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Re: MIDI Loops
> >I really enjoyed the flexibility of Max combined with the portability of
> >my Powerbook. About the only drawback was that the resultant sounds
> >lacked the complexity of "real" strings.
>
> The folks at CCRMA claim that one DSP board driven with SynthBuilder
> can run a physical model of a 6-string electric guitar. Given that
> David Jaffe is working on it, and given what he did with stringed
> instrument synthesis 10 years ago, this should be incredible. If
> you've got an old PC laying around this might be worth looking into
> (the PC doesn't do the processing, so a 486 should do it).
David told us a bit about this board. However, the drawback is that one
cannot use this board with a portable computer setup. Now if the CCRMA
folks were working on a SynthBuilder-type card that fits in a PC card
slot...
Paolo Valladolid
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