Jim.

Re..why pg might support flac (or another lossless format eg wavpak)

a very good question jim.

my answer as follows.

1..
i think one needs to work a lot with a lossless format to really appreciate it.its not just storage savings, but download time savings…..which the latter i think will become very important as pg offers every year more and more 'content'..
eg real traks as one example…..also imagine if biab over time comes with a massive 'content library' covering not just a huge library of styles but also a huge library of demo songs and real traks. now add in the fact that biab is a world wide product which will entice musos world wide from different countries each often with their own unique and ethnic music creation needs…do you see the implications ?

lets take one example…when i was a kid growing up in various countries in the world i heard all sorts of interesting types of music styles depending the country my parents were working in. i was exposed to all sorts of music.
to support my thesis…already one sees new users posting on the forums often a need for styles and instrument content related to the country they live in.

i have no inside info…but i suspect internally pg sometimes discusses the implications of an ever expanding library of content eg the time to download such a huge library of content for users that might not have the fastest eg fibre internet etc. eg what happens when pg offers 5 times the song demos in the stylepicker compared to today ?

2..
as an example lets consider the implications for one pg product..realband (rb).
would rb be more 'nimble' if it used flac ? lets look at possible benefits mate.
..would high trak count SEQ's load faster and save faster ?
..what about editing ? would copies and moves and complex edits be faster and more fluid ?
..would rb operate more nimbly on even the lowest power or old pc ?
(not everyone can afford i7's//i9's and ryzens…there are many countries whose citizens, sadly, cant afford high end pc's…but would like to create songs all the same. )

in summary all i would suggest is i suspect rb would be more nimble for some low powered pc users.
of course only the pg coders can answer as to, if in fact, rb would be more nimble.

i have only my reaper experience to go on. 'more fluid' is ive found on lower power pc's viz wav.

jim….if you feel i'm 'talking rubbish'...take the clunkiest old pc (like many people have in the world)...install reaps and do a all wav song for 30 traks, then repeat recording and playing etc using flac for 30 traks. and assess for yourself whether running a lossless format like flac realises a more 'nimble experience' for the user. then repeat with high trak counts and see if wav is still nimble compared to wav.
i suspect you will see more and more the difference as the trak count goes higher and higher.

have a great xmas and happy creative 2023.

om

Last edited by justanoldmuso; 12/16/22 12:07 PM.
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