NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #18/NN_1992_18.iso/spool/comp/sys/ibm/pc/soundcar/1253

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From: [e-mail] (Timmy Chan)
Subject: Gravis Ultrasound WaveTable Synthesis
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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 22:08:54 GMT
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It appears the long-awaited August 17 delivery date has arrived!

Since many of you will be soon getting your card, can you
enlighten us with some info on Ultrasound's Wave Table
Synthesis?  From what I hear, the card does it's 'synthesis' by
using the attack phase of an actual digital sample to create the
various sounds.  This sounds a lot like digital samplers (like
Roland's S-series stuff) which costs THOUSANDS!  Can it be that
a $250 card ($150 for the Ultrasound, $100 for the 16-bit
daughter board) can do what a $3000+ 16-bit sampler can do???

I'm also interested about the Sound Blaster compatability issue.
Is it really compatible?  (Seems like a diffcult undertaking,
since the Ultrasound would probably need some kind of algorithm
to map FM synth programming to an actual digital sample-based
sound ... ???)

I'm considering purchasing this card, but am a bit skeptical
about it's claims.  If you get hold of the card, please post
some info on the card's Wave Table Synthesis.

Thanks.

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   Tim Chan                             E-mail : [e-mail]
   Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
   Ottawa, Ontario
   Canada
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