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mc6809e · 24 November 2013, 18:13

The key to understanding Amiga audio is to realize that Paula is really a synthesizer chip and not just a sample player. Arbitrary waveforms can be output at arbitrary rates.

Standard PC audio is usually a PCM stream which is output at a fixed rate.

24 November 2013, 18:13	#4
mc6809e Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: USA Posts: 372	The key to understanding Amiga audio is to realize that Paula is really a synthesizer chip and not just a sample player. Arbitrary waveforms can be output at arbitrary rates. Standard PC audio is usually a PCM stream which is output at a fixed rate.