JohnRoberts said:
joaquins said:
JohnRoberts said:
Silicon carbide is the actual semiconductor junction. Making devices capable of switching up at tera Hertz is not for linear analog use.
JR
That's why I'm more axious about seeing computers with this tecnology, maybe with this much processing capability we could simulate every single transistor and any part of some rig and use plugins with this, so instead of simulating the response of the whole equipment we simulate the parts and get a much closer simulation, also in this case we could use ideal caps or transformers in there or whatever imposible to archive real component.
JS
Depending on what you are trying to sim or model. DSP can already execute audio filters using unit delay math, instead of RxC time constants, completely free of any real world non-ideal component behavior.
If you are trying to model non-ideal behavior it's more about the models than processor ticks (imo).
Higher computer power might be useful for finite element analysis/simulation of real acoustic instruments with expanded resolution detail,,, or not.
JR
I was talking about physical modeling instead of the conventional DSP digital modeling, I'm thinking something like spice, where you draw the schematic, select the componenst (linear and not linear) from a library, a library that has real models and ideal models, in case we want to avoid one kind of distortion, so we could select from a crappy ceramic or electrolytic cap, a grater NPO or polypropylene one or an ideal one, even extrapolate an NPO of 470µF or whatever, the same with opamps, transistors, resistors, etc...
I see 2 big advantages to this, the first one that I'd mention is (maybe) grater plugins, that sim real analog gear even better than they are now, the second one and really exciting is that you could listen some design in the paper (computer) and trim there the design befor going to real world... would be a great tool for developing new analog gear and save the developer a lot of money in burning tubes and time before getting what he want.
I still love analog stuffs, I can't get a tape delay plugin that sounds even closer to my real basic unit, neither can't make sound a snare of a band I'm mixing right now without my 2150 VCA symetrix comp...
Hey Dave, if your real concern is about touching the knob a MIDI/USB controller is the solution, you still could build the real stuff, build acoustical treatment for the room, a DSP (I don't thing would be necesary having a 100GHz procesor in the computer, but probably really good to live performing) or whatever, but if you want to mod some of your builds you could listen a simulation before taking the iron instead of reading a couple of numbers from spice...
JS
