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- From: J.Gallagher@unsw.EDU.AU (Jason Gallagher)
- Subject: Re: Criti!
- Message-ID: <J.Gallagher.26.724978980@unsw.EDU.AU>
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- Organization: Psychology Department, University of N.S.W
- References: <Paul_Trauth.197y@agwbbs.new-orleans.LA.US> <10299@cbmger.de.so.commodore.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 23:03:00 GMT
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- In article <10299@cbmger.de.so.commodore.com> peterk@cbmger.de.so.commodore.com (Dr Peter Kittel Germany) writes:
- >From: peterk@cbmger.de.so.commodore.com (Dr Peter Kittel Germany)
- >Subject: Re: Criti!
- >Date: 15 Dec 92 13:36:42 GMT
- >In article <Paul_Trauth.197y@agwbbs.new-orleans.LA.US> Paul_Trauth@agwbbs.new-orleans.LA.US (Paul Trauth) writes:
- >>
- >>This is how the Amiga's samples are done. Didn't you ever hear horrid 1-bit
- >>samples on the Apple? Or cheesy 4-bit samples on the C64? The main
- >>difference is that the Amiga has DMA-driven sample-oriented hardware.
- >
- >It's WAVEFORM oriented. Please do not call this generally "sample".
- >I definitely think you mess up terms here.
- >
- >>And this is samples as opposed to hardware-level synth: you CAN do
- >>synthesized sounds on the Amiga, but you have to essentially create a
- >>sample mathematically and play it.
- >
- >And don't forget: You can digitize it from a real-world sound, like a
- >guitar. And *this* is then a true sample.
- >
- >>Always remember, though, at the lowest level, they're playing
- >>samples. (And eating up a good chunk of CPU generating them on the fly...)
- >
- >Waveforms :-).
- >
- >--
- >Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel // E-Mail to \\ Only my personal opinions...
- >Commodore Frankfurt, Germany \X/ {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!cbmger!peterk
- >Wer's nicht kann, soll's bleiben klopfen oder Steine lassen
-
- "What's the point?" I wish my newsreader had a kill file ...good ol Dr Kittel
- would have hit rock bottom.
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