It is, by default 4000000. You can load larger files by changing the message to soundfiler from:

[read -resize myfile.wav sound(

[sound resize 8000000;

read myfile.wav sound(

In short, you resize a table manually to some number of samples (here it's 8000000) before you load a soundfile into it.

I believe there is an object called soundfileinfo~ or something that gives you the length of a soundfile...but I can't remember off the top of my head what it's called or where it is in pd-extended

Alternatively, if you don't want to use the soundfile as though it were a table (i.e. if you just want to play the file) it's better to use [readsf~]

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From: Ingo <ingo@miamiwave.com>
To: 'romain.darracq' <romain.darracq@laposte.net>; 'Ingo' <ingo@miamiwave.com>
Cc: pd-list@iem.at
Sent: Sunday, 13 January 2013, 14:31
Subject: Re: [PD] Help to load sound

There is a size limit for the file. I'm not sure whether this is 4000000 or
anything else. Sombody else here might know.

Ingo

> Thank for your answer, I will trying to modificate my own error but now
> the error message say:
>
> error: soundfiler_read: truncated to 4000000 elements
> ... you might be able to track this down from the Find menu.
>
> ....when I load sound with [soundfiler] and [tabread~ sound].....
>
> I hope that my message is enough clear to permit you to understand what's
> wrong????
>
> Thanks to take the time to help me.
>
> Romain

>> Message du 13/01/13 12:47
>> De : "Ingo"
>> A : "'romain.darracq'" , pd-list@iem.at
>> Copie à :
>> Objet : AW: [PD] Help to load sound
>>
>> Try to use a name and path without spaces.
>> Try the most simple path first like e.g. "C:\\Shake.mp3".
>>
>> Out of the objects that you named only [mp3play~] can play back MP3s.
>>Make sure it is a "MP3 layer III" - otherwise it won't work.
>> You could convert it to WAV for the others to be able to read it.
>>
>> Ingo
>
>
>
> Hello everybody,
> I'm starting pd, and i have always the same matter when I want to load a
> sound, pd say me: (error: dsp: C:/Documents and
> Settings/Romain/Bureau/matrice perso/SON/musikkk/Remko Scha - (1982)
Machine
> Guitars/01 Shake.mp3: unknown or bad header format) and for all format
> althrough i used [readsf~] or [mp3play~] or [soundfiler] objects........
> I have an other error's message :(error: endianness neither 'b' nor 'l'
> ... you might be able to track this down from the Find menu.) ?????
> If someone can help me ??
>
> Thanks
>
> Romain
>
>

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