Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] ladspa plugin GUI proposal
From: Paul Barton-Davis (pbd_AT_Op.Net)
Date: Wed May 24 2000 - 22:49:58 EEST
> there is a design choice to make:
>
> 1) host is (can be) generic, all application specific code is in
>plugins
>
> 2) host is some specific application that uses plugins for very
>specific (=dsp) purposes.
>
> I would advocate choice 1), which means that the plugin API will be
>more complex but very useful, because you could easily build any
>application by simply connecting various plugins. that's why I advocate
>suport for ports of various types etc...
The problem with this is that people will no longer share plugins in
their apps that fit (2). For example, I am adding LADSPA support to
ardour, and if plugins weren't *just* specific DSP "things", this
would be hopeless.
--p
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