Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Reverse-engineering files
From: David Olofson (david_AT_gardena.net)
Date: Sat Dec 02 2000 - 03:31:43 EET
On Friday 01 December 2000 05:13, Jay Ts wrote:
> Actually, this reminds me that E-mu's E8000 and E10000 chips are
> found on Soundblaster cards, and my XL-1 synth module has in it ...
> (guess) ... an E10000 chip (plus a couple other custom chips).
Yep, that's why all of those synths have incredible price/performance
compared to all other brands. Creative manufactures those chips in
incredible numbers, so they're practically for free, while most other
synths are built around very expensive motorola DSPs and the like.
> And E-mu already has a professional sound card product. They
> may be feeling out that direction already.
Well, Creative own E-mu... and Ensoniq. That suggests that E-mu is
hardly going to compete in the consumer price range. However, if
Creative releases the programming specs for the EMU10k1, we might
have a great deal of fun with our $50-$200 range cards eventually. :-)
> > Small, external box, rock solid MIDI, awesome audio quality,
> > loads of DSP power, fast and easy sample editing with VST and
> > DirectX plugin support etc, all for the same price as a sampler,
> > decent PC w/ OK sound card for editing *included*. :-D
>
> Pretty much what I was thinking. I expect whoever comes out with
> something like this will have a hot product.
>
> > No, that would have to be some other company,
>
> Whatever. E-mu is in a prime position to do it, but as you say,
> they are also in a prime position to resist.
And unfortunately, it probably won't be the Guys With Thi Chips;
Creative, as that would be shooting themselves in the foot. I could
be missing something, though... (Hopefully!)
//David
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