[LAU] Re: Languages used for programming music
Adam Sampson <[email protected]>
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Will Godfrey <[email protected]> writes: > very many years ago there was AMPLE written for the BBC computer Music > 500 - 5000 add-on modules. Unfortunately I think it was tied > specifically to that hardware, and has long since disappeared. AMPLE and the other Music 500 software is very usable in emulation - most of the decent BBC emulators (B-Em, BeebEm, MAME) have an implementation of the Music 500 hardware. It's a clever design, a microcoded wavetable synth built with very minimal hardware using a logarithmic sample representation: http://www.colinfraser.com/m5000/m5-eti.htm From a more modern perspective, it's a pity that it doesn't have filters and the wavetables are very small, but the large number of channels and support for stereo panning can make for some pretty impressive results in the hands of a skilled user... -- Adam Sampson <[email protected]> <http://offog.org/> _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list -- linux-audio-user-cunTk1MwBs/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to linux-audio-user-leave-cunTk1MwBs/[email protected]