What chips do synths use?

Zer · Post by **Zer** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 6:08 am

be sure to check his forum as well, loads of useful info and statements:

http://www.synthesizerforum.de/

darkrezin · Post by **darkrezin** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 11:37 am

It's a shame these things need to turn into some kind of war.

I'm in a unique position of not having committed financially towards a Neuron but still having access to using it, therefore perhaps being able to have an objective view on it. My conclusion after playing with it some more? The sound quality just doesn't warrant me spending any more time with it... I don't see the point of 'worthy technological advances' if it doesn't sound very inspiring. I get more inspiration out of a battered old Juno106 than the Neuron.

I'm no longer looking for anyone to convince me... if you like your Neuron, great... consider it your secret weapon or something which is just too advanced for us mere mortals

I guess I'll keep saving for my Kyma

darkrezin · Post by **darkrezin** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 12:08 pm

On 2005-12-01 12:04, stardust wrote:
So how would I judge on your choice of tools ?

Not sure what you mean there... anyway I'm not looking to argue about it.. in fact I'm sorry I brought it up at all, although the site that Tom linked was worth a read so maybe it wasn't that useless a diversion after all.

I think right now our best course of action is to store the thing safely and wait until it becomes a collectors item

darkrezin · Post by **darkrezin** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 1:19 pm

No I was talking about sound quality. There's certain instruments which beg you to use them because they sound so damn good.. a Kyma, Eventide FX box, a fat analog synth like an SE1 or a Prophet 5 etc. It's got nothing to do with the type of music...

valis · Post by **valis** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 3:09 pm

Bunch of thread hijackers

Surprised you didn't mention Dopplemangler darkrezin

darkrezin · Post by **darkrezin** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 6:46 am

A Neuron is a PC running Linux.

hmmm strange sense of deja vu...

(Valis - yep the Doppelmangler seemed pretty damn good when I tried the demo.. might have to pick it up one of these days)

darkrezin · Post by **darkrezin** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 6:50 am

BTW Stardust - out of those instruments I listed, I only have an SE1... I have played with the others though and wish I had them (although we do have the Eventide TDM effects in the PT rig).

darkrezin · Post by **darkrezin** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 8:41 am

Yes indeed. I can maybe try having a look inside it sometime... kinda curious myself.

valis · Post by **valis** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 1:53 am

On 2005-12-04 03:36, stardust wrote:
apologies

so which chips are in Neuron ? Does anyone know ?

I was kidding btw.

Shroomz~> · Post by **Shroomz~>** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 6:00 am

Just a shot in the dark guys, but do you not think Hartman would've gone for fanless mini ITX running embedded OS with a custom built PCI card

Mini ITX mainboards are selling for around $150-$200 which means they can be custom built in bulk for <$100 each.

A nice custom PCI card with quality convertors & all communication interfaces (internal serial etc)for the synth would also cost <$100 each.

Though obviously not the only PCBs in the Neuron, my guess would be that 2 such PCBs are the heart of it... come on guys open 'em up

astroman · Post by **astroman** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 7:18 am

the loud fan of the machine was a common complaint in reviews
aside from that Mini ITX are 'affordable' only recently, still no cheapo with a Pentium M.
The VIAs were at best 500MHZ and even more 'powerless' (than today) at the design time of the Neuron.

cheers, Tom
now I know where this waffling idea is from...

couldn't resist

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Shroomz~> · Post by **Shroomz~>** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 7:34 am

Maybe you couldn't understand my first 6 simple words ... "Just a shot in the dark"

I've not once claimed to be an expert on this Tom.

Thanks for your infinate wisdom once more

astroman · Post by **astroman** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 9:24 am

of course I've read them (and probably even got their meaning right)... but it remains, well...

anyway, I've learned a new word and had to practice it - now it's not that thrilling anymore.

cheers, Tom

Shroomz~> · Post by **Shroomz~>** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 9:36 am

Here's another new word Tom ... drivel !!

... Driveling would mean the same as waffling.

Some people around here use the word drivel to describe what runs down a baby's chin

...

... also known as slittering or slevering, the latter also used to describe a man 'drueling' at a pretty lady

astroman · Post by **astroman** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 9:51 am

fyi I am not a dog

Shroomz~> · Post by **Shroomz~>** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 10:10 am

It's OK Tom, I won't tell anyone

Shroomz~> · Post by **Shroomz~>** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 10:41 am

Yeh, we've turned it into 'drivel'

... oops, it wasn't intentional Valis !!

valis · Post by **valis** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 4:52 pm

Suuuuuuuuure it wasn't.