[sdiy] MonowaveII demo sounds up

[Paul Maddox]

Bert,

> now that you wowed me again with your Monowave DSP implementation,
> can you explain a little how you went about to convert your analogue
> version into DSP?

basically I started with the same ideal, create a monosynth.
There is no easy way to convert analogue into DSP, what I have done is
basically start from scratch.

> I still don't get why your DSP implementation
> sounds way better than most of the software synths available.

I dont know, the ONLY thing I can think of is that I'm approaching it from a
musical side of view NOT a mathematical point of view. You need to get your
head round some pretty hairy maths to do things, for example heres the basic
moog filter ;-
http://www.musicdsp.org/archive.php?classid=3#26
I've changed thsi and modified it so its now 'imperfect' not something a DSP
programmer would do, but something a musician might find more interesting
that the 'perfect' filter.

>I had
> this discussion with someone and they told me that the DSP/DAC
> combination of hardware synths makes the unique sound, and that it's
> different from using a PC.

I don't know, but I can see his way of thinking.
But I suspect it more down to the maths Vs Musical way of looking at things.

Paul
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