Revision history for ParisIntro
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[[BrianTankersley Brian Tankersley]] - for many years a tireless advocate and resource for PARIS
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- [[AeightIp EDS-A8iT-24]], expander module with eight 24-bit inputs (TRS)
- [[AeightOp EDS-A8oT-24]], expander module with eight 24-bit outputs (TRS)
- [[SmpTe SMPTE]], expander module enabling SMPTE (initially available, but practically useless until Mike Audet corrected a number of limitations and bugs)
- [[AeightOp EDS-A8oT-24]], expander module with eight 24-bit outputs (TRS)
- [[SmpTe SMPTE]], expander module enabling SMPTE (initially available, but practically useless until Mike Audet corrected a number of limitations and bugs)
Deletions:
- [[AeightOp EDS-A8oT-24]], expander module with eight 24-bit outputs
- [[SmpTe SMPTE]], expander module enabling SMPTE (available but not very useful)
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6) a **GUI that is non-compliant with modern standards** - constrained-expansion windows that fit neither Apple or Windows guidelines; hard-coded key bindings; no contextual menus; lack of support for wheel mice
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Additions:
6) and above all, superior sonics and an **analog-like response** to "[[ParisIntoTheRed pushing into the red]]" or "spanking" PARIS. Some argue this to be due to 1) [[ParisPatent covert inclusion of analog-modelling technology]] and 2) extremely skilled and visionary implementation of gain structure.
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PARIS is an unusual platform because it remains to this day one of the only DAWS in its current price range (sometimes found under $300 for a full "Bundle 3" system) to combine the advantages of hardware with the flexibility of software, and to do so with extraordinary sonic quality. Viewed in comparison to a modern DAW, PARIS is sorely lacking in amenities. But viewed in a different light, PARIS snaps into better focus - as a great-sounding and extremely cost-effective alternative to a high-quality analog tape deck and analog mixer (yet with great editing advantages); as a high-grade summing bus; as a "real time" effects processing rack; as a mixer for live applications with additional recording capability included; as a "studio mainframe" that combines elements of several of the above elements and does away with the need for a bulky hardware mixer.
**PARIS' advantages include:**
**PARIS' limitations include:**
**PARIS' advantages include:**
**PARIS' limitations include:**
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**These advantages include:**
**Limitations include:**
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PARIS is an unusual platform because it remains one of the only DAWS in its current price range (sometimes found under $300 for a full "Bundle 3" system) to combine the advantages of hardware with the flexibility of software. Viewed as a DAW, PARIS is sorely lacking in amenities. Viewed as a cost-effective alternative to a high-quality analog tape deck plus a high-quality analog mixer (yet with great editing advantages), PARIS snaps into better focus.
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Additions:
PARIS is an unusual platform because it remains one of the only DAWS in its current price range (often under $300 for a full "Bundle 3" system) to combine the advantages of hardware with the flexibility of software. Viewed as a DAW, PARIS is sorely lacking in amenities. Viewed as a cost-effective alternative to a high-quality analog tape deck plus a high-quality analog mixer (yet with great editing advantages), PARIS snaps into better focus.
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PARIS stands for **P**ro **A**udio **R**ecording **I**ntegrated **S**ystem. By definition, PARIS is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation digital audio workstation]], or [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation DAW]]. It was originally introduced in 1997 and was discontinued by 2001, victim of corporate restructuring and the demise of a chip foundry which manufactured a crucial component.
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PARIS stands for **P**ro **A**udio **R**ecording **I**ntegrated **S**ystem. By definition, PARIS is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation digital audio workstation]], or [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation DAW]]. It was originally introduced in 1997 and was discontinued by 2001, victim of corporate restructuring and the demise of a chip foundry which manufactured a crucial core chip.
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[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_St._Croix Stephen St. Croix]] (born Stephen Curtis Marshall; b. 1948 - d. 2006 - R.I.P. Stephen), [[IntelligentDevices Intelligent Devices]] - PARIS software, also responsible for the graphic design of Paris
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PARIS stands for **P**ro **A**udio **R**ecording **I**ntegrated **S**ystem. By definition, PARIS is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation digital audio workstation]], or [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation DAW]]. It was originally introduced in 1997 and was discontinued by 2001, victim of corporate restructuring and the demise of a chip foundry upon which manufactured a crucial core chip.
PARIS is a hardware/software tracking and mixing environment, normally including a hardware-based DSP "daughterboard" for onboard FX (the exception is the [[EdsFiveHundred EDS500]] cards; systems based on these cards do not have this additional DSP "daughterboard"). The "daughterboard" is based around six of Ensoniq's proprietary [[EsP2 ESP2]] processors, which are also used by Ensoniq in the DP series of effects processors. The PARIS software also has some rudimentary MIDI capabilities, generally disabled by users.
PARIS is a hardware/software tracking and mixing environment, normally including a hardware-based DSP "daughterboard" for onboard FX (the exception is the [[EdsFiveHundred EDS500]] cards; systems based on these cards do not have this additional DSP "daughterboard"). The "daughterboard" is based around six of Ensoniq's proprietary [[EsP2 ESP2]] processors, which are also used by Ensoniq in the DP series of effects processors. The PARIS software also has some rudimentary MIDI capabilities, generally disabled by users.
Deletions:
By definition, PARIS is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation digital audio workstation]], or [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation DAW]]. It is a hardware/software tracking and mixing environment, normally including a hardware-based DSP "daughterboard" for onboard FX (the exception is the [[EdsFiveHundred EDS500]] cards; systems based on these cards do not have this additional DSP "daughterboard"). The "daughterboard" is based around six of Ensoniq's proprietary [[EsP2 ESP2]] processors, which are also used by Ensoniq in the DP series of effects processors. The PARIS software also has some rudimentary MIDI capabilities, generally disabled by users.
Additions:
6) and above all, superior sonics and an **analog-like response** to "[[ParisIntoTheRed pushing into the red]]" or "spanking" PARIS. Some argue this to be due to the [[ParisPatent covert inclusion of analog-modelling technology]].
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PARIS stands for **P**ro **A**udio **R**ecording **I**ntegrated **S**ystem. It was originally introduced in 1997 and was discontinued by 2001, victim of corporate restructuring and the demise of a chip foundry upon which manufactured a crucial core chip.
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PARIS stands for **P**ro **A**udio **R**ecording **I**ntegrated **S**ystem. It was originally introduced in 1997 and was discontinued by 2001, victim of corporate restructuring and the demise of a crucial chip foundry upon which its core depended.
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Additions:
PARIS is an unusual platform because it remains one of the only DAWS in its current price range (often under $300 for a full "Bundle 3" system) to combine the advantages of hardware with the flexibility of software. Viewed as a DAW, PARIS is sorely lacking in amenities. Viewed as "high-quality analog tape deck plus high-quality analog mixer, yet with great advantages", PARIS snaps into better focus.
- [[Mecmod MEC]], a [[Mecmod Modular Expansion Chassis]] with four analog I/O, SP/DIF I/O, Word Clock I/O onboard. Designed to hold up to a total of nine expansion modules (although only sixteen channels of I/O can be used at any given time) including:
- [[Mecmod MEC]], a [[Mecmod Modular Expansion Chassis]] with four analog I/O, SP/DIF I/O, Word Clock I/O onboard. Designed to hold up to a total of nine expansion modules (although only sixteen channels of I/O can be used at any given time) including:
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- [[Mecmod MEC]], a [[Mecmod Modular Expansion Chassis]] designed to hold up to a total of nine expansion modules, which are:
Additions:
- this template re-labels "black" C16s for use with V3.0 in C16 Pro mode: [[http://kerrygalloway.com/PARIS%20resources/c16_pro_label_02.pdf C16 Pro Label Template]] (right-click to save to disk; PDF, 350k)
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- this template re-labels "black" C16s for use with V3.0 in C16 Pro mode: [[http://kerrygalloway.com/PARIS%20resources/c16_pro_label_02.pdf C16 Pro Label Template]] (PDF, 350k)
Additions:
-Updates of the [[AdatdllUpdate ADAT.dll]], which in combination with advances in the PSCL ++promises to break++ has now successfully broken previous limitations in running multiple ADAT cards per MEC on Windows XP
-New developments in the Scherzo subsystem to further improve compatibility with multiprocessor CPUs.
