Changeset 49efb91 in buchla-emu

Timestamp:

12/31/2017 08:43:05 PM (7 years ago)

Author:

Thomas Lopatic <thomas@…>

Branches:

master

Children:

56746cf

Parents:

c523a67

Message:

Minor language changes.

File:

• readme.txt (modified) (3 diffs)

readme.txt

@@ -334 +334 @@
            - 1x "Dynamics" - whatever that is.
 
-         Over time, the chip interpolates between the points of the
-         envelopes drawn in the MIDAS VII instrument editor.
+         The firmware feeds the the points of the envelopes drawn in
+         the MIDAS VII instrument editor to the function generator,
+         which then interpolates between them.
 
       2. The digital oscillator.
@@ -345 +346 @@
          of the envelopes probably control analog circuits.
 
-         Obviously, the emulator does everything digitally.
-
-    This "two part" hypothesis would be in line with the "four
+    This "two FPU parts" hypothesis would be in line with the "four
     computers" marketing claim from the Buchla 700 marketing copy. The
     four "computers" would be the Motorola 68000, the microcontroller
@@ -356 +355 @@
     on micro-programmable hardware. We recently ran this by Lynx, the
     developer of the firmware, who generously agreed to meet up with
-    us in Oakland, CA. While he never worked on the FPU and thus was
+    us in Oakland, CA. While he did not work on the FPU and thus was
     not familiar with its implementation details, he was able to
-    confirm that the FPU was based on AMD's Am2900 family.
+    confirm that the FPU is based on AMD's Am2900 family.
 
 If you have access to an actual Buchla 700, please do contact us. It