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From: peter@sugar.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth,comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: NeXT!
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Date: 21 Oct 88 12:03:00 GMT
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[ For the comp.sys.next people, they've been talking about using NeXT as
  a realtime music synthesiser, based on the DSP chip... ]

One thing to consider. The NeXT machine is running UNIX (well, BSD under
Mach), which is not a realtime operating system. A synth is a pretty hard-
realtime environment.

What do you suppose will be the likely effect of cron running sync at random
times? I suppose you'd remember not to let cron start a news-unbatch during a
drum solo, but I'd still be leary of it. We don't use UNIX for realtime for
good reasons.

On the other hand good multitasking does go very well with MIDI, as people with
Amigas can attest. If they get Mach up to realtime standards this might become
THE musicians instrument. Mach at least has a realtime architecture.
-- 
		Peter da Silva  `-_-'  peter@sugar.uu.net
		 Have you hugged  U  your wolf today?

	Disclaimer: I accept full responsibility for my own typos.