JAH wrote:they also mention in that youtube video you posted that for the mpc3000 sound they modeled an ADD converter from the 90's into the hardware.
This makes no sense to me. Modeling a design is a software method to emulate responses that are inherent to a electronic circuit. All circuits can be represented with maths and laws, so these mathematical laws are used as a basis to make software calculate similar outcomes mathematically. For instance something real simple like Ohms law Wattage = Volts X Amps, has to be calculated for every part of the circuit to emulate it, that as well as things like Resistivity (W-cm) of the actual metals used as well for proper accuracy. I doubt the modeled that deeply and simply plotted the response from the old DACs in the older MPCs and then used that plot to sculpt the same response as the emulation. Only the most hardcore emulators account for everything, and its hella lot of work (UAD for instance). In fact as electronic circuits can never be perfect it means it is actually hard to calculate the exact response of anything. We say that there is a tolerance range and work with in that, but even temp can effect this. All that to consider and you still have not calculated a whole lot of other things as well, like distortion, johnsons noise, the transformers on the signal path ect ect ect.
So all we see in the ren is modern dac and usually associated filter, just like any other modern DAC, nothing special there, so any claim of special hardware is gonna seem bogus, and its obvious to any one with a clue about engineering circuitry that this 'emulation' is a software thing. How do you emulate hardware = software, and it wont be reversed engineered hardcore, just a response filter. That is the danger of marketing, they start to believe it them selves or discredit or discount real information.
You can not fool people that have a understanding of electronics if we can see the electronics our selves and see that indeed it is nothing different at all, or anything new. (or old in this case lol)
THere are hardcore users here, we want to know the real deal, not marketing hype. That said it is a sad day to see that companies still think it is ok to be loose with the truth, but as consumers it is our responsibility to hold them to account when they lie. That is not at akai or at jah, lets make that clear, I mean all companies. Just so happens Akai is kinda guilty of this though, for hyping something that is just hyped software. Is it a lack of respect to consumers, or is it ignorance or just arrogant? More like trying to ride the coat tails of a once great name in samplers, only to sully its Rep one more time. THat is so my impression but that is by the by. I wanna get one but then for what it is and the price, I am in no way inclined to believe that this is some kind of game changer. And no I do not see it has any hardware in it at all to make it seem like a MPC60 ect. Like I said before, no one is gonna make a old school hardware DAC just for some casual use, it is not economical at all and would push up price even more.
MIDI is another thread and has been tested already I think
