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New Nokia Phone ! Nokia 6100 |
jb
Joined: May 21, 2002
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Midi has 16 channels; that means you can have 16 different instruments playing at once. In addition, each channel can play a number of notes at the same time. I'm not sure of that limit on modern midi-chips (usually around 32 divided on all channels); but it seems when it says "40" it's the limit of concurrent notes - not channels.
But I agree that 40 simultaneous voices is ridiculous. Especially since the speakers on those phones are infinitely small. You can synthesize a symphony orchestra with 16 voices and even that is overkill.
They probably mean something else with '40' - maybe 40 different voices in the "wavetable"? |
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Epedemic
Joined: Dec 28, 2001
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From: Denmark, Copenhagen
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like the 1024 on my sb live? im pretty sure thats just for show.... that number can't possibly be useful in real life...
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jb
Joined: May 21, 2002
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Yeah it's just for show.
If they had stereo-headphones you could use your phone as a portable midiplayer. Wonder why they haven't done that. |
Ruvjet
Joined: Mar 22, 2002
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But I agree that 40 simultaneous voices is ridiculous. Especially since the speakers on those phones are infinitely small. You can synthesize a symphony orchestra with 16 voices and even that is overkill.
They probably mean something else with '40' - maybe 40 different voices in the "wavetable"?
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Phones in Japan have 40 poly ringtones as standard, they all use a chip made by Yahama (Can't find the correct site right now). On the phone spec it will always "40 chord polyphonic, 32 +8 wavetable".
This sound chip allows for quite good reproduction of the human voice in a ringtone, or in a message alert tone.
Their is a phone company (Tu-Ka) that last year released a 64 poly handset, and it came with headphones to listen to the ringtones, which sounded very much like the original songs.
By the way, I have been reading the manual of the 6100 on the FCC website, it has the sounds of 40 different insatruments, but can only play 4 at the same time. The same as the 3510, 7210, 6610. |
jb
Joined: May 21, 2002
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Using the same thinking SE could have had 5 "different" phones.
All beeing T68's just with different covers.
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That would be a good idea. They should do that. |
Eamonn
Joined: Nov 30, 2001
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Looks like a 3xxx series phone (:puke:)
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Posted: 2002-10-09 01:30
