| Title: | AMIGA NOTES |
| Notice: | Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2 |
| Moderator: | HYDRA::MOORE |
| Created: | Sat Apr 26 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Wed Feb 05 1992 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 5378 |
| Total number of notes: | 38326 |
I'm using MUSIC-X with Roland, Kawai and Yamaha keyboards, and it is a pity that most of the AMIGA internal samples are not so qualify to be played because of only 8 bits sampling. So, most of the instruments that could be used in MUSIC-X comming from SONIX or Soundtracker has a little metalic noise in it. I've herad about some new 16 bits digitizers, but I still hesitate about the final professional quality of samples, because Paula is still an 8 bit chip. Does anybody know some solution? Or some discussion about my felling? Isidro.
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| 4662.1 | At least a bit of info... | TLE::ALIVE::ASHFORTH | The Lord is my light | Fri Apr 05 1991 09:05 | 26 |
Well, I don't know for sure what products you're talking about, but there are some new entries into the 16-bit audio field for Amiga, as well as one "old" one. Synthia Professional is a superb sample *synthesis* and editing package for the Amiga. It can use virtually every type of synthesis technique currently known. (I'm talking DSP terms here, folks, not manufacturese: additive, subtractive, FM...) While it can use Paula for playback, it was really intended for use with external sampling keyboards, using MIDI sample dump format for transfer. I've drooled over Synthia II (its 8-bit cousin) fairly often, but so far have managed to wipe my chin in time... The interesting *new* stuff is some add-on boards which in essence provide their own *equivalents* of Paula, in 12- and 16-bit formats. They were just advertised in the last AmigaWorld, but I can't recall the company; GVP? MAST? I'm sure some kind noter will plug in that info in a reply. Now these products are intriguing! I didn't notice if they support MIDI sample dump; it would be a tremendous gaffe if they didn't, but that's been known to happen. Ironically, I think the Amiga is getting this technology as an add-on as a result of the I*M machine's sonic deficiencies. That lack spurred a development market for add-on sound boards, and sure enough, they followed fairly quickly for the Ami. Maybe the two are not related, but I would guess otherwise. Cheers, Bob | |||||
| 4662.2 | Sunrizes on the sound world | SALEM::LEIMBERGER | Tue Apr 09 1991 07:23 | 7 | |
I saw the ad in Amiga World for the new sound cards. They are by the
people that did perfect sound Sunrize Industries. From looking at the
picture of the card it appears you are drawing sound from the card
itself. This reminds me of the sound cards that the clone users buy.
My concern would not be the quality(it is most likely there) but
the compatability of the board with other packages.
bill
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