Elektron Musical Instruments

On Wed, Jul 02, 2003 at 06:13:21PM -0000, Col Dee wrote:
> Does anyone know if the hiss is inherent to 8-bit synthesis?

it's inherent to having analog and digital too close on the same piece
of silicon.

> What about replacing the SidStation's phono output with a SP/DIF one?
> I'm no technician but if it were possible to get that modification
> done, would it improve the sound quality?

the sound is inherent in the chip itself.  the only way to truly quiet
it down would be to re-layout the silicon.

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