MIX MODE
The Soundstudio's biggest addition is a new channel mode: Mix. Based on the mixing technique used in 5 to 8 channel mode, it can play 64 notes at once using the normal Amiga sound capabilities! You can also bring your song to life with effects such as echo, and use it to record part of your song direct to disk as a sample.
But before you get too excited, remember that the Amiga physically only has four sound channels, so Mix mode uses special tricks to cram all those notes in. In the process, the notes lose sound quality. In fact, the faster your processor, the better quality the notes can be. For acceptable quality, you really need at least the 68020 processor found in the A1200.
Three different 16-bit sound boards are fully supported. These boards don't suffer from the reduced quality of Amiga mixing, but a reasonably fast processor is still highly recommended.