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From: U28037@uicvm.uic.edu (Jason Kratz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: CHEAP 16-bit STEREO sound samplers
Message-ID: <91164.132625U28037@uicvm.uic.edu>
Date: 13 Jun 91 18:26:25 GMT
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In article <744@cronos.metaphor.com>, djh@neuromancer.metaphor.com (Dallas J.
Hodgson) says:
>
>With regards to SunRize's $2,000 16-bit stereo sound board, I think they're
>missing the point. If I was going to spend that kind of bucks, I'd expect the
>software to be pretty bang-up - run on a Mac and integrate with all the
>high-end audio tools with which the Amiga is lacking.
>
Did you ever look at the price of the same type of system on the Mac?  It's
just as expensive if mot more so.  I do know however that when you buy the
stuff that's out for the Mac you're getting some great equipment and software.
Check out some of the products from Digidesign for 16-bit audio on the Mac.  I
can guarantee that you won't find anything close to it on the Amiga.  No, I'm
not bashing the Amiga because I happen to own one but as far as I'm concerned
if you want to do things like digital recording or anything else related to
audio or music go out and get a Mac.  The Amiga has got A LOT of catching up to
do in the way of music software and sampling software.  As far as that $199
dollar 16-bit thing for the IBM is concerned forget it.  I paid $135 for the
AMAS 8-bit sampler.  16-bit audio will be that cheap when they come out with
something better like 24 or 32-bit digital audio.  I'd like to know where you
can get a DAT, two 16-bit stereo siganl processors, a mixer and the speakers
for $2000.  If you're talking about one of those cheap little radio shack
mixers well then maybe but not if you're talking a professional mixer.  There
is also one other problem with DAT.  Unlike direct-to-disc digital recording
you can't edit a DAT recording.  If you're using it for mixdown fine but I
wouldn't go out and buy a DAT deck expecting to do all kinds of fancy editing
on it.  That's what direct-to-disk was made for.

Jason Kratz - U28037@UICVM.CC.UIC.EDU