[A6] (OT) neuron

[Rhen, Kris]

> This is a series of questions for Kris (or maybe the neuron 
> manual, but I'm lazy):
> 
> Is there a limit to sample size?

Dunno yet - haven't gotten the modelmaker software yet :-)  From what I
understand of nnets, it runs along the sample, and its outputs are
parameters, so I'd expect no, there is no limitation to sample size.
Creation of the models is more of a 'processing' than 'storage' if that
makes sense?

> How large can the neural nets become?

Dunno - proprietary info I couldn't get out of Hartmann

> Do the quality of neural models degrade as you use longer samples?  
> (how well does the neural net learn larger training sets)

Dunno

> How does it blend sounds of different lengths?

Dunno

> Can you blend traits of more than two sounds at once?
> (Dog+Duck+Dolphin+Donkey, etc...)

I believe so.

> How long till you swap out the hard drive for something bigger? ;-)

Heh, they assure me its plenty big enough (20gig I believe).  In any case
the 'models' and patches stored on the hard drive are NOT raw sample data of
any form, so they don't really take up that much space.  All the sample
processing happens on the PC, creates the model file, which is ftp'd to the
Neuron in its small parameterized form.

> How are (sample/patch/program/mix/etc...) load times?  Can you use it 
> live?

You mean the neural net processing time?  Dunno yet :-)

Again, sorry, until I get my copy of Modelmaker I won't know specifics.
They really don't want to say much for some reason.
KRIS