Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] XAP: a polemic
From: Steve Harris (S.W.Harris_AT_ecs.soton.ac.uk)
Date: Thu Dec 19 2002 - 22:17:04 EET
On Thu, Dec 19, 2002 at 04:15:26 +0100, David Olofson wrote:
> They actually make *more* sence as an audio format, since there, it
> can have a real effect on performance. That's only really relevant
> for old or low end hardware, though. (That's why Audiality does it -
> but only in the real time synth. I'm simply not motivated enough to
> implement the off-line oscillators in fixed point... *heh*)
Right, but on current (PIV and AthlonXP) float is slightly faster, and
significantly so on the next generation Intel chips.
- Steve
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