-New developments in the Scherzo subsystem to further improve compatibility with multiprocessor CPUs.
Deletions:
-New developments in the Scherzo subsystem to improve compatibility with multiprocessor CPUs.
Additions:
- [[MikeAudet Mike Audet's]] reworking of the basic software subsystems:
- [[MatthewCraig Matt Craig's]] porting of PARIS EQ to VST format for use in other DAWs
- [[MatthewCraig Matt Craig's]] porting of PARIS EQ to VST format for use in other DAWs
Deletions:
- porting of PARIS EQ to VST format for use in other DAWs
Additions:
- (incomplete, presumed abandoned) [[DriverOsx Mac OSX drivers]] ([[DougWellington Doug Wellington]]) to permit PARIS functionality under [[MacOsx Mac OS X.x]].
-[[PcslUpdate Paris Studio Control Library]] (PSCL) updates which permit PARIS systems to operate on multiprocessor computers
-Updates of the [[AdatdllUpdate ADAT.dll]], which ++promises to break++ in combination with advances in the PSCL has now successfully broken previous limitations in running multiple ADAT cards per MEC on Windows XP
-New developments in the Scherzo subsystem to improve compatibility with multiprocessor CPUs.
- porting of PARIS EQ to VST format for use in other DAWs
- Doug Wellington's current work to build a motorized fader C16 replacement.
-[[PcslUpdate Paris Studio Control Library]] (PSCL) updates which permit PARIS systems to operate on multiprocessor computers
-Updates of the [[AdatdllUpdate ADAT.dll]], which ++promises to break++ in combination with advances in the PSCL has now successfully broken previous limitations in running multiple ADAT cards per MEC on Windows XP
-New developments in the Scherzo subsystem to improve compatibility with multiprocessor CPUs.
- porting of PARIS EQ to VST format for use in other DAWs
- Doug Wellington's current work to build a motorized fader C16 replacement.
Deletions:
-[[PcslUpdate Paris Studio Control Library]] (PSCL) updates which are moving closer to permitting PARIS systems to operate on multiprocessor computers
-Updates of the [[AdatdllUpdate ADAT.dll]], which promises to break limitations in running multiple ADAT cards per MEC on Windows XP
- porting of PARIS EQ to VST format for use in otehr DAWs
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Additions:
- PC [[DriverAsio ASIO Drivers]] (Matthew Craig) which permit third-party software such as Cubase access to the PARIS hardware on PC.
Deletions:
Additions:
-[[ChunkWorks Chuck Duffy's]] "[[ChunkWorks PARIS Skunkworks]]" (aka "[[ChunkWorks Chunkworks]]") plugins
-[[MikeAudet Mike Audet's]] ongoing augmentations of, and additions to, PARIS plugins
-(incomplete, status unknown) porting [[BillMauchly Bill Mauchly's]] [[WaveBoy WAVEBOY]] plugins to PARIS, circa 2002
-[[PcslUpdate Paris Studio Control Library]] (PSCL) updates which are moving closer to permitting PARIS systems to operate on multiprocessor computers
-Updates of the [[AdatdllUpdate ADAT.dll]], which promises to break limitations in running multiple ADAT cards per MEC on Windows XP
-An update of the software for the [[SmpteUpdate SMPTE module]] which addresses bugs that had rendered it essentially useless.
-[[MikeAudet Mike Audet's]] ongoing augmentations of, and additions to, PARIS plugins
-(incomplete, status unknown) porting [[BillMauchly Bill Mauchly's]] [[WaveBoy WAVEBOY]] plugins to PARIS, circa 2002
-[[PcslUpdate Paris Studio Control Library]] (PSCL) updates which are moving closer to permitting PARIS systems to operate on multiprocessor computers
-Updates of the [[AdatdllUpdate ADAT.dll]], which promises to break limitations in running multiple ADAT cards per MEC on Windows XP
-An update of the software for the [[SmpteUpdate SMPTE module]] which addresses bugs that had rendered it essentially useless.
Deletions:
[[MikeAudet Mike Audet's]] ongoing augmentations of, and additions to, PARIS plugins
(incomplete, status unknown) porting [[BillMauchly Bill Mauchly's]] [[WaveBoy WAVEBOY]] plugins to PARIS, circa 2002
[[PcslUpdate Paris Studio Control Library]] (PSCL) updates which are moving closer to permitting PARIS systems to operate on multiprocessor computers
Updates of the [[AdatdllUpdate ADAT.dll]], which promises to break limitations in running multiple ADAT cards per MEC on Windows XP
An update of the software for the [[SmpteUpdate SMPTE module]] which addresses bugs that had rendered it essentially useless.
Additions:
[[ChunkWorks Chuck Duffy's]] "[[ChunkWorks PARIS Skunkworks]]" (aka "[[ChunkWorks Chunkworks]]") plugins
[[MikeAudet Mike Audet's]] ongoing augmentations of, and additions to, PARIS plugins
(incomplete, status unknown) porting [[BillMauchly Bill Mauchly's]] [[WaveBoy WAVEBOY]] plugins to PARIS, circa 2002
[[PcslUpdate Paris Studio Control Library]] (PSCL) updates which are moving closer to permitting PARIS systems to operate on multiprocessor computers
Updates of the [[AdatdllUpdate ADAT.dll]], which promises to break limitations in running multiple ADAT cards per MEC on Windows XP
An update of the software for the [[SmpteUpdate SMPTE module]] which addresses bugs that had rendered it essentially useless.
[[MikeAudet Mike Audet's]] ongoing augmentations of, and additions to, PARIS plugins
(incomplete, status unknown) porting [[BillMauchly Bill Mauchly's]] [[WaveBoy WAVEBOY]] plugins to PARIS, circa 2002
[[PcslUpdate Paris Studio Control Library]] (PSCL) updates which are moving closer to permitting PARIS systems to operate on multiprocessor computers
Updates of the [[AdatdllUpdate ADAT.dll]], which promises to break limitations in running multiple ADAT cards per MEC on Windows XP
An update of the software for the [[SmpteUpdate SMPTE module]] which addresses bugs that had rendered it essentially useless.
Deletions:
- [[MikeAudet Mike Audet's]] ongoing augmentations of, and additions to, PARIS plugins
- (incomplete, status unknown) porting [[BillMauchly Bill Mauchly's]] [[WaveBoy WAVEBOY]] plugins to PARIS, circa 2002
- [[PcslUpdate Paris Studio Control Library]] (PSCL) updates which are moving closer to permitting PARIS systems to operate on multiprocessor computers
- Updates of the [[AdatdllUpdate ADAT.dll]], which promises to break limitations in running multiple ADAT cards per MEC on Windows XP
- An update of the software for the [[SmpteUpdate SMPTE module]] which addresses bugs that had rendered it essentially useless.
Additions:
By definition, PARIS is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation digital audio workstation]], or [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation DAW]]. It is a hardware/software tracking and mixing environment, normally including a hardware-based DSP "daughterboard" for onboard FX (the exception is the [[EdsFiveHundred EDS500]] cards; systems based on these cards do not have this additional DSP "daughterboard"). The "daughterboard" is based around six of Ensoniq's proprietary [[EsP2 ESP2]] processors, which are also used by Ensoniq in the DP series of effects processors. The PARIS software also has some rudimentary MIDI capabilities, generally disabled by users.
PARIS is an unusual platform because it remains one of the only DAWS in its current price range (well under $500 for a full "Bundle 3" system) to combine the advantages of hardware with the flexibility of software. Viewed as a DAW, PARIS is sorely lacking in amenities. Viewed as "high-quality analog tape deck plus high-quality analog mixer, yet with great advantages", PARIS snaps into better focus.
1) the potential of **true extreme-low-latency monitoring** under nearly all circumstances
2) **particularly well-designed AD/DA conversion**, leading to audio quality that still stands up credibly by present-day standards.
4) a high-throughput **interleaved file format (.paf)** which permitted high track-counts from hard drives (an advantage now largely nullified by advances in drive speeds).
5) **dedicated hardware control surface** that reacts with the immediacy of hardware
6) and above all, superior sonics an **analog-like response** to "[[ParisIntoTheRed pushing into the red]]" or "spanking" PARIS. Some argue this to be due to the [[ParisPatent covert inclusion of analog-modelling technology]].
