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Hello Everybody!.

I don't know if this question is better for the Development list of topics (sub what do you think?).

But I've been reading some specifications for the Sharc DSP chips, and I'm wondering if, due to the programming features they have (not to mention the architecture), there is a real difference if someone out there develop a program that may do things similar to... say... the TC finalizer (??) or other well known mastering digital racks?? Of course I presume it would require more than 6 dsp's, but the question goes for the factibility of it.

Thanks in Advance.
Snoopy.

Try the OptiMaster Demo....

hi,
imho this question is general enough to qualify for this list - for the real developers it's possibly too general
The SHARCS are said to be well suited for audio applications, so there might even come someone with a solution superceding TC's devices. But, and that's the problem: HOW ?
No simple task: you have to know acoustics, how to program, how to program low level and you have to know the difference between physical rules and how their implementation in a program sounds.
And mastering today goes way beyond pure signal processing. The analysis and receiption of the audio data is very important. Prosoniq for example use neural network representation for this afaik.
Imho one reason for the lack of third party developers is the high level of required skills. Another one is that companies like Lexicon or TC would be mad to start a self competition with their own devices.
But to come back to your question: you can do this on a SHARC as well as on Motorola DSPs, PowerPCs or even Pentium chips.
Have a look on John Bowen's Zarg site: they hire (or colaborate with) people who can do this.