Hi August, maybe you could describe what you want to do?

Thomas,

I want to do something like readsf~, reading files (decoding various codecs) from disk or data from a socket. more specifically, im trying to make a readanysf~ that can at least read wav, vorbis, and mp3.

I think using a thread for the creation of a real-time audio stream only makes sense if you have to compose the audio from large or irregularly sized or jittery chunks of data e.g. large FFTs or net streaming. For typical sample-to-sample audio PD's DSP callback mechanism is the best choice.

For non-realtime audio you may have a look at VASP (http://www.parasitaere-kapazitaeten.net/vasp)

looking now.

thanks - august.

Hi August,

I want to do something like readsf~, reading files (decoding various codecs) from disk or data from a socket. more specifically, im trying to make a readanysf~ that can at least read wav, vorbis, and mp3.

oh yes, that's exactly an application where threading is helpful. As an aside, i'm preparing an xwave~ external (which is functionally comparable to xgroove~) doing exactly that.

greetings, Thomas