Do they / would they ever create PCI (computer hardware) synthesizers?

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Posted by jupiterone on Dec-30-2007 08:24:

Do they / would they ever create PCI (computer hardware) synthesizers?

Is it possible? I don't even know whether it has been done or can be done but it sounds kind of cool. Or something along the lines of usb/firewire synths/modules that act as the hardware but have a software environment and interface?

Has this been discussed at all? I mean, it could save LOADS of room but would such a technology be big/powerful enough to supply the different of sound when compared to fully software based synthesis?

I think Korg has done something like this called Oasys PCI synth but I'm not sure whether it is the type of thing I'm talking about.

Thoughts?

Posted by kitphillips on Dec-30-2007 10:21:

Re: Do they / would they ever create PCI (computer hardware) synthesizers?

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Originally posted by jupiterone
Is it possible? I don't even know whether it has been done or can be done but it sounds kind of cool.

Yes its been done, powercore? Theres something even more similar, SID or something...

quote:
Originally posted by jupiterone
Or something along the lines of usb/firewire synths/modules that act as the hardware but have a software environment and interface?

Its called a virus TI.

quote:
Originally posted by jupiterone
Has this been discussed at all? I mean, it could save LOADS of room but would such a technology be big/powerful enough to supply the different of sound when compared to fully software based synthesis?

I think Korg has done something like this called Oasys PCI synth but I'm not sure whether it is the type of thing I'm talking about.

OASYS is a keyboard as far as I know, I think it might take PCI expansions. Its a bloody big beast, the best synth they make with teh guts of every other synth in it, like the triton, radius etc.

Posted by Freak on Dec-30-2007 13:30:

Re: Do they / would they ever create PCI (computer hardware) synthesizers?

quote:
Originally posted by jupiterone
Or something along the lines of usb/firewire synths/modules that act as the hardware but have a software environment and interface?

Nord Modular

Posted by Honzi on Dec-30-2007 16:55:

Re: Re: Do they / would they ever create PCI (computer hardware) synthesizers?

quote:
Originally posted by kitphillips
Theres something even more similar, SID or something...

HardSID

Posted by kitphillips on Dec-31-2007 02:39:

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Originally posted by Honzi
HardSID

Thats the one I was thinking of

Posted by jupiterone on Dec-31-2007 07:34:

I'm not sure if I described my idea right but, more like just a small USB flash drive as the hardware itself. Probably not possible but just a thought. Same with the PCI card, just the size of a sound card.

Posted by Lolo on Dec-31-2007 08:37:

http://www.use-audio.com/plugiator.htm

is what I think you are talking about.

http://www.openlabs.com/miko-tech.html

is probably the future for hardware workstations. But it's Windows only :-S

Posted by Sanguis Mortuum on Dec-31-2007 15:37:

Kyma

Posted by kitphillips on Jan-01-2008 03:23:

quote:
Originally posted by jupiterone
I'm not sure if I described my idea right but, more like just a small USB flash drive as the hardware itself. Probably not possible but just a thought. Same with the PCI card, just the size of a sound card.

That HardSid thing is the size of a normal sound card I think. But I can't see why they would make a memory stick sized synth; for one thing you couldn't fit the components in there, for another there would be no point. Even if you could have a small DSP in there, it would only add more processing power. But if you could fit a worthwile amount of power in a USB stick, the technology would probably be so good that you wouldn't need it because your CPU would be so massive...