Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Gigasampler Clone
From: Richard A. Smith (rsmith_AT_bitworks.com)
Date: Thu Jun 29 2000 - 23:35:45 EEST
On Thu, 29 Jun 2000 12:36:28 -0600, Archer Sully wrote:
>Does anyone have the number on Gigasampler's patent? I didn't find
>anything matching "gigasampler" at IBM, unless they are using Invision
>patents. Which, quite frankly, should have been rejected out of hand,
>as they only seem to patent standard practice in software synthesis
>circa 1990, albeit with a twist that the algorithm is selected by software
>according to the amount of CPU cycles available. I think that if this
>feature is left off then a system would not infringe, but IANAPL.
That patent dosen't really sound enforceable to me. IANAPL as well but I have a really
good resource if someone can get me the patent number.
Plus it's probally still possible to get around the patent the way LAME gets around the MP3
where source distribution dosen't break the patent only the binary.
That of course limits distribution heavly but you could implement the actual patent
infringing stuff as some sort of plugin that was only distributed via source.
So it looks like I just started myself a project. Ick.. I was REALLY hopeing that someone
was going to point me to work already going on but oh well. Sleep is overrated anyway.
So lets start the beginnings of a framework. Ideas?
WARNING: I am not a mature linux sound device developer. Just a linux hacker with a lot
of embedded system design and programming experience.
I am not even that much of a musician.. Piano is what I TRY to play but years of non-
practice and not being very good to begin with leave me with nothing more than fumbleing
through stuff I used to have memorized.
I got into thinking about a linux gigasampler because I friend of mine is starting a
recording studio and I am trying to work out a way for him to remotely set up 2 or 3
computers running gigasampler based on some type of pre-saved config file. And it dawned
on me that linux would be perfect for this kind of stuff.
I am kind of his technical consultant when it comes to specing out computer type hardware.
A bullshit filter if you will..
-- Richard A. Smith Bitworks, Inc. rsmith_AT_bitworks.com 501.846.5777 Sr. Design Engineer http://www.bitworks.com
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