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Anybody else finds it very confusing that this is called Sound Wave and it's not a specific chip for sound synthesis applications?
by pantulis 1y ago
Anybody else finds it very confusing that this is called Sound Wave and it's not a specific chip for sound synthesis applications?
- rwmj 1y agoI was hoping it'd be a very cool soundcard, perhaps with unlimited General Midi channels.
- fecal_henge 1y ago10^5 orchestra hit polyphony.
- atoav 1y agoFinally a realistic helicopter sound?
- armonster 1y agowhat is the reference here, out of curiosity
- atoav 1y agoI am referencing one of the sound-effects contained in General MIDI. GM gives you many sounda of instruments like piano, harpsichord, guitar etc. But it also contains these (much to the fun of everybody who ever played around with a GM keyboard): 125 Telephone Ring 126 Helicopter 127 Applause 128 Gunshot
- pantulis 1y agoI can clearly hear in my head myself repeatedly playing middle C and going through that sequence of patches.
- glhaynes 1y agoIf somebody ever buys up the Gravis Ultrasound name, you’ll know things are about to get wild.
- bitwize 1y agoPerhaps it is named after the Decepticon?
- xoac 1y agoNot sure what their intention is of course, but nowadays there is A LOT of Cortexes in various sound gear. Plenty in things like Eurorack but also outboard equipment like the Eventide H9000 etc.
- noelwelsh 1y agoFrom the name you'd expect a simple sound card, but look deeper and there is more than meets the eye [1] [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundwave_(Transformers) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundwave_(Transformers)
- rs186 1y agoI mean, "Coffee Lake" does not make much sense either.
- duped 1y agoA common trend in audio systems is that the market cap is too small for economies of scale when it comes to commodity parts like processors. There are a handful of audio-specific chips that are common but processors are not one of them (any more).