On Fri, 28 Oct 2016 09:30:07 -0400 Robert Edge <thumbknucklerocks@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Harrison Mixbus 32C ... incorporates at the mixing stage the 32C >> channel strip. The 32C channel strip that was used to make famous >> recordings by ... > But it doesn't. The name 32C comes from the 32C hardware that it emulates. It emulates... because... it is software. Yes, this is about a softwar product. Mixbus 32C is a software product, based on Ardour. As the subject line states. Just making sure everyone is one the same page. Does it really need to be stated that it is an emulation of the 32C hardware ? > I've heard enough Line 6 products mixing live bands to be skeptical of > emulations in general. Since, for all of the audio vintage products out there it is not possible to audit the code, and if it was, it would take dedication to do so, along with hardware references and reverse engineering study, then the practical approach is to go along. When Harrison claims that it is only recently that emulation of their 32C hardware was finally made possible, due to better CPU performances, then that is that. When u-he adds a control for capacitor failure and a control for PCB lines crosstalk in Diva, it is also just that. Same with UA many vintage emulations, and all other companies doing it. There is a strong possibility that if one goes into their development rooms, one will find lots of hardware is many stages of being opened, along with hardware test equipment. This is the case for u-he as they've shown it. The essence for the user is about trying to replicate some warmth and characteristics of dedicated hardware. When u-he states: "Diva is the first native software synth that applies methods from industrial circuit simulators (e.g. PSpice) in realtime." Then we can question the hell out of that. Or, we can try it and if the sound is pleasing, then it's OK. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
