Sampling functionality/limitations?

[chrisk]

@dzejsm
This answer was for the Basic Sampler patch, but the distinction of writing to/reading from an array (RAM) or the USB drive applies to any record/play a file situation:

Editing "basic sampler" to be more than 2 seconds

@isktrr , I used 60 seconds just cause it was a lot longer than the previous 2 seconds. There are 2 ways to play / record in Pd, reading samples into an array (which is using RAM) or streaming from disk (the usb drive). This sampler reads the sample from an array (RAM) so it is ultimately limited by the amount of memory. 60 seconds is no problem, perhaps even 5 or 10 minutes would be fine as well, but for longer record times, the disk reading objects will be necessary (readsf~ and w…