pucho812
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According to one of the local old school audio folk, tom dowd referred to a bus as an acumulator.
I rather like the notion.
I rather like the notion.
Accumulators
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A mechanical digital accumulator (summer).
Electronic accumulators are smaller.
JR
In Danish, an "Accumulator" is a rechargable battery, like the lead/acid in cars..
Jakob E.
Jakob E.
> In Danish, an "Accumulator" is a rechargable battery, like the lead/acid in cars..
In American also, though now rarely used.
Accumulator may refer to:
Accumulator (bet), a parlay bet
Accumulator (computing), in a CPU, a processor register for storing intermediate results
Accumulator (computer vision), discrete cell structure to count votes, standard component of the Hough transform
Accumulator (cryptography), a value, determined by a set of values, that allows you to verify if any one of the original values is a member of the set
Accumulator (energy), an apparatus for storing energy or power
Capacitor, in electrical engineering, also known by the obsolete term accumulator
Electrochemical cell, a cell that stores electrical energy, typically used in rechargeable batteries
Hydraulic accumulator, an energy storage device using hydraulic fluid under pressure
Accumulator (structured product), a financial contract used by clients (usually individuals) to accumulate stock positions over time
Accumulator 1, a Czech film
Dynamic accumulator, a plant that mines nutrients from the soil through its roots
It is interesting that while digital computers call their main summing register an accumulator, perhaps following mechanical calculator lingo, I have never seen the term used that way in analog computers (including audio systems).
In American also, though now rarely used.
Accumulator may refer to:
Accumulator (bet), a parlay bet
Accumulator (computing), in a CPU, a processor register for storing intermediate results
Accumulator (computer vision), discrete cell structure to count votes, standard component of the Hough transform
Accumulator (cryptography), a value, determined by a set of values, that allows you to verify if any one of the original values is a member of the set
Accumulator (energy), an apparatus for storing energy or power
Capacitor, in electrical engineering, also known by the obsolete term accumulator
Electrochemical cell, a cell that stores electrical energy, typically used in rechargeable batteries
Hydraulic accumulator, an energy storage device using hydraulic fluid under pressure
Accumulator (structured product), a financial contract used by clients (usually individuals) to accumulate stock positions over time
Accumulator 1, a Czech film
Dynamic accumulator, a plant that mines nutrients from the soil through its roots
It is interesting that while digital computers call their main summing register an accumulator, perhaps following mechanical calculator lingo, I have never seen the term used that way in analog computers (including audio systems).
john12ax7
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I find it misleading, as accumulate often is used as a storage over time. You accumulate bits to store in a computer, you accumulate stuff you keep in your house.
An audio bus is generally adding instantaneous things. You don't typically add channel 2 to the previous state of channel 1, but rather it's current state.
An audio bus is generally adding instantaneous things. You don't typically add channel 2 to the previous state of channel 1, but rather it's current state.
"Accumulator" already has a specific and distinctly different meaning from "summer"... conflating terms does not have much utility other than giving us something to talk about.john12ax7 said:
JR
pucho812
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Maybe it came from his nuclear physics background.
