Regarding DSP synths...

[Quint]

speaking of could we maybe begin a list of dsp synths and what dsp is in
what synth?
I think that might be very helpful.
Quint


-----Original Message-----
From: Sean Costello <costello at seanet.com>
To: <synth-diy at mailhost.bpa.nl>
Date: Thursday, January 07, 1999 3:11 PM
Subject: Regarding DSP synths...


>Hi all:
>
>This message just appeared on the Csound mailing list. If anyone is
>interested in developing a hardware DSP synth, using Analog Devices'
>XTCsound might be the way to go.  One warning: I've heard that the
>performace of the current XTCsound evaluation board isn't that hot (i.e.
>a 450 Mhz Pentium II running DirectCsound with no DSP board can
>outperform the XTCsound on the evaluation board). However, they are
>supposedly trying to iron out the bugs. Maybe the SHARC chips will be
>used someday to produce a Nord Modular type device, that can also be
>programmed in Csound, without the annoying hardware limitations of the
>Nord (i.e. the Nord can't do any type of synthesis, like granular
>synthesis, sampling, reverberation, etc. that requires delay memory).
>
>Sean Costello
>
>P.S.  I think that Scotty Vercoe is the son of Barry Vercoe, the MIT
>Media Lab professor who originally developed Csound.
>
>> Subject: RE: Linux Journal Csound article now on-line
>> Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 13:57:06 -0500
>> From: "Vercoe, Scotty" <Scotty.Vercoe at analog.com>
>> To: Richard Dobson <rwd at cableinet.co.uk>
>> CC: CSOUND <csound at maths.ex.ac.uk>
>>
>>
>> I'm not one to start rumors but...
>>
>> ADI has been making a multi-processor version of Extended Csound
(XTCsound) for
>> a customer.  It's fairly stable now, and our deadline is in a few months,
so it
>> should solidify soon.  I'm not sure when ADI will make these boards
available to
>> the public though.
>>
>> For anyone using our card, we'll soon have a 32-bit driver that crashes
much
>> less.  I'll post a message when it's on our site.
>>
>> Also, for a few of you who were interested in porting XTCsound to Linux
(Mac
>> anyone?), I will be getting a shipment of boards week after next (only 7
months
>> late!!).  Send me a note if you're still interested in a free card.
>>
>> thanks,
>> Scotty Vercoe
>> XTCsound Applications Consultant
>> Analog Devices Software & Systems Technology Division
>> Tel: (781) 461-3569       FAX: (781) 461-4291
>> Support: Csound.support at analog.com
>> Website: http://www.geocities.com/researchtriangle/thinktank/2138/