Re: [linux-audio-dev] Simple Plugin API: In/Out Ports

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Simple Plugin API: In/Out Ports
From: Paul Barton-Davis (pbd_AT_Op.Net)
Date: pe maalis 03 2000 - 08:37:06 EST


>I'm especially interested in control data routing. David said earlier
>(correct if I'm wrong), that the transfering engine/host doesn't need
>to know about the data that is passing through. However, someone still
>has to know how to create the data, and thus the creating object has
>to know about the target object. And when the engine needs to connect
>these objects, it has to know whether their parameter-types are
>compatible. In the end, all parts of the system have to
>be aware of the various data types used. On the other hand, by using
>very generic types (ie. floats), you avoid most dependency problems
>and you get better performance.

Aren't we just going to use LADSPA_Data (typically a float?) for all
the data ? I didn't think there was any chance of having more than one
data type anywhere in the system. MuCoS would include an event type,
but thats a different story altogether. Or am I missing something ?

--p


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