Elektron Musical Instruments

--- In elektron-users@y..., "Dr. Whammo" <rajajuju@m...> wrote:
> You seem to know a bit about register updates - are they only a 
function of
> the OS, or does the CPU factor in as well?  I know the one in the 
SS isnt
> quite the same as a pentium or even a 286 for that matter.  It 
could be that
> the clock speed of the CPU is a bottleneck - and in that case it 
might be a
> hardware ceiling instead of a software one.  And I agree that 
faster updates
> would allow for serious sonic mayhem, and I also agree that multi-
timbrality
> is sorely needed - but I dont have a C64 and I dont plan on buying 
one - so
> I will keep my SS.
> 

On the c64 the fastest you'll get because of CPU overhead is about 
63x (pal/50hz).

The register updates are directly tied to cpu overhead and bus speed.
Your assessment could be dead on.  I'm to lazy to research the clock 
setup in the SS.  I figure one of the elektron guys will jump in 
and "blow my ass off the road". 

I'm working on making a max/msp supersid.  Yeah, I don't have the 
filters but atleast it will be clean sounding with high speed 
register updates.   

-Anthony