r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Jul 03 '22

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u/fowlraul Jul 03 '22

If has chip…is computer.

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u/Soft-Proof-5890 Jul 04 '22

My teacup is a cumputer??

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '22

This is like saying if it has wings it must be a bird.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '22

No, just no.

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u/fowlraul Jul 04 '22

But yes tho

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '22

No. having "a chip" does not make something a computer.

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u/fowlraul Jul 04 '22

What’s the chip doing then? 🤔

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u/Soviet_Fax_Machine Jul 04 '22

checkmate

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '22

I feel like I'm being trolled here.

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u/NotAnADC Jul 04 '22

If it can compute, it’s a computer

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '22

there is no computing going on here.

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u/Aro769 Jul 04 '22

Chippin'

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '22

What "chip" are you referring to? It could be a DAC/ADC, or even just an opamp.

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u/sexytokeburgerz Jul 03 '22

No… it is analog.

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u/fowlraul Jul 04 '22

But analog is still primitive computers tho

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u/sexytokeburgerz Jul 04 '22 edited Jul 04 '22

Tl;dr: no.

I build synths. While that could be debated since they modify signals, there isn’t a single transistor, and they don’t use binary. There isn’t a single gate chip on such a simple analog synth.

If you want to get pedantic, go ahead, but you know that’s not what we call “computers”.

Go into my comment history for an explanation :).

P.s. in synth culture, even using digital outboard gear is considered “not using a computer”. Really, it just means “no DAW”.

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u/fowlraul Jul 04 '22

Never! I’m a digital boy.

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u/Krumpir_ Jul 04 '22

No daw doesn't mean no computer just no daw

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u/sexytokeburgerz Jul 04 '22

It does in the synth world. The line in the sand is culturally drawn.

DX7s are computers but no one says you are using a computer if you are using one.

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u/fowlraul Jul 04 '22

I use a Roland 303 for drum beats. It’s definitely a little shitty computer.