2) a **resulting slippage in comparative features** with modern DAWs, including such now-taken-for-granted-as-essentials as "grid support for multiple tempos"
5) a **resulting lack of support for samplerates above 48k** (this is argued by devotees to be offset by PARIS' inherent audio quality and today's most common destination formats).
6) a **non-standards-compliant GUI** - constrained-expansion windows that fit neither Apple or Windows guidelines; hard-coded key bindings; lack of support for wheel mice
- one or more [[EdsCard EDS card]] - a 5-volt PCI card which effectively forms the core of the system and generally cannot be used with any but PARIS software (PARIS' ASIO drivers are discussed elsewhere), which was manufactured in the following varieties:
- [[EdsOneKx EDS1000x]], the designation for an EDS1000 when sold with internal connecting ribbon cables for multi-card use
- both versions connect to the EDS card via a Cat5 (ethernet) cable, using a proprietary protocol similar to (but incompatible with) MIDI.
- Mike Audet's reworking of the basic software subsystems:
- [[PcslUpdate Paris Studio Control Library]] (PSCL) updates which are moving closer to permitting PARIS systems to operate on multiprocessor computers
- Updates of the [[AdatdllUpdate ADAT.dll]], which promises to break limitations in running multiple ADAT cards per MEC on Windows XP
- An update of the software for the [[SmpteUpdate SMPTE module]] which addresses bugs that had rendered it essentially useless.
PARIS is an unusual platform because it remains one of the only DAWS in its current price range (well under $500 for a full "Bundle 3" system) to combine the advantages of hardware with the flexibility of software. Viewed as a DAW, PARIS is sorely lacking in amenities. Viewed as "high-quality analog tape deck plus high-quality analog mixer, yet with great advantages", PARIS snaps into better focus.
1) the potential of **true extreme-low-latency monitoring** under nearly all circumstances
2) **particularly well-designed AD/DA conversion**, leading to audio quality that still stands up credibly by present-day standards.
4) a high-throughput **interleaved file format (.paf)** which permitted high track-counts from hard drives (an advantage now largely nullified by advances in drive speeds).
5) **dedicated hardware control surface** that reacts with the immediacy of hardware
6) and above all, superior sonics an **analog-like response** to "[[ParisIntoTheRed pushing into the red]]" or "spanking" PARIS. Some argue this to be due to the [[ParisPatent covert inclusion of analog-modelling technology]].
2) a **resulting slippage in comparative features** with modern DAWs, including such now-taken-for-granted-as-essentials as "grid support for multiple tempos"
5) a **resulting lack of support for samplerates above 48k** (this is argued by devotees to be offset by PARIS' inherent audio quality and today's most common destination formats).
6) a **non-standards-compliant GUI** - constrained-expansion windows that fit neither Apple or Windows guidelines; hard-coded key bindings; lack of support for wheel mice
- one or more [[EdsCard EDS card]] - a 5-volt PCI card which effectively forms the core of the system and generally cannot be used with any but PARIS software (PARIS' ASIO drivers are discussed elsewhere), which was manufactured in the following varieties:
- [[EdsOneKx EDS1000x]], the designation for an EDS1000 when sold with internal connecting ribbon cables for multi-card use
- both versions connect to the EDS card via a Cat5 (ethernet) cable, using a proprietary protocol similar to (but incompatible with) MIDI.
- Mike Audet's reworking of the basic software subsystems:
- [[PcslUpdate Paris Studio Control Library]] (PSCL) updates which are moving closer to permitting PARIS systems to operate on multiprocessor computers
- Updates of the [[AdatdllUpdate ADAT.dll]], which promises to break limitations in running multiple ADAT cards per MEC on Windows XP
- An update of the software for the [[SmpteUpdate SMPTE module]] which addresses bugs that had rendered it essentially useless.
Deletions:
PARIS is an unusual platform because it remains one of the only DAWS in its current price range (well under $500 for a full "Bundle 3" system) to combine the advantages of hardware with the flexibility of software. Viewed as a DAW, PARIS is sorely lacking in amenities. Viewed as "high-quality analog tape deck plus high-quality analog mixer - yet with immense advantages", PARIS snaps into better focus.
1) the potential of **true zero-latency monitoring** under nearly all circumstances
2) **particularly well-designed AD/DA conversion**, leading to audio quality that still stands up credibly to present-day standards.
4) a high-throughput ** interleaved file format (.paf)** which permitted high track-counts from then-current drives (now largely been nullified by technological advances).
5) an **analog-like response** to "[[ParisIntoTheRed pushing into the red]]" or "spanking" PARIS. Some argue this to be due to the [[ParisPatent covert inclusion of analog-modelling technology]].
6) **dedicated hardware control surface** that reacts with the promptness of integrated hardware
2) a **resulting slippage in comparative features** with modern DAWs including such now-taken-for-granted-as-essentials as "grid support for multiple tempos"
5) a **resulting lack of support for samplerates above 48k** (this is argued by devotees to be mitigated or nullified by PARIS' inherent audio quality and today's most common destination formats).
6) a **non-standards-compliant GUI** - constrained-expansion windows that fit neither Apple or Windows guidelines; hard-coded key bindings
- one or more [[EdsCard EDS card]] - a 5-volt PCI card which effectively forms the core of the system and generally cannot be used with any but PARIS software, which was manufactured in the following varieties:
- [[EdsOneKx EDS1000x]], the designation for an EDS1000 sold with internal connecting ribbon cables for multi-card use
- both versions connect to the EDS card via a Cat5 (ethernet) cable, using a proprietary protocol
Additions:
//This is a partial and evolving list, and is sure to grow. If you notice a missing PARIS figure, please add them in!//
[[MikeAudet Mike Audet]] - Mike Audet PARIS Plugins; updates to Paris Studio Control Library and the functionality of the adat and SMPTE modules
[[MikeAudet Mike Audet]] - Mike Audet PARIS Plugins; updates to Paris Studio Control Library and the functionality of the adat and SMPTE modules
Deletions:
[[MikeAudet Mike Audet]] - Mike Audet PARIS Plugins
Additions:
- [[Mecmod MEC]], a [[Mecmod Modular Expansion Chassis]] designed to hold up to a total of nine expansion modules, which are:
- [[AeightIp EDS-A8iT-24]], expander module with eight 24-bit inputs
- [[AeightOp EDS-A8oT-24]], expander module with eight 24-bit outputs
- [[AdAt ADATio]], expander module with eight channels of 20-bit ADAT lightpipe
- [[SmpTe SMPTE]], expander module enabling SMPTE (available but not very useful)
- [[AeightIp EDS-A8iT-24]], expander module with eight 24-bit inputs
- [[AeightOp EDS-A8oT-24]], expander module with eight 24-bit outputs
- [[AdAt ADATio]], expander module with eight channels of 20-bit ADAT lightpipe
- [[SmpTe SMPTE]], expander module enabling SMPTE (available but not very useful)
Deletions:
- [[AeightIp A8i]]
- [[AeightOp A8o]]
- [[AdAt ADATio]]
- [[SmpTe SMPTE]]
No Differences
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==Official Development==
==Post-Official Development==
[[JohnBercik John Bercik]] - keeper of the invaluable [[http://www.kfocus.com/paris PARIS Notes]] repository
==Power Users==
==Post-Official Development==
[[JohnBercik John Bercik]] - keeper of the invaluable [[http://www.kfocus.com/paris PARIS Notes]] repository
==Power Users==
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==Post-Official Development:==
==Power Users:==
Additions:
[[Derekvonkrogh Derek Von Krogh]] (synthesist/producer/sound engineer) - pioneer Paris power user
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==Official Development:==
==Post-Official Development:==
==Power Users:==
[[Derekvonkrogh derek von krogh]] (synthesist/producer/sound engineer) - pioneer Paris power user
==Post-Official Development:==
==Power Users:==
[[Derekvonkrogh derek von krogh]] (synthesist/producer/sound engineer) - pioneer Paris power user
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Revision [721]
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By definition, PARIS is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation digital audio workstation]], or [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation DAW]]. It is a hardware/software tracking and mixing environment, normally including a hardware-based DSP "daughterboard" (with the exception of the [[EdsFiveHundred EDS500]] cards; systems based on the [[EdsFiveHundred EDS500]] do not have this "daughterboard"). The "daughterboard" is based around six of Ensoniq's proprietary [[EsP2 ESP2]] processor, which is also used by Ensoniq in the DP series of effects processors. The PARIS software also has some rudimentary MIDI capabilities, generally disabled by users.
