Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!casbah.acns.nwu.edu!uicvm.uic.edu!u28037 Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago Date: Tuesday, 25 Jun 1991 20:53:35 CDT From: Jason Kratz Message-ID: <91176.205335U28037@uicvm.uic.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio Subject: Re: CHEAP 16-bit STEREO sound samplers References: <17787@chaph.usc.edu> <744@cronos.metaphor.com> <8674@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU> <91166.165734DXB132@psuvm.psu.edu> <282.2865f3ac@intersil.uucp> <91175.214540U28037@uicvm.uic.edu> <1991Jun25.141723.17972@cunews.carleton.ca> In article <1991Jun25.141723.17972@cunews.carleton.ca>, ags@scs.carleton.ca (Alexander G. M. Smith) says: > >In article <91175.214540U28037@uicvm.uic.edu> Jason Kratz > >writes: >>In article <282.2865f3ac@intersil.uucp>, hamilton@intersil.uucp says: >>>I've been giving some thought to designing a "cheap" 16 bit audio digitizer >>>for the Amiga, but the more one thinks about it, the more expensive it gets. >>>... >>>So there's a lot more to it than a pair of 16 bit A/Ds. I'd like to see it >, >>>too >>>... >>At least someone agrees with me that a decent 16 bit board wouldn't be so p >chea >>. You're correct on every point Fred. > >So, making a 16 bit digitizer is only half the story, you need a 16 bit >playback system too. However, how expensive would it be for Commodore >to build such a system into some future Amiga? > >- Alex He did talk about playback but he said A/D instead of D/A converters. It would not probably be really expensive just to have 16-bit D/A coverters but to have a system like the Sunrize board would probably add to the cost considerably. Jason Kratz - U28037@UICVM.CC.UIC.EDU