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- From: robodude@deanwong.rad.jhu.edu (Zsolt Szabo)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
- Subject: Re: Paula chip and Amiga audio
- Date: 19 Jan 1996 18:33:00 GMT
- Organization: The Dungeon
- Message-ID: <4doo4s$r5g@news.jhu.edu>
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- In article <wfblanDL5rJB.IK8@netcom.com>,
- Wells Fargo Bank <wfblan@netcom.com> wrote:
- >There has been talk that a newer version of the Paula chip may be in works
- >which would not only solve out High Density Floppy Drive problems, but
- >could also help in regards to the audio on the Amiga.
- >
- >My question is what exactly will an improved Paula chip do for the Amiga
- >as pertains audio? Will greater bandwidth in the chip in and of itself
- >make the Amiga 16-bit? Somehow I doubt it. Does such an improved Paula
- >chip at least bring us closer to having 16-bit audio?
-
-
- No; you still need to 16 bit DACs for 16 bit output. I'm not sure whether
- greater bandwidth would do anything for audio; perhaps it would allow for
- higher sampling rates, but that's about it. Of course it would be nice if
- they also included the 16 bit DACs along with it.
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