Deletions:
Additions:
- [[EdsOneKx EDS1000x]], the designation for an EDS1000 sold with internal connecting ribbon cables for multi-card use
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- [[EdsOneK EDS1000]], containing a total of six ESP2 DSP chips
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Additions:
- both versions connect to the EDS card via a Cat5 (ethernet) cable, using a proprietary protocol
Additions:
- Audio interface, connected to the EDS via a SCSI-type HD50 cable:
Deletions:
Additions:
[[SteveDellaMaggiora Steve "steve the artguy" Della Maggiora]] - keeper of invaluable PARIS newsgroup archives
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Additions:
//This is a partial and evolving list, sure to grow. If you don't see a missing figure, please add it in!//
[[SakisAnastopoulos Sakis Anastopoulos]] - pioneered the use of Paris as a mastering environment, wrote tutorial on Dithering
[[SakisAnastopoulos Sakis Anastopoulos]] - pioneered the use of Paris as a mastering environment, wrote tutorial on Dithering
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[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_St._Croix Stephen St. Croix]] (born Stephen Curtis Marshall; b. 1948 - d. 2006 - R.I.P. Stephen) [[IntelligentDevices Intelligent Devices]] - PARIS software, also responsible for the graphic design of Paris
[[ChuckDuffy Chuck Duffy]] - originator of the Paris Newsgroup and its community, WinXp drivers, PARIS [[ChunkWorks Skunkworks]] Plug-ins
[[SteveDellaMaggiora Steve "artguy" Della Maggiora]] - keeper of invaluable PARIS newsgroup archives
[[Derekvonkrogh derek von krogh]](synthesist/producer/sound engineer) - pioneer Paris power user
[[DougJoyce Doug Joyce]] - for many years a tireless explorer of the outer fringes of Paris hardware
[[ChuckDuffy Chuck Duffy]] - originator of the Paris Newsgroup and its community, WinXp drivers, PARIS [[ChunkWorks Skunkworks]] Plug-ins
[[SteveDellaMaggiora Steve "artguy" Della Maggiora]] - keeper of invaluable PARIS newsgroup archives
[[Derekvonkrogh derek von krogh]](synthesist/producer/sound engineer) - pioneer Paris power user
[[DougJoyce Doug Joyce]] - for many years a tireless explorer of the outer fringes of Paris hardware
Deletions:
[[ChuckDuffy Chuck Duffy]] - WinXp drivers, PARIS [[ChunkWorks Skunkworks]] Plug-ins
[[SteveDellaMaggiore Steve "Artguy" Della Maggiore]] - keeper of invaluable PARIS newsgroup archives
Additions:
[[MichaelArnao Michael Arnao]] (Ensoniq s/w engineer) Responsible for Ensoniq FX development, 1992-; symbolic assembler for ESP2 chip
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Additions:
[[MichaelArnao Michael Arnao]] (Ensoniq s/w engineer from 1992) Responsible for FX development; wrote symbolic assembler for ESP2 chip
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Additions:
[[BrianTankersly Brian Tankersley]] - for many years a tireless advocate and resource for PARIS
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Additions:
[[DougWellington Doug Wellington]] - maintainer of the [[http://www.parisfaqs.com/ parisFAQs.com]] website; [[DriverOsx OSX driver]] development (status unknown)
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Additions:
===Other initiatives related to the PARIS platform have been:===
- porting of PARIS EQ to VST format for use in otehr DAWs
=====Key PARIS Figures=====
- porting of PARIS EQ to VST format for use in otehr DAWs
=====Key PARIS Figures=====
Deletions:
Finally, the PARIS EQ, generally held to have a desirable sound, have been ported into VST as plug-ins so they can be made available in non-PARIS DAWs.
=====Key PARIS Persona=====
Additions:
- [[DriverXp XP Drivers]] ([[ChrisThoman Chris Thoman]]) which essentially permit full PARIS functionality (small difficulties reported with multiple ADAT modules) under [[WinXp Windows XP]]
- PC [[DriverAsio ASIO Drivers]] (Matthew Craig) which permit third-party software such as Cubase access to the PARIS hardware on PC.
- (incomplete, presumed abandoned) [[DriverOsx Mac OSX drivers]] (Doug Wellington) to permit PARIS functionality under [[MacOsx Mac OS X.x]].
- (incomplete, status unknown) porting [[BillMauchly Bill Mauchly's]] [[WaveBoy WAVEBOY]] plugins to PARIS, circa 2002
- PC [[DriverAsio ASIO Drivers]] (Matthew Craig) which permit third-party software such as Cubase access to the PARIS hardware on PC.
- (incomplete, presumed abandoned) [[DriverOsx Mac OSX drivers]] (Doug Wellington) to permit PARIS functionality under [[MacOsx Mac OS X.x]].
- (incomplete, status unknown) porting [[BillMauchly Bill Mauchly's]] [[WaveBoy WAVEBOY]] plugins to PARIS, circa 2002
Deletions:
- [[DriverAsio ASIO Drivers]] which permit third-party software such as Cubase a certain amount of access to the PARIS hardware.
- [[DriverOsx Mac OSX drivers]] (an apparently abandoned initiative to create drivers enabling PARIS functionality under [[MacOsx Mac OS X.x]].
- [[MichaelArnao Michael Arnao's]] attempt at porting the [[WaveBoy WAVEBOY]] plugins to PARIS, circa 2002 (status unknown)
Additions:
- [[DriverXp XP Drivers]] which essentially permit nearly-full PARIS functionality (difficulties remain with multiple ADAT modules) under [[WinXp Windows XP]]
- [[DriverAsio ASIO Drivers]] which permit third-party software such as Cubase a certain amount of access to the PARIS hardware.
- [[DriverOsx Mac OSX drivers]] (an apparently abandoned initiative to create drivers enabling PARIS functionality under [[MacOsx Mac OS X.x]].
- [[DriverAsio ASIO Drivers]] which permit third-party software such as Cubase a certain amount of access to the PARIS hardware.
- [[DriverOsx Mac OSX drivers]] (an apparently abandoned initiative to create drivers enabling PARIS functionality under [[MacOsx Mac OS X.x]].
Deletions:
- [[ParisAsio ASIO Drivers]] which permit third-party software such as Cubase a certain amount of access to the PARIS hardware.
- [[MacOsxDrivers Mac OSX drivers]] (an apparently abandoned initiative to create drivers enabling PARIS functionality under [[MacOsx Mac OS X.x]].
Additions:
[[BillMauchly Bill Mauchly]] - (Ensoniq designer) DP4 CPU design, PARIS mixer code; [[WaveBoy WAVEBOY]] plugins
[[ChuckDuffy Chuck Duffy]] - WinXp drivers, PARIS [[ChunkWorks Skunkworks]] Plug-ins
[[MichaelArnao Michael Arnao]] (Ensoniq s/w engineer from 1992) Responsible for FX development; wrote symbolic assembler for PARIS' ESP2 chip
[[ChuckDuffy Chuck Duffy]] - WinXp drivers, PARIS [[ChunkWorks Skunkworks]] Plug-ins
[[MichaelArnao Michael Arnao]] (Ensoniq s/w engineer from 1992) Responsible for FX development; wrote symbolic assembler for PARIS' ESP2 chip
Deletions:
[[ChuckDuffy Chuck Duffy]] - WinXp drivers, PARIS Skunkworks Plug-ins
[[MichaelArnao Michael Arnao]] (Ensoniq) - Ensoniq s/w engineer from 1992. Responsible for FX development; wrote symbolic assembler for PARIS' ESP2 chip
Additions:
[[BillMauchly Bill Mauchly]] - Ensonq designer, including DP4 CPU design, PARIS mixer code; [[WaveBoy WAVEBOY]] plugins
[[MichaelArnao Michael Arnao]] (Ensoniq) - Ensoniq s/w engineer from 1992. Responsible for FX development; wrote symbolic assembler for PARIS' ESP2 chip
[[MichaelArnao Michael Arnao]] (Ensoniq) - Ensoniq s/w engineer from 1992. Responsible for FX development; wrote symbolic assembler for PARIS' ESP2 chip
Deletions:
[[MichaelArnao Michael Arnao]] - ex-Ensoniq - porting [[WaveBoy WAVEBOY]] plugins to PARIS 2002 (status of project unknown)
Additions:
By definition, PARIS is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation digital audio workstation]], or [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation DAW]]. It is a hardware/software tracking and mixing environment, normally including a hardware-based DSP "daughterboard" (with the exception of the [[EdsFiveHundred EDS500]] cards; systems based on the [[EdsFiveHundred EDS500]] do not have this "daughterboard"). The "daughterboard" is based around the proprietary [[EsP2 ESP2]] processor, which is also used by Ensoniq in the DP series of effects processors. The PARIS software also has some rudimentary MIDI capabilities, generally disabled by users.
