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Re: Repeater vs EDP



Open source Repeater OS development? That would be great!

Oh- just a note- its "yin"

Cliff

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stuart Wyatt" <stuart@solostring.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: Repeater vs EDP 


> 
> On Wednesday, June 12, 2002, at 06:24 PM, Steve Lawson wrote:
> 
> >> Given another year or two of
> >> development, and I could seriously see this box wipe the EDP off of 
> >> the planet....
> >
> > surely you jest? very different boxes with different applications,
> > methinks. I'm impressed by the feature set on the Repeater, but it
> > ain't gonna replace the EDP - I can't really imagine swapping over...
> 
> I think I should stop posting during breakfast and be more awake :)
> 
> When I wrote what I wrote, I meant it, but in the light of the potential 
> hardware utilisation. The 4 independent tracks, potentially 4 
> independent outs, a number of potential inputs, higher clock 
> speeds....etc.
> 
> All this is let down by unfinished and buggy software.
> 
> As it stands, the Repeater is only the yang that goes with the ying in 
> your current setup (in my case, a DL4 - others the EDP) - but given a 
> couple years of intensive software development, the more up-to-date 
> hardware of the Repeater could override the EDP once it was utilised 
> correctly. Imagine a version of LoopIV for the Repeater? Its possible if 
> Electrix release the hardware specs into the open source community. 
> However, I'm not sure if this will happen.
> 
> I for one, would love to have an EDP in my setup. I have a feeling that 
> it is the ultimate ying.
> 
> --
> Stuart Wyatt - Solo String Project
> http://www.solostring.com
> stuart@solostring.com
> 
>