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- From: crystal@glia.biostr.washington.edu (Crystal)
- Subject: Re: Criti!
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- References: <10227@cbmger.de.so.commodore.com> <1992Dec9.050620.4869@tdb.uu.se> <10297@cbmger.de.so.commodore.com>
- Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 22:20:08 GMT
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- In <10297@cbmger.de.so.commodore.com> peterk@cbmger.de.so.commodore.com (Dr Peter Kittel Germany) writes:
-
- >In article <1992Dec9.050620.4869@tdb.uu.se> m92mmy@tdb.uu.se (Mattias Myrberg) writes:
- >>In article 1942 Dr Peter Kittel writes:
- >>
- >>>Errrm, ever heard about a beastie named SONIX (or MusiCraft)??? This came
- >>>with a sound synthesizer section.
- >>
- >>Sorry to tell you, but you're wrong.
- >>
- >>Sampled means taken from a source, wheather you manage to get the
- >>numbers flowing out of your head or sample a record doesn't matter.
-
- >Sorry, now I understand, we have totally differing definitions of what
- >a "sample" is:
- >Me: A sample is always a digitized real-world (or CD/LP) sound.
- >You: A sample is some digitized wave form residing somewhere in the
- >computer's memory, without reasoning where it originally came from.
-
- >That's where I differ: When you compute a wave form or *draw* it with a
- >mouse and then put it into the memory, this is not a "sample" for me,
- >but it is for you.
-
- >I assume nobody can decide which of these definitions is "right" or
- >"wrong". I'm totally surprised about yours, never saw that before.
-
- >--
- >Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel // E-Mail to \\ Only my personal opinions...
- >Commodore Frankfurt, Germany \X/ {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!cbmger!peterk
- >Wer's nicht kann, soll's bleiben klopfen oder Steine lassen!
-
- Peter, you're not alone...your definition is the way *I* see it, too. Hence I
- agree with your SONIX interpretation. :>
-
- (This is begining to sound like a chicken vs the egg dilemma) :<
-
- Crystal
- ;?
-