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Additions:
PARIS is an unusual platform because it remains one of the only DAWS in its current price range (well under $500 for a full "Bundle 3" system) to combine the advantages of hardware with the flexibility of software. Viewed as a DAW, PARIS is sorely lacking in amenities. Viewed as "high-quality analog tape deck plus high-quality analog mixer - yet with immense advantages", PARIS snaps into better focus.
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Additions:
PARIS is an unusual platform because it remains one of the only DAWS in its current price range (well under $500 for a full "Bundle 3" system) to combine the advantages of hardware with the flexibility of software. Viewed as a DAW, PARIS is sorely lacking in amenities. Viewed as "analog tape deck plus analog mixer - yet with immense advantages", PARIS snaps into better focus.
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Additions:
2) a **resulting slippage in comparative features** with modern DAWs including such now-taken-for-granted-as-essentials as "grid support for multiple tempos"
Deletions:
Additions:
5) an **analog-like response** to "[[ParisIntoTheRed pushing into the red]]" or "spanking" PARIS. Some argue this to be due to the [[ParisPatent covert inclusion of analog-modelling technology]].
Deletions:
Additions:
PARIS is an unusual platform because it remains one of the only DAWS in its current price range (well under $500 for a full "Bundle 3" system) to combine the advantages of hardware with the flexibility of software.
6) **dedicated hardware control surface** that reacts with the promptness of integrated hardware
6) **dedicated hardware control surface** that reacts with the promptness of integrated hardware
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//This is a partial and evolving list, sure to grow. If you see a missing figure, please add it in!//
[[BillMauchly Bill Mauchly]] - Ensonq designer - DP4 CPU design - PARIS mixer code
[[ChrisThoman Chris Thoman]] - WinXP drivers
[[SteveDellaMaggiore Steve "Artguy" Della Maggiore]] - keeper of invaluable PARIS newsgroup archives
[[DougWellington Doug Wellington]] - maintainer of the parisFAQs.com website; OSX driver development (status unknown)
[[MichaelArnao Michael Arnao]] - ex-Ensoniq - porting [[WaveBoy WAVEBOY]] plugins to PARIS 2002 (status of project unknown)
[[BillMauchly Bill Mauchly]] - Ensonq designer - DP4 CPU design - PARIS mixer code
[[ChrisThoman Chris Thoman]] - WinXP drivers
[[SteveDellaMaggiore Steve "Artguy" Della Maggiore]] - keeper of invaluable PARIS newsgroup archives
[[DougWellington Doug Wellington]] - maintainer of the parisFAQs.com website; OSX driver development (status unknown)
[[MichaelArnao Michael Arnao]] - ex-Ensoniq - porting [[WaveBoy WAVEBOY]] plugins to PARIS 2002 (status of project unknown)
Deletions:
[[MichaelArnao Michael Arnao]] - porting [[WaveBoy WAVEBOY]] plugins to PARIS 2002 (status unknown)
Additions:
- [[MichaelArnao Michael Arnao's]] attempt at porting the [[WaveBoy WAVEBOY]] plugins to PARIS, circa 2002 (status unknown)
Deletions:
Additions:
[[MichaelArnao Michael Arnao]] - porting [[WaveBoy WAVEBOY]] plugins to PARIS 2002 (status unknown)
Deletions:
Additions:
- [[MichaelAmao Michael Amao's]] attempt at porting the [[WaveBoy WAVEBOY]] plugins to PARIS, circa 2002 (status unknown)
Additions:
- [[ParisAsio ASIO Drivers]] which permit third-party software such as Cubase a certain amount of access to the PARIS hardware.
Deletions:
Additions:
=====Key PARIS Persona=====
[[AaronAllen Aaron Allen]] - PARIS "Brian Tankersly" tutorial DVD
[[BrianTankersly Brian Tankersly]] - for many years a tireless advocate and resource for PARIS
[[MichaelAmao Michael Amao]] - porting [[WaveBoy WAVEBOY]] plugins to PARIS 2002 (status unknown)
[[AaronAllen Aaron Allen]] - PARIS "Brian Tankersly" tutorial DVD
[[BrianTankersly Brian Tankersly]] - for many years a tireless advocate and resource for PARIS
[[MichaelAmao Michael Amao]] - porting [[WaveBoy WAVEBOY]] plugins to PARIS 2002 (status unknown)
Deletions:
Michael Amao - porting WAVEBOY plugins to PARIS 2002 (status unknown)
Additions:
Finally, the PARIS EQ, generally held to have a desirable sound, have been ported into VST as plug-ins so they can be made available in non-PARIS DAWs.
=====Key figures in the history of PARIS=====
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_St._Croix Stephen St. Croix]] (born Stephen Curtis Marshall; b. 1948 - d. 2006 - R.I.P. Stephen) [[IntelligentDevices Intelligent Devices]] - PARIS software
[[EdmundPirali Edmund Pirali]], [[IntelligentDevices Intelligent Devices]] - PARIS software
[[BillMauchly Bill Mauchly]] - PARIS mixer code
[[JohnSenior John Senior]] - analog portions of PARIS
[[MatthewCraig Matthew Craig]] - PARIS ASIO drivers
[[ChuckDuffy Chuck Duffy]] - WinXp drivers, PARIS Skunkworks Plug-ins
[[MikeAudet Mike Audet]] - Mike Audet PARIS Plugins
Michael Amao - porting WAVEBOY plugins to PARIS 2002 (status unknown)
=====Key figures in the history of PARIS=====
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_St._Croix Stephen St. Croix]] (born Stephen Curtis Marshall; b. 1948 - d. 2006 - R.I.P. Stephen) [[IntelligentDevices Intelligent Devices]] - PARIS software
[[EdmundPirali Edmund Pirali]], [[IntelligentDevices Intelligent Devices]] - PARIS software
[[BillMauchly Bill Mauchly]] - PARIS mixer code
[[JohnSenior John Senior]] - analog portions of PARIS
[[MatthewCraig Matthew Craig]] - PARIS ASIO drivers
[[ChuckDuffy Chuck Duffy]] - WinXp drivers, PARIS Skunkworks Plug-ins
[[MikeAudet Mike Audet]] - Mike Audet PARIS Plugins
Michael Amao - porting WAVEBOY plugins to PARIS 2002 (status unknown)
Deletions:
Additions:
By definition, PARIS is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation digital audio workstation]], or [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation DAW]]. It is a hardware/software tracking and mixing environment, normally including a hardware-based DSP "daughterboard" (with the exception of the [[EdsFiveHundred EDS500]] cards; systems based on the [[EdsFiveHundred EDS500]] do not have this "daughterboard"). The "daughterboard" is based around the proprietary [[EsP2 ESP2]] processor, which is also used by Ensoniq in the DPPro series of effects processors. The PARIS software also has some rudimentary MIDI capabilities, generally disabled by users.
Deletions:
Additions:
By definition, PARIS is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation digital audio workstation]], or [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation DAW]]. It is a hardware/software tracking and mixing environment, normally including a hardware-based DSP "daughterboard" (with the exception of the EDS500 cards; systems based on the EDS500 do not have this "daughterboard"). The "daughterboard" is based around the proprietary ESP2 processor, which is also used by Ensoniq in the DPPro series of effects processors (EDS500-based systems do not include the DSP "daughterboard"). The PARIS software also has some rudimentary MIDI capabilities, generally disabled by users.
