[sdiy] Sunsyn,PPG wavetable oscillator.

[Rude 66]

is the k1 8-bit inside? i always thought it was 16-bit. that also explains
why some sounds sound like a mirage..;-) i like the k1, it has the
capability to layer really well in a mix. and some of its sounds, though
crappy as they are, actually sound cool when used well. i especially love
the very thin sounding strings and the digital bass..
i have an xd5 too, and funny enough it doesn't sound as 'cool' as the k1. it
has less 'oompf'..

r./




----- Original Message -----
From: <WeAreAs1 at aol.com>
To: <karldalen at yahoo.se>; <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 12:39 AM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Sunsyn,PPG wavetable oscillator.


>
> In a message dated 1/18/04 7:18:03 PM, karldalen at yahoo.se writes:
>
> << I also had the idea to extract off the SQ80 and the K4 waves.
>
> The  K4 waves would be particularely interesting but i have
>
> to figure out a easy way to compress these waves from 16 bit to 8bit! >>
>
> I used to work in product development at Kawai (just after the K4 was
> introduced).  Almost all of the waves in the K4 are actually 8-bit
samples.  As I
> recall, the K4 actually only had a few real 16-bit waves in its ROM.  It
did have
> 16-bit DAC's, though.  Those DAC's and those couple of 16-bit waves
allowed
> them to call it a 16-bit machine!  A lot of those K4 single-cycle waves
were
> ported over from the 8-bit Kawai K1 (you don't notice the crappy
resolution on
> those so much, because of their single-cycle nature, and because they are
> full-scale amplitude continuously looped tones).
>
> BTW, the Kawai XD-5 used the same sound engine as the K4, but had a
different
> wave ROM.  Almost all of the XD-5's waves are 16-bit samples (some of the
> single-cycle waves were ported over from the K4 - the drum samples are all
16-bit
> and were done here in the USA).
>
> Michael Bacich