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Daniel Mandic schreef:

> It's like the AMIGA Soundchip. Just 10 instead of 4 voices...

Wow, hang on a second. The Paula does four voices of 8-bit samples, with 
two voices on the left and two on the right stereo channel. The AN1x has 
two digital signal processors that *calculate* how it should sound, and 
hopefully it has more resolution than just 8-bit.

> Although, it lacks the virtual voices, where one channel may play a 3- or 4 
> Voice monosynth (e.g. Moog). Sampled, of course! That would make 12-16 
> virtual voices (hearable!), just with 4 real channels :-)

I remember talking to the author of Oktalyzer. First, he claimed that he 
could speed up my super-optimised Mandelbrot program by a factor of two. 
Later, he came to ask how to actually draw a Mandelbrot set. :)

- Peter