[LAU] Sound Chip as a synthesizer on Linux. Thoughts, ideas?

[Fede]

> JFTR in the 80s the C64 was more expensive than a PC nowadays is and
> some good analog synth based on CEM/Curtis chips were not more expensive
> than a C64

Today, in my country, the cheapest decent synth is around the $5000 mark (pesos argentinos). This is for novation digitals, analogs start at $8000 if you are lucky.
On the other hand, a yamaha based card is $140 and a c64 is around $700.
In my mind that makes it worthy. Plus the simple architecture (at least simpler than today's computers) makes it lots more accessible to code it in assembler.

> Linux analog synth emulations are better than using a SID integrated to
> the C64.
> Using a C64 nowadays isn't worse the hassle and using it as an analog
> synth never was worth the hassle.

Well, that depends on what you are after. Actually there are at least a few rock bands using commodores, so at least for them it's worth it.

How did you achieve sample playing on a 3 oscillator chip?