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From: dcr3567@isc.rit.edu (D.C. Richardson )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: CD sound
Message-ID: <1990Nov1.170236.5447@isc.rit.edu>
Date: 1 Nov 90 17:02:36 GMT
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>reasons). Now, a 16-bit D/A is not sooo trivial, but also not too
>difficult these days. Perhaps the chip designers should consider this
>one, too.
>The other side, sampling with 16 bits a time, is not a design issue
>for the Amiga itself, it should be left to the 3rd party developers

What about making an add-on device (Like Ham-E) that would give and 
take data in the form of 2-8 bit channels? (8+8 bits (2 bytes) = 1 16
bit word)  It would probably have to tap into the direct signals (Paula)
to intercept the data before it was sent out of the Audio ports (That
would sound random), and send it to the device to put it back into 16
bits, two channels.

Then again, a standard 16 bit card would probably be easier...

-Dan 


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Daniel C. Richardson
Rochester Institute Of Technology     /    Mechanical Engineering Dept.
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