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On Sat, 2007-12-01 at 23:04 +0100, David Olofson wrote:

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> On Saturday 01 December 2007, bradley newton haug wrote:

> > like most 'gut feelings' related to anything audio the only real

> > answer lies in a pair of heaphones,a blondfold and an A/B box.

> > Solves all problems of perception.

>

> ...but that would require playing the *exact* same sounds on both

> systems, which is pretty much where the very problem is here: The

> hardware synths tend to use secret, proprietary algorithms.

"Algorithm" implies it's a software synth anyway.  A softsynth running

in an FPGA or DSP is not a hardware synth.  Well, not in my book anyway.
> From a theoretical standpoint, there's no need for an A/B test at all.

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> The hardware synths most people are talking about here *are*

> computers running software synths. Same algorithm ==> same result.

> (Assuming "algorithm" includes using or emulating the exact same data

> types, obviously.)

Exactly.
> And, if you find a softsynth inferior to some hardware synth due to

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> resolution issues, recompiling it with 'double' sample and control

> values would allow it to beat most hardware synths flat to the ground

> in that department, I'd think. Or why not 'long double' while you're

> at it. ;-)

It depends on the software involved.  Great though Novation stuff is, it

aliases terribly (for instance).  Nice filters though.
Gordon
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