PARIS is an unusual platform because it remains one of the only DAWS in its current price range (well under $500 for a full "Bundle 3" system) to combine the advantages of hardware with the flexibility of software.
PARIS is an unusual platform because it remains one of the only DAWS in its current price range (well under $500 for a full "Bundle 3" system) to combine the advantages of hardware with the flexibility of software.
Deletions:
The "daughterboard" is based around the proprietary ESP2 processor, which is also used by Ensoniq in the DPPro series of effects processors (EDS500-based systems do not include the DSP "daughterboard").
The PARIS software also has some rudimentary MIDI capabilities, generally disabled by users.
PARIS is an unusual platform because it remains one of the only DAWS in its current price range to combine the advantages of hardware with the flexibility of software.
Additions:
The "daughterboard" is based around the proprietary ESP2 processor, which is also used by Ensoniq in the DPPro series of effects processors (EDS500-based systems do not include the DSP "daughterboard").
The PARIS software also has some rudimentary MIDI capabilities, generally disabled by users.
The PARIS software also has some rudimentary MIDI capabilities, generally disabled by users.
Deletions:
Additions:
1) the potential of **true zero-latency monitoring** under nearly all circumstances
Deletions:
Additions:
- one or more [[EdsCard EDS card]] - a 5-volt PCI card which effectively forms the core of the system and generally cannot be used with any but PARIS software, which was manufactured in the following varieties:
Deletions:
Additions:
- one or more [[EdsCard EDS card]] - a 5-volt PCI card which effectively forms the core of the system, manufactured in the following varieties:
Deletions:
Additions:
ASIO drivers were included as part of the PARIS package to enable other software to access the PARIS hardware. After much experimentation the drivers are considered essentially non-functional by users, due to serious limitations including inability to access MEC modules, a maximum of two channels and a general lack of stability.
Deletions:
Additions:
- one or more [[EdsCard EDS card]] - 5-volt PCI card which effectively forms the core of the system, manufactured in the following varieties:
- [[EdsFiveHundred EDS500]], basic EDS card without effects
- [[EdsOneK EDS1000]], containing (x number of?) ESP2 DSP chips
- [[EdsOneKx EDS1000x]], the designation for an EDS1000 sold with connecting cables for multi-card use
- [[IfTwo IF2]]
- [[FourFourTwo 442]]
- [[Mecmod MEC]], a [[Mecmod Modular Expansion Chassis]] designed to hold expansion modules such as:
- [[AeightIp A8i]]
- [[AeightOp A8o]]
- [[AdAt ADATio]]
- [[SmpTe SMPTE]]
- [[PsThree Version 3.0]], a paid update
- [[PsOlder Versions prior to 3.0]], distributed with PARIS or available as free downloads
- The [[CeeSixteen C16]], a hardware mixing and control surface, available in two functionally identical versions:
- [[CeeSixteenBlack black]] or "original" C16
- [[CeeSixteenBlue blue]], a later cosmetic change with new silkscreening that identified functions added or remapped in V3.0 software.
- [[EdsFiveHundred EDS500]], basic EDS card without effects
- [[EdsOneK EDS1000]], containing (x number of?) ESP2 DSP chips
- [[EdsOneKx EDS1000x]], the designation for an EDS1000 sold with connecting cables for multi-card use
- [[IfTwo IF2]]
- [[FourFourTwo 442]]
- [[Mecmod MEC]], a [[Mecmod Modular Expansion Chassis]] designed to hold expansion modules such as:
- [[AeightIp A8i]]
- [[AeightOp A8o]]
- [[AdAt ADATio]]
- [[SmpTe SMPTE]]
- [[PsThree Version 3.0]], a paid update
- [[PsOlder Versions prior to 3.0]], distributed with PARIS or available as free downloads
- The [[CeeSixteen C16]], a hardware mixing and control surface, available in two functionally identical versions:
- [[CeeSixteenBlack black]] or "original" C16
- [[CeeSixteenBlue blue]], a later cosmetic change with new silkscreening that identified functions added or remapped in V3.0 software.
Deletions:
Most pieces of digital technology that reach obsolescence reach irrelevance at the same time. Due to the inherent strength of its design, the arguments for/against PARIS, although significantly evolved since its introduction in 1995, continue. Features that once raised it head-and-shoulders above competitors, such as the interleaved .paf file format that gave extremely high track counts from relatively slow late-nineties-vintage hard drives, have been overtaken by massive increases in hard disk speeds and exponential drops in price, are now essentially irrelevant.
Oddly, at the same time PARIS handles with ease some features that modern native-based systems still struggle to deliver, such as true zero-latency monitoring in place with effects; superior AD conversion; fast, hardware-like response; a hardware surface with responsive faders and a shuttle wheel with no lag or latency; a "big knob"
**The influence of pricing**
Many of the arguments really center around one issue: price. The $8000+ "proposed ProTools killer" of 1995 that became the "disappointing orphan product" of 2002, seen in a different light, becomes something new today.
Namely - a sub-$500 "bargain of the century". When considering what one would have to spend on hardware and software to achieve the following:
- 16 channels of dedicated faders;
- formidable AD/DA conversion, the sonic equal of much more expensive current systems, whose modularity permits expansion in eight-channel increments below $250
- true zero-latency monitoring without "buffer juggling", even on obsolete computers
- the ability to deliver all of this in a package that will run quite happily on low-spec computers that are essentially given away for free nowadays
- the still-highly-respectable sonics of the platform that retain an analog characteristic that
PARIS begins to snap into focus as a bargain-hunter's dream for music that relies no more on the absolute necessity for "current feature sets" today than it did in 1995.
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- EDS card - 5-volt PCI card which effectively forms the core of the system, manufactured in the following varieties:
- EDS500, basic EDS card without effects
- EDS1000, containing (x?) ESP2 DSP chips
- EDS1000x, the designation for an EDS1000 sold with connecting cables for multi-card use
- IF2
- 442
- MEC, the Modular Expansion Chassis designed to hold expansion modules such as:
- A8i
- A8o
- ADATio
- SMPTE
- Version 3.0
- Versions prior to 3.0
- C16, a hardware mixing and control surface, available in two functionally identical versions:
- black or "original" C16
- blue, a later cosmetic change with new silkscreening that identified functions added or remapped in V3.0 software.
Additions:
By definition, PARIS is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation digital audio workstation]], or [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation DAW]]. It is a hardware/software tracking and mixing environment, normally including a hardware-based DSP "daughterboard" (with the exception of the EDS500 cards; systems based on the EDS500 do not have this "daughterboard").
The "daughterboard" is based around the proprietary ESP2 processor, which is also used by Ensoniq in the DPPro series of effects processors (EDS500-based systems do not include the DSP "daughterboard"), with some rudimentary MIDI capabilities, generally ignored or disabled by users with some exceptions.
1) **true zero-latency monitoring** under all circumstances
2) **particularly well-designed AD/DA conversion**, leading to audio quality that still stands up credibly to present-day standards.
3) **integrated hardware-DSP-based effects** which permit, for example, zero-latency monitoring through compression and reverb without external mixer
4) a high-throughput ** interleaved file format (.paf)** which permitted high track-counts from then-current drives (now largely been nullified by technological advances).
5) an **analog-like response** to "pushing into the red" or "spanking" PARIS. Some argue this to be due to the [[ParisPatent covert inclusion of analog-modelling technology]].
1) **obsolescence**: last official software release was Paris V3.0 in 2000; support discontinued and now solely user-driven; parts in increasingly short supply.
2) a **resulting slippage in comparative features** with modern DAWs including grid support for multiple tempos,
3) a **resulting lack of direct support for current operating systems** (third party initiatives have met with both success - Win XP drivers - and failure - Mac OSX drivers)
4) a **resulting lack of compatibility with newer filetypes**: no support for filetypes beside mono .paf, 'wav and .sd2; minimal support for interleaved stereo files (limited to export and import); rudimentary OMF support; no REX file support.
5) a **resulting lack of support for samplerates above 48k** (this is argued by devotees to be mitigated or nullified by PARIS' inherent audio quality and today's most common destination formats).
