CompuServe Messages

Note that the AD516's hardware is not nearly as versatile as the Amiga's. For example, altering the playback rate won't change the pitch of the sound; you only have a certain number of selectable playback rates; and you can only use one playback rate at a time. (Or at least that's my experience with the thing. I blew $1200 on one and have yet to make much use of it — my EVO-9700 doesn't support external control or have a time code out.) AD516 may be just dandy for video applications, but I don't think it would be any good for games ("most, if not all, software" <g>) even if they did support it. So I don't think it's a viable replacement for an audio chipset upgrade. But if the Amiga musicians can do as good as they do with the current four-channel, 8-bit sound…just think of what it would be like with 16-bit, 8- or 16- or even 32-channel — maybe even MIDI emulation! Symphony tickets, anyone? 😉 BTW, on some specs for AAA that I saw in Playfield! a while back (can't vouch for their accuracy), 64kHz playback was mentioned. – Jim, on AutoPilot!