▲ 95 ▼ Linux Delivering Driver Fix For 30 Year Old Creative SoundBlaster AWE32 ISA Sound Card (www.phoronix.com) submitted 1 year ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/linux@programming.dev 9 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (4 children) Musicians still use MIDI permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 year ago (3 children) That is true, but I bet they’re not doing it with a 30 year old ISA card. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] 9point6@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children) Most aren't no, but the thing with synth nerds is that if they want a specific sound, they'll dive through a flaming hoop wearing a barbed wire straitjacket to make it happen. There are 100% a few people people fucking around with old ISA cards for musical purposes permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Why not just dump the Sound Fonts and use them in modern multitrack MIDI software? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] 9point6@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago Sound fonts are effectively sample banks, a lot of earlier soundcards are basically full synthesisers just without a control panel or keys. There will be various elements of how the operators and effects work or any nonlinearity introduced by the circuits that will not necessarily be reflected in a sound font permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 year ago (3 children) That is true, but I bet they’re not doing it with a 30 year old ISA card. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] 9point6@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children) Most aren't no, but the thing with synth nerds is that if they want a specific sound, they'll dive through a flaming hoop wearing a barbed wire straitjacket to make it happen. There are 100% a few people people fucking around with old ISA cards for musical purposes permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Why not just dump the Sound Fonts and use them in modern multitrack MIDI software? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] 9point6@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago Sound fonts are effectively sample banks, a lot of earlier soundcards are basically full synthesisers just without a control panel or keys. There will be various elements of how the operators and effects work or any nonlinearity introduced by the circuits that will not necessarily be reflected in a sound font permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children) Most aren't no, but the thing with synth nerds is that if they want a specific sound, they'll dive through a flaming hoop wearing a barbed wire straitjacket to make it happen. There are 100% a few people people fucking around with old ISA cards for musical purposes permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Why not just dump the Sound Fonts and use them in modern multitrack MIDI software? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] 9point6@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago Sound fonts are effectively sample banks, a lot of earlier soundcards are basically full synthesisers just without a control panel or keys. There will be various elements of how the operators and effects work or any nonlinearity introduced by the circuits that will not necessarily be reflected in a sound font permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Why not just dump the Sound Fonts and use them in modern multitrack MIDI software? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] 9point6@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago Sound fonts are effectively sample banks, a lot of earlier soundcards are basically full synthesisers just without a control panel or keys. There will be various elements of how the operators and effects work or any nonlinearity introduced by the circuits that will not necessarily be reflected in a sound font permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago Sound fonts are effectively sample banks, a lot of earlier soundcards are basically full synthesisers just without a control panel or keys. There will be various elements of how the operators and effects work or any nonlinearity introduced by the circuits that will not necessarily be reflected in a sound font permalink fedilink source parent