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NEW: Improved memory playback
InflatableMouse:
Memory playback works fine for me even with the largest files (2.2GB dff, 2GB Wave, 515MB Flac), within 2-3 seconds MC's memory is up to ~1000MB, playback starts instantly and skipping is also instant when I skip to the end of that song (it should have to reload a part because it doesn't fit).
Having said that, the reason for me to use memory playback is not because it sounds better but because I want to reduce the chance that high disk activity from another process would interfere with MC filling its buffers while a song plays. Without memory playback, I've seen the buffering ... message once or twice and I find that annoying and disruptive when I'm listening to music. This turned out because something else was hogging the harddisk in the background and MC simply didn't get enough time to fill its buffers.
With MC18, this could never happen except during a track switch or when the compressed file wouldn't fit in memory (in my case, only possible with largest dff files), so the chances were greatly reduced.
With the current method in MC19, I could potentially run into this issue again (but like I said, I haven't so far).
I think MC (even being a 32-bit program) could allocate up to 4GB on a 64-bit system. This would reduce the risk descibed above for decompressed audio, but also increase loading times by ~4. Therefore, I'm not sure that would be a good idea as it would simply trade bad for bad IMO.
The only thing I can think of that would make everyone happy, is if memory playback becomes a dropdown selection: None, As file, As uncompressed wave.
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--- Quote from: InflatableMouse on September 01, 2013, 03:45:14 am ---The only thing I can think of that would make everyone happy, is if memory playback becomes a dropdown selection: None, As file, As uncompressed wave.
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I would be OK with this.
I also think it should be possible to set a limit on the maximum buffer size Media Center is allowed to use (1GB is a lot on some systems) and would also like the option to cache the current and next file, so that you have the full duration of a track to cache the next one, instead of ~10s at the end of the current track.
Blaine78:
been using MC19 for few weeks now, and find the new memory playback works great for me. very happy here.
jtwrace:
Will this memory play affect us NAS users any? I know now that it's recommended that we do not use memory play. So will this change for us?
Also, is setting up a JRiver RamDisk possible? That should be of benefit. No?
dean70:
Havent noticed any delays with it enabled even when playing DSD files from NAS.
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