Cyber ears

J Patrick Draine draine@mediaone.net
Sun, 18 Apr 1999 12:59:03 -0400


Ron wrote:
>(reply - "YOU'RE DENSE!"), but I still don't understand why this would be so
>difficult. Virtually all of the sampling methods and 99% of the required
>math is already in place in existing software based VTDs. The addition of
>another couple of arrays, another option added to the menu and mode flag
>check in main program loop, and a few subroutines to update the array values
>as the pitch of individual notes are changed, and refresh the display, isn't
>that big a deal if the original code was put together with called
>subroutines, rather than a mess of inline Case, and If..Then statements. The

> That's got to be doable in real time.

>What's the use? Perhaps none, in a long term practical sense, but I think it
>could be quite informative on a short term basis

Dear Ron,
I'm sure the folks at Inventronics, or Dean Reyburn, would be happy to
start  writing the code when your check for the first 2000 hours of their
billable time clears their bank account.

Until then ... we should be grateful for the amazing tools we've already
been supplied with.

Patrick





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