[sdiy] physical modelling

[Glen]

At 10:34 PM 11/12/01 , harry wrote:
>Lemme see if I have this right....
>
>we take an analog signal...
>
>input it into a digital model of a tube BBD...
>
>then take the output and convert it back into analog...
>
>EUREKA !!! That'll really WORK !!!
>
>(otoh that would be a digital delay... what I've been hawking all along....
;^)

Of course, it will be a digital delay unit! 

However, it will be a special variety that provides that unique all-tube BBD
sound (whatever that is) that "normal" digital delay lines don't offer. So it's
really a digital delay with physical modeling added to simulate all those
missing tube BBD stages. A deluxe variation on this theme could even use actual
tubes for the input and output signal stages, perhaps even using tube-based
digital converters.

Harry, it might seem silly to you, but trust me. If you actually built
something like this, there are always "those people" who would beat a path to
your door, in order to purchase them for astronomically high prices. Strange,
but true.

Personally, I just like the devious creativity incorporated in the idea.  :)

Later,
Glen