[PD] Pd sounds better than Max?

[zmoelnig at iem.at]

Quoting marius schebella <marius.schebella at gmail.com>:

> on the hardware side: da converters can make a difference. (is it
> overall true that pd runs on cheaper hardware, using cheaper
> digital-analog converters creating a richer, more distorted sound?).

now that is an interesting observation.

probably Pd runs on cheaper hardware (like arm-based pdas), but then i  
am often using it on the HDSP-MADI card with quite good RME dacs  
(though probably not audiophile)...

anyhow, i am pretty sure that pd and max use the same table-sizes and  
interpolation for osc~ (ask miller to make sure), so there shouldn't  
be any difference (doesn't msp's splash screen say "pure-data for max"  
or something like this?)
so in the end i too believe that the only difference between the 2 in  
a direct comparision would be the audio-hardware, in which case the so  
called "listening test" would be rendered naught.


fgmadsr
IOhannes

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