Re: [linux-audio-dev] EVO status...was: (open-source like hardware)

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] EVO status...was: (open-source like hardware)
From: Erik de Castro Lopo (erikd-lad_AT_mega-nerd.com)
Date: Wed Jan 23 2002 - 22:43:52 EET


On Sat, 19 Jan 2002 07:27:36 +1100
Erik de Castro Lopo <erikd-lad_AT_mega-nerd.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 18 Jan 2002 17:03:55 -0000
> "Tony Lambley" <tonyl_AT_vextech.net> wrote:
>
> > Back in the 80's people were using the Synclavier for audio on video
> > productions. I know they were serious beasts, but I doubt they would have
> > kept all that data in RAM. The latter Fairlights were probably similar.
> > Anyone have any first hand experience of them?
>
> I used to work at Fairlight (long after the CMI days). I still have friends
> there and one in particular knows the guts and implementation of the CMI
> very well. I'll quiz him on this subject.

Ok, I got word from my friend at Fairlight. He says:

> I remember Fairlight talking about such a sampler technique
> when I started c1989, but we never made such a product.
> The Fairlight Series II/III loaded the whole sample into ram
> before playback could begin. I guess the Fairlight also loads
> cached the sample before playback - it is just that
> the cache is the whole lot. The patent must exclude this case.
>
> You could check-out Akai. I think they had a product post S1000
> which could play very long samples using this technique
> (was it the S1500?).
>
> I am not sure about the Synclavier

Not what we had hoped for but anyway ....

Erik

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