Really interesting direct connection of DSP to o4o, interesting modular design. OK, would love to see something similar in some Vampire v3, Vampire v4 :-) Primary used for sound (WaveTable synth and possibility to yield some other CPU offload for skilled coders :-) It seems texas Instruments is one of the kings of today, and that these chips are part of ARM processors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Instruments_TMS320#C6000_series Now, enough of what we would like, back to sound tools to use with Vampire IF WE GET AHI DRIVER for new Pamela, we could abuse Audio Evolution 3.20 as home studio Audio Evolution 3.20 is an audio harddisk recording system primarily aimed at musicians who want an easy-to-use multitrack recorder for home-studio applications. It's based on the AHI system by Martin Blom, which makes it possible to run Audio Evolution 3.20 on every modern soundcard designed for Amiga computers. Because of the efficient mixing routines of AHI, it's possible to play up to 30 tracks at the same time on expanded systems, even without PowerPC technology. But that's not what makes it a good harddisk recording system: Audio Evolution 3.20 also offers a versatile mixing desk including individual channel and master level display, mute, solo, panning, subgroups and PPC realtime effects. Besides that, full mixer automation gives you mixing possibilities only limited by your imagination. Also take a look at the timeline display with its marker system for fast positioning in the song, locators and punch in/out features which saves you precious time in your recording session. Features Up to 30 (stereo) samples simultaneously. The amount of samples you can actually play depends on: Processor power: since all the mixing is done by the processor, more channels can be mixed at higher frequencies on faster processors. Speed of your harddisk and harddisk-controller. SCSI is preferred. The AHI-mode you have selected. Is it a stereo mode, stereo++ mode with panning, fast mode etc Full duplex recording for simultaneous recording and playback A mixing desk provides you with realtime control over volume, panning, solo and mute per channel. Every channel has a separate volume PPM display. Also three realtime effects can be plugged in and the channel can be assigned to one of four subgroups. A mastervolume slider and a stereo master volume indicator are present too. Separate window for 4 subgroups with solo and mute per group. Full mixer-automation based on event-list: channel faders, panning, mutes, master volume, subgroup volumes and subgroup mutes can be automated. Automation events can be edited directly on the timeline. PowerPC realtime effects using PowerUP with the following runtime (near real-time) possibilities: Parameter changev On/off state switch Removal of effects Also, possible CPU overload is detected, preventing lock-ups during playback. Expansion window with direct access to a 3-band equalizer and 2 auxillaries (effect sends). A Time Line Display provides you with an overview of the loaded samples and their durations. Samples can be moved along the timeline. A marker mechanism on top of the timeline lets you place locators, punch in/out markers and the time marker easily, giving quick and accurate access to these items. Sample-editing with the usual features like cut,paste,copy,erase range. Direct to disk, not limited by memory. Effects like Delay, Noise Gate, Chorus, 3-Band EQ, Amplifier, Parametric EQ and Reverb can be applied. MIDI synchronisation: by sending a MIDI start-command and a Song Position Pointer, you can synchronize audio with an external MIDI sequencer. You can also receive MIDI start-commands and synchronize to Bars&Pipes. Requirements Minimum hardware requirements: 68020 processor 2 Mb Chip Ram 4 Mb Fast Ram + around 256 Kb per sample A (fast) harddisk A 16-bit sampler supported by the AHI-system (like Delfina, Prelude, Prelude1200, Melody1200 etc.) Note: recording through the 8-bit Paula modes is NOT supported! Note2: Delfina Lite and Concierto might give problems. Delfina Lite users should upgrade to the Delfina Plus if they're experiencing problems. The Delfina Plus has a better bus interface which means that probably more tracks can be played. Note3: The SoundBlaster 128 on the Mediator PCI board seems to be working fine (thanks to Daniel Hutchinson for testing!). You need v4.2 of the sb128.audio driver, v4.5 does not work properly with AE3. Note4: The Repulse does NOT record correctly with AE. This is almost certain a Repulse driver bug. It's being worked on. Note5: The Delfina Flipper does NOT work correctly with AE. This is certainly a Delfina driver bug. It's (hopefully) being worked on. Software requirements: AmigaOS3.x AHI-system (V4 or better) popupmenu.library v8.0 (included in the Audio Evolution package) reqtools.library v38 Recommended: The faster the processor, the better (68060 preferred) Fast SCSI harddisk or a modern IDE controller like the PowerFlyer or IDEFix Express (anything but the standard PIO Mode 0 IDE controller!) 16 Mb Fast Ram or more PPC card for realtime effects Graphics card + 17" monitor for high resolution screens There is v4 for OS3 demo, but needs FPU EXTERNAL LINK Quick overview: Up to 60 (stereo) samples simultaneously (depending on processor power and harddisk controller). Any sample rate is supported (depending on the used soundcard). Full duplex recording for simultaneous recording and playback. Each mixer channel gives you control over the following features: Volume Panning Mute Solo Subgroup (1-4) assignment 3 insert effects with on/off switch 3-band EQ with on/off switch 4 Aux sends Every channel has a separate PPM volume display. Separate window for 4 subgroups with volume, mute and solo per group. Full mixer-automation: channel volume, panning, mutes, master volume, subgroup volumes, subgroup mutes and even insert effect parameters can be automated. Automation events can be edited directly on the timeline or through an event list. They can also be recorded during playback by mouse or MIDI remote control (touch and latch mode). OS4 native realtime effects with real-time parameter control, on/off switch and metering (where applicable). Possible CPU overload is detected, preventing lock-ups during playback. Expansion window with direct access to a 3-band equalizer and 4 auxillaries (effect sends). Non-destructive non-linear editing (cut, copy, paste, move, split, trim, crossfade) using the time line display. Unlimited undo for time line editing operations. Regionize tool: find pauses or moments of relative silence and automatically place markers or split the region into subregions. The marker information can be exported to the CD burning package BurnIt which is great for mastering old vinyl records or live recordings: all separate tracks can be identified automatically. Grid options to align regions: grid size can be set in milliseconds, bars/beats up to 1/64th note and videoframes (24, 25, 30fps) A marker mechanism on top of the timeline lets you place locators, punch in/out markers and the time marker easily, giving quick and accurate access to these items. Metronome and time signature settings. Separate window for (destructive) sample editing with the usual features like cut, copy, paste and erase range. Direct to disk, not limited by memory. Effect plug-ins like Compressor, Delay, Noise Gate, Chorus, 3-Band EQ, Parametric EQ and Reverb can be applied both realtime and non-realtime. Synchronisation to other equipment or applications: MIDI (by direct serial port communication or using the CAMD library): By sending a MIDI start-command and a Song Position Pointer, you can synchronize audio with an external MIDI sequencer. You can also receive MIDI start-commands. AREXX Bars&Pipes sync tool Master Control Bus to synchronize to and control other applications that support the MCB. The MCB will be released for OS4. Dolby Pro Logic encoder for mastering 4 mono tracks to the Dolby Pro Logic surround format. Note that this is only an experimental tool: no realtime auditioning or sound positioning is possible. Project-based: a separate directory for each separate project is created to manage your samples in an easier way.
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