Changeset 49efb91 in buchla-emu for readme.txt


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12/31/2017 08:43:05 PM (6 years ago)
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Thomas Lopatic <thomas@…>
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    334334           - 1x "Dynamics" - whatever that is.
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    336          Over time, the chip interpolates between the points of the
    337          envelopes drawn in the MIDAS VII instrument editor.
     336         The firmware feeds the the points of the envelopes drawn in
     337         the MIDAS VII instrument editor to the function generator,
     338         which then interpolates between them.
    338339
    339340      2. The digital oscillator.
     
    345346         of the envelopes probably control analog circuits.
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    347          Obviously, the emulator does everything digitally.
    348 
    349     This "two part" hypothesis would be in line with the "four
     348    This "two FPU parts" hypothesis would be in line with the "four
    350349    computers" marketing claim from the Buchla 700 marketing copy. The
    351350    four "computers" would be the Motorola 68000, the microcontroller
     
    356355    on micro-programmable hardware. We recently ran this by Lynx, the
    357356    developer of the firmware, who generously agreed to meet up with
    358     us in Oakland, CA. While he never worked on the FPU and thus was
     357    us in Oakland, CA. While he did not work on the FPU and thus was
    359358    not familiar with its implementation details, he was able to
    360     confirm that the FPU was based on AMD's Am2900 family.
     359    confirm that the FPU is based on AMD's Am2900 family.
    361360
    362361If you have access to an actual Buchla 700, please do contact us. It
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