[sdiy] Synclavier

[karl dalen]

> Yeah, it's sorta quasi-floating point, no need for dither
> or  anything like that.  And this variable sample rate/analog
> mixing is partly what gave the Synclavier its reputed high
> sound quality.  But it also prevented it from progressing
> in a period where competitors were moving to direct digital 
> recording.

Yes, it took them a while to get poly sampling, it seams that
the mono/stereo sampling was primarily intended to do direct
to disk recording and sample to FM conversion.
 
> to be the first to do the additive/FM thing in a commercial
> product, but there were a lot of optimizations that they
> didn't  do.  In light of later refinements it's sort of got a Rube
> Goldberg thing going on.

Its interesting you mention first, where NED doing that FM thing
before Conbrio, DGS, Synergy etc etc or where they all similar in time?

Some NED service people claims that NED licensed Chowning/Yamaha
patent FM. But the Synergy oscillator was patented 1977.

Some product test and other papers.
http://ned.synthesizers.fr/documentation.php

Need a refurbed Synclavier? They have a pile!
http://www.fairlightcmi.com/about-Synclav.html

A lengthy Synclavier product presentation video, good one to.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikHtU...eature=related

KD

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