Sound Synthesis Platforms
|
MIDI Synths. |
MIDI modules |
Sounds Cards |
Motherboard Audio |
Software Synths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound Quality | high | medium | medium | medium | high |
| Voices | high | medium | medium | medium | variable |
| Palette | medium | poor | poor | poor | high |
| Platform consistancy | medium | poor | poor | poor | high |
| Synthesis methods | fixed | fixed | fixed | fixed | Flexible |
| O/S requirements | slight | slight | medium | medium | high |
| Standards | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |