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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: ECS: Enhanced Graphics, but what about sound?
Keywords: ECS, Sound
Message-ID: <4041@cps3xx.UUCP>
Date: 4 Aug 89 18:19:14 GMT
References: <277@vuecon.econ.vu.nl>
Reply-To: porkka@frith.UUCP (Joe Porkka)
Organization: Michigan State University
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In article <277@vuecon.econ.vu.nl> niesemc@econ.vu.nl (Marco Niese) writes:
>OK, the new ECS offers new graphics modes, better blitter, etc.
>
>BUT: the four sound channels need some attention too. If you use them as
>real stereo, you only have two. The Archimedes and Atari ST-E (is that
>spelled ok?) will have eight. 
>
>Eight channels for the Amiga too! 

I am certain that you do not need any more than 2 high quality
channels. The rest can be done is software.

Proof: Remember the RadioShack Color Computer. It has a single 6bit d to
a converter that can be connected to the audio output.
There are program for it that support 4 or more channels of sound.

The trick is that you just average together all of your sound
data before playing it.

With some clever software using one channel as an AM for another
channel on the Amiga, it should be able to make pseudo 8 channels
sound pretty good.

REAL NAME: Joe Porkka   jap@frith.cl.msu.edu