/2008 - 21:20.
A loop is a long audio file that can play with no audible join, between the last moment and the beginning of audio. Syrinscape can then play this file continuously with no gaps and no disernable joins. A loop might be the sound of wind, or rain, or traffic or a crowd mumbling. The two "Loop" channels play sound indefinately until stopped. The two "Loop" channels will fade in started and fade out when stopped. The "Loop" channels play files called "loop1*.wav" or "loop1*.ogg" and "loop2*.wav" or "loop2*.ogg" An Effect is a short (though not necessarily short) audio file that is played once. It starts and ends in silence. An Effect might be a roar, a clap of thunder, the honk of a horn or a single comment by a passing peasant. The four "Effect" channels will play an occasional effect audio file and then wait for a time interval controlled by the "Gap" slider. The "Effect" channels play files called "e1*.wav" or "e1*.ogg" through to "e4*.wav" or "e4*.ogg"
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