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From:
Kevin Murphy
To:
William VanLoo
Cc:
Medium Graham , Independent Dub Monsters
Date:
Sun, 10 Dec 2000 20:05:42 -0800
Subject:
Re: [idm] HP Lab's automatic DJ
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William VanLoo wrote:
quoted 5 lines OK, I just thought of something.> OK, I just thought of something. > > What if producers started encoding the digital forms of their tracks > (that is, CD or MP3) with tempo information similar to the way video has > timecode? That way, an automated system like the above wouldn't have to guess.
The ID3v2 spec has allowances for such information. Unfortunately, the spec is huge, slightly cryptic, and no player currently supports more than a fraction of its features. h -- Kevin | "Philosophy, improperly applied, inevitably Murphy | leads to paralysis." --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org