So idea is as follows. Looking at my musical hardware, two Tritons and their limitations in data exchange, I thought that it would be great to free a musician from all specific hardware, like specialized IC Korg chips, etc. All hardware logic can be programmed easily with todays CPU speeds. We should fully substitute specialised hardware with specialised software. Because this hardware is actually that thing that makes a synth outdated quickly, and if broken, binds musician to a specific vendor of that hardware, f.i. Korg.
So I decided that a perfect synth should be made modular, allowing user to change and upgrade all its parts freely. The easiest way to achieve that is using general desktop PC parts. This would ensure that synth has the most powerfull CPU on the market - Core i7, not Atom like in Kronos.
Another advantage is that instead of loading patches, this kind of synth can load whole virtual synths or even DAWs - imagine 128 different DAWS with inner setups consisting of dosen of VST synths! Which loads at a press of a button, and enables even user scripting if needed.
Imagine sampler using USB 3.0 advantages.. Possibilities are endless. A wide monitor with touch screen, PC running Windows or Linux and specialised synth software to communicate with DAWs and VSTs.
The only thing we should do to make this wonderful musical PC - is to get rid of all fans, substituting them with large fanless heat dissipating radiator, add preferred (Freedom even here!) 24-bit low-noise usb audio interface as DAC and ADC, and a decent midi keyboard.
Should appear a CPU of 5 Ghz or new motherboard - musician do not have to spend thousands of $$$, for a new keyboard, but simply buys newer CPU and\or motherboard.
Lets give it a name: AMCW - Advanced Multimedia Computer Workstation, or AMPC - Advanced Musical Personal Computer.
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