6) a **non-standards-compliant GUI** - constrained-expansion windows that fit neither Apple or Windows guidelines; hard-coded key bindings
**Shifting Arguments**
Most pieces of digital technology that reach obsolescence reach irrelevance at the same time. Due to the inherent strength of its design, the arguments for/against PARIS, although significantly evolved since its introduction in 1995, continue. Features that once raised it head-and-shoulders above competitors, such as the interleaved .paf file format that gave extremely high track counts from relatively slow late-nineties-vintage hard drives, have been overtaken by massive increases in hard disk speeds and exponential drops in price, are now essentially irrelevant.
Oddly, at the same time PARIS handles with ease some features that modern native-based systems still struggle to deliver, such as true zero-latency monitoring in place with effects; superior AD conversion; fast, hardware-like response; a hardware surface with responsive faders and a shuttle wheel with no lag or latency; a "big knob"
**The influence of pricing**
Many of the arguments really center around one issue: price. The $8000+ "proposed ProTools killer" of 1995 that became the "disappointing orphan product" of 2002, seen in a different light, becomes something new today.
Namely - a sub-$500 "bargain of the century". When considering what one would have to spend on hardware and software to achieve the following:
- 16 channels of dedicated faders;
- formidable AD/DA conversion, the sonic equal of much more expensive current systems, whose modularity permits expansion in eight-channel increments below $250
- true zero-latency monitoring without "buffer juggling", even on obsolete computers
- the ability to deliver all of this in a package that will run quite happily on low-spec computers that are essentially given away for free nowadays
- the still-highly-respectable sonics of the platform that retain an analog characteristic that
PARIS begins to snap into focus as a bargain-hunter's dream for music that relies no more on the absolute necessity for "current feature sets" today than it did in 1995.
h
The "daughterboard" is based around the proprietary ESP2 processor, which is also used by Ensoniq in the DPPro series of effects processors (EDS500-based systems do not include the DSP "daughterboard"), with some rudimentary MIDI capabilities, generally ignored or disabled by users with some exceptions.
1) **true zero-latency monitoring** under all circumstances
2) **particularly well-designed AD/DA conversion**, leading to audio quality that still stands up credibly to present-day standards.
3) **integrated hardware-DSP-based effects** which permit, for example, zero-latency monitoring through compression and reverb without external mixer
4) a high-throughput ** interleaved file format (.paf)** which permitted high track-counts from then-current drives (now largely been nullified by technological advances).
5) an **analog-like response** to "pushing into the red" or "spanking" PARIS. Some argue this to be due to the [[ParisPatent covert inclusion of analog-modelling technology]].
1) **obsolescence**: last official software release was Paris V3.0 in 2000; support discontinued and now solely user-driven; parts in increasingly short supply.
2) a **resulting slippage in comparative features** with modern DAWs including grid support for multiple tempos,
3) a **resulting lack of direct support for current operating systems** (third party initiatives have met with both success - Win XP drivers - and failure - Mac OSX drivers)
4) a **resulting lack of compatibility with newer filetypes**: no support for filetypes beside mono .paf, 'wav and .sd2; minimal support for interleaved stereo files (limited to export and import); rudimentary OMF support; no REX file support.
5) a **resulting lack of support for samplerates above 48k** (this is argued by devotees to be mitigated or nullified by PARIS' inherent audio quality and today's most common destination formats).
6) a **non-standards-compliant GUI** - constrained-expansion windows that fit neither Apple or Windows guidelines; hard-coded key bindings
**Shifting Arguments**
Most pieces of digital technology that reach obsolescence reach irrelevance at the same time. Due to the inherent strength of its design, the arguments for/against PARIS, although significantly evolved since its introduction in 1995, continue. Features that once raised it head-and-shoulders above competitors, such as the interleaved .paf file format that gave extremely high track counts from relatively slow late-nineties-vintage hard drives, have been overtaken by massive increases in hard disk speeds and exponential drops in price, are now essentially irrelevant.
Oddly, at the same time PARIS handles with ease some features that modern native-based systems still struggle to deliver, such as true zero-latency monitoring in place with effects; superior AD conversion; fast, hardware-like response; a hardware surface with responsive faders and a shuttle wheel with no lag or latency; a "big knob"
**The influence of pricing**
Many of the arguments really center around one issue: price. The $8000+ "proposed ProTools killer" of 1995 that became the "disappointing orphan product" of 2002, seen in a different light, becomes something new today.
Namely - a sub-$500 "bargain of the century". When considering what one would have to spend on hardware and software to achieve the following:
- 16 channels of dedicated faders;
- formidable AD/DA conversion, the sonic equal of much more expensive current systems, whose modularity permits expansion in eight-channel increments below $250
- true zero-latency monitoring without "buffer juggling", even on obsolete computers
- the ability to deliver all of this in a package that will run quite happily on low-spec computers that are essentially given away for free nowadays
- the still-highly-respectable sonics of the platform that retain an analog characteristic that
PARIS begins to snap into focus as a bargain-hunter's dream for music that relies no more on the absolute necessity for "current feature sets" today than it did in 1995.
h
Deletions:
1) true zero-latency monitoring under all circumstances
2) particularly well-designed AD/DA conversion, leading to audio quality that still stands up credibly to present-day standards.
3) integrated hardware-DSP-based effects which permit, for example, zero-latency monitoring through compression and reverb without external mixer
4) an interleaved file format (.paf) which permitted extremely high track-counts from single drives (this advantage has largely been nullified by technological advances).
5) an analog-like response to "pushing into the red" or "spanking" PARIS. Some argue this to be due to the [[ParisPatent covert inclusion of analog-modelling technology]].
1) obsolescence: last official software release was Paris V3.0 in 2000; support discontinued and now solely user-driven; parts in increasingly short supply.
2) a resulting slippage in comparative features with modern DAWs including grid support for multiple tempos,
3) a resulting lack of direct support for current operating systems (third party initiatives have met with both success - Win XP drivers - and failure - Mac OSX drivers)
4) a resulting lack of compatibility with newer filetypes: no support for filetypes beside mono .paf, 'wav and .sd2; minimal support for interleaved stereo files (limited to export and import); rudimentary OMF support; no REX file support.
5) a resulting lack of support for samplerates above 48k (this is argued by devotees to be mitigated or nullified by PARIS' inherent audio quality and today's most common destination formats).
6) Non-standards-compliant GUI - constrained-expansion windows that fit neither Apple or Windows guidelines; hard-coded key bindings
Shifting Arguments
Most pieces of digital technology that reach obsolescence reach irrelevance at the same time. Due to the inherent strength of its design, the arguments for/against PARIS, although significantly evolved since its introduction in 1995, continue.
Features: Features that once raised it head-and-shoulders above competitors, such as the interleaved .paf file format that gave extremely high track counts from relatively slow late-nineties-vintage hard drives, have been overtaken by massive increases in hard disk speeds and exponential drops in price, are now essentially irrelevant.
Additions:
5) an analog-like response to "pushing into the red" or "spanking" PARIS. Some argue this to be due to the [[ParisPatent covert inclusion of analog-modelling technology]].
Deletions:
6)
Additions:
By definition, PARIS is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation digital audio workstation]], or [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation DAW]]. It is a hardware/software tracking and mixing environment with a normally-included hardware-based DSP "daughterboard" based around the ESP2 processor used in the DPPro series of effects processors (EDS500-based systems do not include the DSP "daughterboard"), with some rudimentary MIDI capabilities, generally ignored or disabled by users with some exceptions.
PARIS is an unusual platform because it remains one of the only DAWS in its current price range to combine the advantages of hardware with the flexibility of software.
**These advantages include:**
1) true zero-latency monitoring under all circumstances
2) particularly well-designed AD/DA conversion, leading to audio quality that still stands up credibly to present-day standards.
3) integrated hardware-DSP-based effects which permit, for example, zero-latency monitoring through compression and reverb without external mixer
4) an interleaved file format (.paf) which permitted extremely high track-counts from single drives (this advantage has largely been nullified by technological advances).
5) an analog-like response to "pushing into the red", which some argue to be due to the covert inclusion of analog-modelling technology. There is some empirical evidence to support this.
6)
**Limitations include:**
1) obsolescence: last official software release was Paris V3.0 in 2000; support discontinued and now solely user-driven; parts in increasingly short supply.
