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In Reply to: RE: About the RAM disk solution .... posted by AbeCollins on November 20, 2014 at 11:48:52:
I went to using a RAM disk because it bypassed using spinning rust. I was able to hear the noise made by the spinning rust while seeking. Also, I wanted to do the conversion from FLAC to WAV off line. If I had an SSD to use as a cache for music files then perhaps I would have done it differently. However, I don't think this is a good idea, as it creates a lot of write traffic to the SSD and may impact wear.
If your favorite player uses memory storage and this is done correctly it will be better to load the play list into the player's memory. This avoids processing the WAV file RIFF headers during real-time music playback. However, this is only feasible on a 64 bit operating system with lots of RAM if one has long playlists of high-res files. With this approach it is possible to completely suspend the operating system if the DMA controller for the audio output has enough addressing/counting capability.
Tony Lauck
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