Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> On 15/11/2011 04:48 PM, Warp wrote:
> > Invisible<voi### [at] devnull>  wrote:
> >> Now, see, I'm a little lost here. I thought a soundcard is just a thing
> >> that converts digital audio into analogue audio...
> >
> >    The SoundBlaster AWE32 converts a midi file to audio. It has RAM and a
> > big bunch of sound samples which work as midi instruments.

> Right. So it has actual sound generation capabilities as well. What are 
> those capabilities? Just sample playback, or actual synthesis?

  Instruments consisting of (possibly) several samples, which get mixed
(with a maximum of 32 channels), with a limited amount of sound effects
(such as reverb).

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                                                          - Warp

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