2) a resulting slippage in comparative features with modern DAWs including grid support for multiple tempos,
3) a resulting lack of direct support for current operating systems (third party initiatives have met with both success - Win XP drivers - and failure - Mac OSX drivers)
4) a resulting lack of compatibility with newer filetypes: no support for filetypes beside mono .paf, 'wav and .sd2; minimal support for interleaved stereo files (limited to export and import); rudimentary OMF support; no REX file support.
5) a resulting lack of support for samplerates above 48k (this is argued by devotees to be mitigated or nullified by PARIS' inherent audio quality and today's most common destination formats).
6) Non-standards-compliant GUI - constrained-expansion windows that fit neither Apple or Windows guidelines; hard-coded key bindings
Shifting Arguments
Most pieces of digital technology that reach obsolescence reach irrelevance at the same time. Due to the inherent strength of its design, the arguments for/against PARIS, although significantly evolved since its introduction in 1995, continue.
Features: Features that once raised it head-and-shoulders above competitors, such as the interleaved .paf file format that gave extremely high track counts from relatively slow late-nineties-vintage hard drives, have been overtaken by massive increases in hard disk speeds and exponential drops in price, are now essentially irrelevant.
PARIS is an unusual platform because it remains one of the only DAWS in its current price range to combine the advantages of hardware with the flexibility of software.
**These advantages include:**
1) true zero-latency monitoring under all circumstances
2) particularly well-designed AD/DA conversion, leading to audio quality that still stands up credibly to present-day standards.
3) integrated hardware-DSP-based effects which permit, for example, zero-latency monitoring through compression and reverb without external mixer
4) an interleaved file format (.paf) which permitted extremely high track-counts from single drives (this advantage has largely been nullified by technological advances).
5) an analog-like response to "pushing into the red", which some argue to be due to the covert inclusion of analog-modelling technology. There is some empirical evidence to support this.
6)
**Limitations include:**
1) obsolescence: last official software release was Paris V3.0 in 2000; support discontinued and now solely user-driven; parts in increasingly short supply.
2) a resulting slippage in comparative features with modern DAWs including grid support for multiple tempos,
3) a resulting lack of direct support for current operating systems (third party initiatives have met with both success - Win XP drivers - and failure - Mac OSX drivers)
4) a resulting lack of compatibility with newer filetypes: no support for filetypes beside mono .paf, 'wav and .sd2; minimal support for interleaved stereo files (limited to export and import); rudimentary OMF support; no REX file support.
5) a resulting lack of support for samplerates above 48k (this is argued by devotees to be mitigated or nullified by PARIS' inherent audio quality and today's most common destination formats).
6) Non-standards-compliant GUI - constrained-expansion windows that fit neither Apple or Windows guidelines; hard-coded key bindings
Shifting Arguments
Most pieces of digital technology that reach obsolescence reach irrelevance at the same time. Due to the inherent strength of its design, the arguments for/against PARIS, although significantly evolved since its introduction in 1995, continue.
Features: Features that once raised it head-and-shoulders above competitors, such as the interleaved .paf file format that gave extremely high track counts from relatively slow late-nineties-vintage hard drives, have been overtaken by massive increases in hard disk speeds and exponential drops in price, are now essentially irrelevant.
Deletions:
Additions:
ASIO drivers were included as part of the PARIS package to enable other software to access the PARIS hardware. After much experimentation, due to serious limitations, including inability to access MEC modules, a maximum of two channels and a general lack of reliability, the drivers are considered essentially non-functional by users.
- [[XpDriver XP Drivers]] which essentially permit nearly-full PARIS functionality (difficulties remain with multiple ADAT modules) under [[WinXp Windows XP]]
- [[XpDriver XP Drivers]] which essentially permit nearly-full PARIS functionality (difficulties remain with multiple ADAT modules) under [[WinXp Windows XP]]
Deletions:
- [[XpDriver XP Drivers]] which permit full PARIS functionality under [[WinXp Windows XP]]
No Differences
Deletions:
No Differences
Additions:
- IF2
- MEC, the Modular Expansion Chassis designed to hold expansion modules such as:
- Version 3.0
- Versions prior to 3.0
- black or "original" C16
- blue, a later cosmetic change with new silkscreening that identified functions added or remapped in V3.0 software.
Finally, the PARIS EQ, generally held to have a desirable sound, have been ported into VST as plug-ins so they can be made available in non-PARIS DAWs.`
- MEC, the Modular Expansion Chassis designed to hold expansion modules such as:
- Version 3.0
- Versions prior to 3.0
- black or "original" C16
- blue, a later cosmetic change with new silkscreening that identified functions added or remapped in V3.0 software.
Finally, the PARIS EQ, generally held to have a desirable sound, have been ported into VST as plug-ins so they can be made available in non-PARIS DAWs.`
Deletions:
- MEC, the Modular Expansion Chassis designed to hold expansion modules such as:
- Version 3.0
- Versions prior to 3.0
- black or "original" C16
- blue, a later cosmetic change with new silkscreening that identified functions added or remapped in V3.0 software.
Finally, the PARIS EQ, generally held to have a desirable sound, have been ported into VST as plug-ins so they can be made available in non-PARIS DAWs.
Additions:
- A8i
- A8o
- ADATio
- SMPTE
- A8o
- ADATio
- SMPTE
Deletions:
- A8i
- A8o
- ADATio
- SMPTE
Additions:
=====Introduction to PARIS=====
===PARIS consists of four discrete components -===
===Various third-party initiatives specific to PARIS include:===
===Other initiatives designed to be of use to (but not specifically limited to) the PARIS platform have been:===
===PARIS consists of four discrete components -===
===Various third-party initiatives specific to PARIS include:===
===Other initiatives designed to be of use to (but not specifically limited to) the PARIS platform have been:===
Deletions:
Various third-party initiatives specific to PARIS include:
Other initiatives designed to be of use to (but not specifically limited to) the PARIS platform have been:
Additions:
- [[ChunkWorks Chuck Duffy's]] "[[ChunkWorks PARIS Skunkworks]]" (aka "[[ChunkWorks Chunkworks]]") plugins
Deletions:
Additions:
- [[ChunkWorks Chuck Duffy's]] "[[ChunkWorks PARIS Skunkworks]]" (aka "[[ChukWorks Chunkworks]]") plugins
- [[MikeAudet Mike Audet's]] ongoing augmentations of, and additions to, PARIS plugins
- [[MikeAudet Mike Audet's]] ongoing augmentations of, and additions to, PARIS plugins
Deletions:
- Mike Audet's ongoing augmentations of PARIS
Additions:
By definition, PARIS is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation digital audio workstation]], or [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation DAW]]. It is a tracking and mixing environment with some rudimentary MIDI capabilities, usually ignored or disabled by users. PARIS is an unusual platform because it remains one of the only DAWS in its current price range to combine the advantages of hardware with the flexibility of software
- [[XpDriver XP Drivers]] which permit full PARIS functionality under [[WinXp Windows XP]]
- [[MacOsxDrivers Mac OSX drivers]] (an apparently abandoned initiative to create drivers enabling PARIS functionality under [[MacOsx Mac OS X.x]].
Finally, the PARIS EQ, generally held to have a desirable sound, have been ported into VST as plug-ins so they can be made available in non-PARIS DAWs.
- [[XpDriver XP Drivers]] which permit full PARIS functionality under [[WinXp Windows XP]]
- [[MacOsxDrivers Mac OSX drivers]] (an apparently abandoned initiative to create drivers enabling PARIS functionality under [[MacOsx Mac OS X.x]].
Finally, the PARIS EQ, generally held to have a desirable sound, have been ported into VST as plug-ins so they can be made available in non-PARIS DAWs.
Deletions:
- [[XpDriver XP Drivers]] which permit full PARIS functionality under Windows XP
- Mac OSX drivers (abandoned before reaching functionality)
Finally, the PARIS EQ, generally held to have a particularly desirable sound, have been ported into VST as plug-ins so they can be made available in non-PARIS DAWs.
Additions:
- [[ParisSw PARIS software]], a cross-platform software "front end" for the EDS card and peripherals:
Deletions:
Additions:
- [[XpDriver XP Drivers]] which permit full PARIS functionality under Windows XP
