On Sat, Dec 08, 2001 at 12:25:41PM +0800, Orlando Andico wrote:
> Up to 128MB Sound Fonts are supported. This is unpaged kernel memory
> though, so if you download those huge pro MIDI wavesets from Hammersound
> and load them into your SBLive, you will have a HUGE kernel (there are a
> bunch of 128MB SF2's on Hammersound, they are probably better than many
> pro synthesizers).
> 
> Notice that the SBLive uses the E-Mu Systems 10K1 synthesizer which is the
> same chip used in many pro synths.

Wow.
This is not for audiophiles then.  It's for MUSICIANS.
Maybe when I get around to playing melodic instruments...

> > I'm looking forward to playing CD images (yup raw CD's, not MP3's or
> > other lossy encodings, copied from discs I actually own or borrowed,
> > hehe)
> 
> No win. Use LAME 3.90 VBR mode (averages out to around 170kbps) for
> encoding your MP3's.
> 
> I doubt you have a Sennheiser Orpheus ($15000 headphones driven by vacuum
> tube linear amp, with TOSLINK optical digital input).

Even if I did, could I tell the difference?
Who owns these things anyway??
 
> Even with an Orpheus, 400 audiophiles were unable to distinguish 256kbps
> CBR MP3 from the original CD's. And LAME 3.90 VBR with the GPsycho (GNU
> psychoacoustic model) meets or surpasses 256kbps CBR.

Well I'm not audiophile then... $15000 for headphones?  I could buy a
BAND and a small REHEARSAL STUDIO! ;)

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