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From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita)
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Subject: Re: 16-bit audio???
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Date: 25 Jul 90 20:28:28 GMT
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In article <711@tuura.UUCP> mattij@tuura.UUCP (Matti Joutkoski) writes:
>I heard almost one year ago, that Commodore will do 16-bit audio-
>chipset to the Amiga.
>
>But but? Is in Amiga 3000 still old 8-bit output?

	I guess it's time to put on some fire-retardant clothing.
I think it is ridiculous that people look on Commodore with scorn
because they haven't released a 16 bit version of the paula. Here
is why:
	First, have you ever listened to the 27K, 8 bit sound
produced with a good digitizer such as FutureSound? I realize
that FS in not being made anymore (company vanished) but the
sound I get at that rate is all but indestinguishable from a CD.
The quality is extremely good and most people don't need anything
better.
	For those people who are professionals: there is a reason
that there is a MIDI standard! Most of your sound is produced
through external instruments. If you are a professional and using
the Amiga to produce music rather than MIDI instruments you
aren't doing things very well. Perhaps the Amiga makes a nice
supplement to MIDI, but you must realize that the amount of
people who really need, or even really want, true 16bit audio are
nowhere near large enough to warrant Commodore move their
emphasis from all sorts of other things.
	I'd much rather see Commodore improve the graphics modes
and make the custom chips run at 25MHz.
	-- Ethan

Ethan Solomita: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu

"If Commodore had to market sushi they'd call it `raw cold fish'"
		-- The Bandito, inevitably stolen from someone else