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FM synths used dedicated ASICs to generate audio. It wasn't possible for mainstream CPUs of the era to do it in real time.
by kevin_thibedeau 3y ago
FM synths used dedicated ASICs to generate audio. It wasn't possible for mainstream CPUs of the era to do it in real time.
- ClimaxGravely 3y agoSorry my mistake, I was trying to say that the individual oscillators/filters/etc add up in cost (at least that's often what analog synth companies say when people ask about low voice counts) I'm assuming an ASIC has a similar cost savings to a CPU or FPGA?