![]() ![]() ![]() We all love the free updates and improvements in our instruments. Of course, business decisions will take precedence eventually. The mere presence of an SSP2 in the Montage is not significant for VA because it clearly supports UR-like digital audio in the existing design. The Reface CS (and DX) employ a Yamaha SSP2 (SH-2 CPU core) for synthesis. Speculatively speaking, I’m not sure if the SWP70 is capable of CS-like VA synthesis. That will necessitate a new hardware model in each product line. Thus, we haven’t seen all of its potential capabilities as yet.Īt some point, the current hardware platforms (Montage and MODX) will limit the features which can be delivered solely through software. A long life is needed in order to recoup Yamaha’s investment. It’s a generational step and a design with a long expected life time. (Please see their annual financial reports.) The SWP70 is a major investment in the future. Yamaha regard their expertise in large scale integration as a strategically important asset. I’m skeptical about adding VA through an update given the current platform because of limitations in the current synthesis pipeline. ![]() have largely buttoned up their service manuals. □īTW, we’re lucky that we can speculate at all since Korg, Nord, etc. Yamaha are tight-lipped so “Hah!” to us all. This whole discussion - including my own comments - would be on much sounder footing (no pun intended) if the micro-architecture were published. In case you don’t visit, I reposted my musings here and added a diagram or two.īefore saying anything, I have to emphasize “Speculatively speaking.” With as much invested in AWM2/FM-X and their implementation in silicon, Yamaha have not published about the internal design. It’s been a good discussion and it encouraged me to jot down a few musings about the hardware support for AWM2 and FM-X. There’s been an extended discussion in the Montage Forum about the ability to add Virtual Analog (VA) synthesis to the current Montage and MODX platforms. ![]()
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