On Dec 1, 2008, at 10:03 AM, achtung_999 wrote:

> I think it is rather extremely naïve that you think you can model
> natural
> sounds with additive synthesis.History has proven that many people
> thought
> it was possible but failed in the end.

There have a number of pretty good additive synthesis and resynthesis
projects. Several systems, albeit digital, allowed phases to roll
freely. There have price barriers in commercializing these, though.

There are certainly challenges in implementing an additive system with
analog electronics, but keeping phase relationships might not be as
important as you think, though.

- C

Chris Muir
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