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Simultaneously play two files?

Hello, may be a dumb question (and I couldn't find a past thread on it) but I'll own that... further disclaimer, may belong in plugins subforum but couldn't find any reference on the component page so....

Is there a technical reason foobar2000 can't play two files simultaneously? If not, is it just an edge-case situation, something no one wants? Or does the feature idea have a past?

Thanks for any light you might shed.

Re: Simultaneously play two files?

Reply #1 –
There is the possibility to fade between two tracks, which is technically playing two at once, or you could open two instances at the same time? I'd love a really simple DJ component one day, would just need a crossfader really.

Re: Simultaneously play two files?

Reply #2 –
Quote from: darkflame23 on
There is the possibility to fade between two tracks, which is technically playing two at once, or you could open two instances at the same time? I'd love a really simple DJ component one day, would just need a crossfader really.

The DJ case is interesting too but a different direction. I mean something more like the way you highlight/double-click/etc (depending on your setup) one track to play immediately, but instead two (or more? I just want to compare two at a time) highlighted and they start playing simultaneously.

Re: Simultaneously play two files?

Reply #3 –
Use Audacity.  Load both tracks onto the workspace and you can then play both, mute either, time-shift either...

It seems pointless to bend an app beyond its intended remit when there are existing alternatives.  Likewise for DJ mixing – what's wrong with the (free version of) VirtualDJ?
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Re: Simultaneously play two files?

Reply #4 –
Quote from: fooball on
Use Audacity.  Load both tracks onto the workspace and you can then play both, mute either, time-shift either...

Thanks, will try that, not a music-maker so had no good prior case. I don't think playing two tracks is bending the use case, but can easily except that it's a minority want.
 

Re: Simultaneously play two files?

Reply #5 –
Quote from: crappy on
I don't think playing two tracks is bending the use case
You think?  FB2K is "only" a player, albeit with loads of optional features.  Perhaps you can name another player able to play two tracks simultaneously.

What you're asking for is a DAW (digital audio workbench) feature, albeit that DAWs can handle dozens of tracks.  It's like asking a calculator to do spreadsheet things (I was going to say ask a word processor to do desktop publishing, but there has been some mission-creep in that arena!).

If you must, just run two instances of FB2K.  Might be a bit tricky getting them to start the tracks at the same time...
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