[linux-audio-dev] Project: modular synth editor

[Brad Arant]

For what it is worth, some synths employ a lowest volume algorithm instead
of least recently used. Sometimes a voice may be sounding even if it is the
oldest and strange voice stealing effects can be heard (we have all heard
it). This is of course based pon and tied to an output envelope generator of
some type. Stealing the softest signal is much less noticable but much
harder to implement.

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On Sun, Jan 18, 2004 at 07:00:19PM -0500, Dave Robillard wrote:

> Ack.  Speaking as a musician and not a hacker for a moment, I don't 
> think a new note should ever, ever, ever be discarded!

It's the simplest way to tell the user that (s)he needs more voices :-)

> But you did say optionally... I just had to say that. :)  Reusing the 
> oldest voice should definitely be the default behaviour.

Agreed 100%

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