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Well, that's the HW. As with video, the 16-bits went on further than just mere hardware limits. When we talk software mixing, STE maxed out CPU at 8 channels 5
by thorianus 6y ago
Well, that's the HW. As with video, the 16-bits went on further than just mere hardware limits.
When we talk software mixing, STE maxed out CPU at 8 channels 50kHz, here's an example: http://yerzmyey.i-demo.pl/YERZMYEY-Octopush_ATARI_STe.mp3 http://yerzmyey.i-demo.pl/YERZMYEY-Octopush_ATARI_STe.mp3
Even plain 520 ST can do a lot on this YM chip.
Amiga 500 on the other had could a bit of this but only with 12kHz samples, and no volume control per channel, also those pesky filters.
Amiga 1200/4000 could do same - as per much faster CPU, but... they still left the old audio 8-bit chip in it :/
- alexisread 6y agoThere's a package EPSS for the STE which allows using its 8 channel DMA as a software synth, at the same time as running other midi channels in Cubase. Makes for a very tidy DAW: https://youtu.be/OlspnqVcJho https://youtu.be/OlspnqVcJho Other packages (DBE tracker?) allow the STE to play 32channel mods albeit not at 50Khz
- egypturnash 6y agoAll Amigas had a 6-bit volume control for each individual sound channel. All Amigas except the A1000 could turn the high-pass filter off, and pretty much everything tended to do this.