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pigcat · 11th March 2008

Correct me if I'm wrong but...

Aren't summing engine is NOT the same as sound engine?

You need whole bunch of tracks to "sum" together, but you're testing sound engine by just playing back, even just 1 track.

I find, if you take the same set of audio and do the test, yes, there aren't going to have a difference more than 5% - or subjectively each have their own pros and cons.

However, take a bunch of virtual instruments and do the test again. You don't even need to sum the tracks, you'll be surprised, even by just hitting the first note...

11th March 2008	#147
pigcat Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 759	Correct me if I'm wrong but... Aren't summing engine is NOT the same as sound engine? You need whole bunch of tracks to "sum" together, but you're testing sound engine by just playing back, even just 1 track. I find, if you take the same set of audio and do the test, yes, there aren't going to have a difference more than 5% - or subjectively each have their own pros and cons. However, take a bunch of virtual instruments and do the test again. You don't even need to sum the tracks, you'll be surprised, even by just hitting the first note...