SV: Re: [sdiy] Camel*ont* soft Da synth!

[Magnus Danielson]

From: karl dalen <dalenkarl at yahoo.se>
Subject: SV: Re: [sdiy] Camel*ont* soft Da synth!
Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 23:31:38 +0200 (CEST)
Message-ID: <20060503213138.73231.qmail at web25510.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>

> 
> --- Paul Maddox <P.Maddox at signal.QinetiQ.com> skrev:
> 
> > Karl,
> > 
> > >I know Paul M is found of it, its a good idea but
> > > i cant really understand it!
> > 
> > :-)
> > 
> > > They say:
> > >
> > > :We even resurrected the MIDI engine from the Atari ST
> > > :to give the Chameleon the tightest timing.
> > >
> > > http://www.chameleon.synth.net/english/chameleon/
> > >
> > > Why? Really strange marketing claims, i mean who want to
> > > run the *old* internal 68000 ST midi handling on a Coldfire?
> > 
> > actually, it's the MIDI-SHARE thing that handles all the midi, and it's (a) 
> > very quick and (b) damned easy to use :-)
> 
> Yes, but why do they then put in that Atari ST 68B50
> (reffering to anyway) marketing crap in there!

Oh... that's what all MIDI cards for the C64 that I know of is made from! :-)

Goot old MC6850, no FIFOs or anything. :O)

Actually, the MC68B50 is overkill for MIDI, plain MC6850 will do it nicely.

Cheers,
Magnus