1 Dec
2007
1 Dec
'07
6:47 p.m.
On Sat, 2007-12-01 at 23:04 +0100, David Olofson wrote:
On Saturday 01 December 2007, bradley newton haug
wrote:
"Algorithm" implies it's a software synth anyway. A softsynth running
in an FPGA or DSP is not a hardware synth. Well, not in my book anyway.
like most 'gut feelings' related to
anything audio the only real
answer lies in a pair of heaphones,a blondfold and an A/B box.
Solves all problems of perception.
...but that would require playing the *exact* same sounds on both
systems, which is pretty much where the very problem is here: The
hardware synths tend to use secret, proprietary algorithms. From a theoretical standpoint, there's no need for
an A/B test at all.
The hardware synths most people are talking about here *are*
computers running software synths. Same algorithm ==> same result.
(Assuming "algorithm" includes using or emulating the exact same data
types, obviously.)
Exactly.
And, if you find a softsynth inferior to some hardware
synth due to
resolution issues, recompiling it with 'double' sample and control
values would allow it to beat most hardware synths flat to the ground
in that department, I'd think. Or why not 'long double' while you're
at it. ;-)
It depends on the software involved. Great though Novation stuff is, it
aliases terribly (for instance). Nice filters though.
Gordon