I think what makes them smart is that they know their tempo and their key, so if you place them on a sequencer that can interpret this kind of information (like Acid or Sonar), the loop will adjust in tempo and key automatically. Andres On Sun, 2005-06-05 at 05:21, Christoph Eckert wrote: > > I have this CD with 'smart loops', full of short music > > samples (just on hit or short patterns/riffs, wav format), > > it says it works with various music programs (AFAIK none of > > them available for linux). > > If it is wav, you can use it in various programs like MuSE, > maybe Rosegarden (if it supports audio?) or even Ardour. > > > How exactly are these samples smart? I mean does it mean > > anything or is it just some marketing buzzword? > > Half and half. Sample libraries are usually taken at exactly > the same speed (maybe 120BPM) and cut so you can easily loop > them or assemble them on consecutive bars of an arrangement. > > So, the samples are well prepared which needs some work, but > as soon as you buy a sample library this should be part of > the product. > > > Which linux > > program can work with them? Any sampler? Or is there > > anything special about them that some programs can use? > > If it is wav, no. It should also be possible to use the files > as a base for samples, but personally I dislike to press a > key on my keyboard and get a complete riff played. > > > > Best regards > > > ce > >
