[LAD] Open Source to be or not to be?

[hermann meyer]

Am 01.07.2014 12:41, schrieb hermann meyer:
> Am 01.07.2014 12:16, schrieb Fons Adriaensen:
>> On Tue, Jul 01, 2014 at 09:24:43AM +0200, hermann meyer wrote:
>>
>>> As a example, we have the jcm800pre, a GCB95 and a baxandall tone
>>> control simulation as plugin in guitarix, generated with this
>>> toolkit.
>> Do you really believe that a Baxandall tone control is in any
>> way different from the combination of a standard first order
>> LF and an HF 'shelf' equaliser ?
>>
>> Well, it isn't, the two are mathematically equivalent.
>>
>> The Baxandall circuit is just a very convenient way to realise such
>> filters in analog HW. Its main advantage is that it will provide
>> symmetrical (in dB) EQ curves having a decent control law, while
>> still using standard linear pots, and that it is fairly tolerant
>> of typical component errors. That's all there is to it, it doesn't
>> sound different from any first order shelf filter.
>>
>> Any suggestion that the digital emulation of such a circuit would
>> be 'better' than standard digital filters is nonsense and pure
>> snake oil.
>>
>
> Haven't say that, nor suggest that. It's just a example, It is just a 
> other way to go.
> And, let me tell you, this way is full of fun.
>
> Have I mention that the toolkit surly include a interface to plot the 
> results and beside faust code, it could compile ready to run Lv2 and 
> Gxplugins?
>
And truly, it could generate native C++ code, not deactivated from faust 
code.



> However, this list here is the wrong place to discus that any further,
> I just hope that some people here get interested in such a approve
> (Tim you are more then welcome to join us),
> if, please join us at
>  guitarix-developer at lists.sourceforge.net
>
> to discus and eventually help us to get it going.
>
> regards
> hermann
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