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Re: Loading entire music file onto RAM before playback

Hi there.

Get yourself a RAMDISK and copy the data over there!
http://www.ramdisk.be/

Go for the "enterprise" solution.

Full file buffering under Foobar is actually working quite OK.
The problem: Loading the files into RAM takes some time. That is giving you some seconds breaks during the change of tracks.
Which is annoying on certain CDs.

Full file buffering makes quite an improvement to you sound!
I do not run playback without full-filebuffering.

Many players do not support this option! E.g. JRMC. They just
buffer a small amount (6s) within RAM. This way you still have
permanent streaming from HD ongoing. For these players a RAMDISK
pretty much makes sense.

Copying 800MB to RAMdisc doesn't take longer that 15s, so it is
really an alternative if you want to enjoy a full CD Playback.

You should have at least 1,5-2 GB of RAM for a RAMDISK if you want to copy the whole CD.

To me this tweak is a must, if we talk serious audio playback from PC.


Cheers
KLS



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