http://www.sequencer.de/neuron/neuronal.html This synth has a mainboard running Linux inside :) Seems like not only Stanton (Final Scratch) is relying on Linux in the pro audio world these days ..
Linux has all the right ingredients for a good general-purpose audio i/o processing platform. The API's are fresh and well thought out, and expanding rapidly to accomodate the needs of performance app writers.
It should come as no surprise... in fact, I would say stand back and watch: just as embedded Linux systems have revolutionized the networking appliance realm, so too will it happen with the 'musical instrument appliance' market.
Here at Access we only use Linux as a lab tool for testing purposes, but it is feasible that a synth manufacturer could base a product around the Linux platform. Hartmann have done it, a few other known synth brands are doing it too.
There is little doubt that Linux has a firm hold in the embedded world, these days... and in that realm, it has a lot to offer.
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