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Old November 19th 04, 08:16 PM posted to uk.rec.audio
Glenn Booth
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Default Every amp in one

Hi,

In message , Ian Molton
writes
JustMe wrote:

So, who's going to build me an Alchemist Kraken APD6aII filter for use with
an 8000S then?


Theres a bit of a gap betwixt theory and practice here... whilst linear
amps arent theoretical, the 'amp emulator' is and would need
considerable research to get right.


I think the technology exists, but it isn't going to be cheap. You'd
need to model the amp (probably using convolution, by measuring impulse
responses), a la Focusrite's Liquid Channel, and then use a bucketload
of DSP to implement the model. The DSP engine and software would
probably cost more than the amp, and therefore defeat the object. SHARC
DSP chips might be two a penny in ten years though.

Then of course you'd have the audiophile argument about the 'colour'
introduced by the DSP unit itself...

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Regards,
Glenn Booth