MSPINNER@POLYGRAF.BITNET (12/02/88)
Hello, this is a addendum to my original post. I just recieved the Adlib Demo tape. I am impressed with the MT-302 Roland Midi card. The Adlib board is a joke compared to it. The Adlib uses FM technology to reproduce sound (what a loss of information -- too bad they didn't follow Atari ST or Amiga digitization process) which is tinny and at best, metallic. The Roland is hardcoded with instruments (I assume that it has ROM chips for its 128 preset sounds - that seems like alot, but what about sampling new sounds, hmm? Creating new waveforms, eh? What power does the little guy who using that damn thing have ... Not a hell of alot.) I must say (in my opinion -- no flamethrowers out there) that the Adlib is not the $200 that ask for. It should be around $70. Look at the Amiga, folks... how much do you think it cost them to have sampling rates of 18 KHZ where true CD sound is 44kHZ (and then we have oversampling at 88kHz and so on). Come on, PC developers, get real and competative with the market. I may be biasing since I have an Amiga (but I also own a AT compatable - I like raw crunching power for database and compilation), and music is in its infancy on the PC, but that's no excuse. Amiga was out in 1985! and the PC in 1981! What happened to IBM creating a general purpose machine! Music is not only for games, you know. 'Nuff said. I you want it done, do it yourself, right? SO I should stop complaining and build my own music card! Now how about that for a senior project! All opinions are owned by... Mitch Spinner (Polytechnic University) MSPINNER@POLYGRAF If you don't like what I said, blame me, flame me! Any response is welcome. I can't help not putting in my two cents.