[pantulis]

Anybody else finds it very confusing that this is called Sound Wave and it's not a specific chip for sound synthesis applications?

[noelwelsh]

From the name you'd expect a simple sound card, but look deeper and there is more than meets the eye [1]

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundwave_(Transformers)

[rwmj]

I was hoping it'd be a very cool soundcard, perhaps with unlimited General Midi channels.

[glhaynes]

If somebody ever buys up the Gravis Ultrasound name, you’ll know things are about to get wild.

[fecal_henge]

10^5 orchestra hit polyphony.

[bitwize]

Perhaps it is named after the Decepticon?

[xoac]

Not sure what their intention is of course, but nowadays there is A LOT of Cortexes in various sound gear. Plenty in things like Eurorack but also outboard equipment like the Eventide H9000 etc.

[duped]

A common trend in audio systems is that the market cap is too small for economies of scale when it comes to commodity parts like processors. There are a handful of audio-specific chips that are common but processors are not one of them (any more).

[rs186]

I mean, "Coffee Lake" does not make much sense either.

[BirAdam]

Yeah. I imagine heaven with a lake full of fresh, delicious, and aromatic coffee... instead, there's just... a 14nm part (surprise!) on socket 1151.