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Re:Show HN: Koelsynth – a simple FM synthesis library by kevin_thibedeau on Sunday November 12, 2023 @01:20AM (#38237810)
FM synths used dedicated ASICs to generate audio. It wasn't possible for mainstream CPUs of the era to do it in real time.
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Re:Show HN: Koelsynth – a simple FM synthesis library by ClimaxGravely on Thursday November 16, 2023 @09:21PM (#38298529)
Sorry my mistake, I was trying to say that the individual oscillators/filters/etc add up in cost (at least that's often what analog synth companies say when people ask about low voice counts)

I'm assuming an ASIC has a similar cost savings to a CPU or FPGA?

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