[maxmsp] Re: using waveform display to edit soundbites/samples

Nope! every set of two floats that line~ receives tell line~ to go to a specific number over a certain number of milliseconds. So, the first two numbers are the starting point of the sample, and a 0. This tells line~ to go to the starting point in 0. milliseconds. The following two numbers tell line~ to read from the start point to the end point. 

You can get the same effect by sending line a single number, such as the format [(start point), (end point) (time)], but it has to send the instructions over two separate events (due to the comma) and is less efficient..could lead to worse timing etc.