Re: [linux-audio-dev] ardour, LADSPA, a marriage

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] ardour, LADSPA, a marriage
From: Richard A. Smith (rsmith_AT_bitworks.com)
Date: Fri Nov 17 2000 - 18:12:24 EET


On Thu, 16 Nov 2000 23:16:24 +0100, Benno Senoner wrote:

>Steinberg's Houston remote controller seems cool too:
>http://aes.harmony-central.com/109AES/Content/Steinberg/PR/SteinbergHouston.html
>
>Anyone got an idea how much this beast is going to cost ?

You can bet it won't be cheap...

>> I mostly agree, except that I have to note that this is precisely why
>> control surfaces like the Mackie HUI, the DigiDesign ProControl and
>> the various Cooper control surfaces are growing in popularity. Hell,
>> even the lowly PC1600x or the PhatBoy. People recognize that doing it
>> in the computer is great, but they want the dedicated input devices
>> offered by analog gear. They *don't* want the metaphors and models
>> replaced, I believe.

Being that I do a lot of hardware stuff this got me thinking... Cranking out a simple
control surface really wouldn't be that tough as long as you didn't get fancy like the
steinberg above and motorize all the controls.

With a slightly higher end microcontroller, an Altera PLD, some analog MUXs, and then all
the various controls. I could bust out a desing for a control surface pretty eaisly.

Questions I would have are how do you talk back to the PC?.. Steinberg uses's USB which
seems like a pretty good idea IMHO. What do those other systems use? Parallel port and Com
port solutions are usually messy for stuff like this.

What kind of latency can people tollerate when working with controls? Basically if I had
32 or 64 knobs,sliders, switches, or whatever.. How fast would I need to scan them?

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Richard A. Smith                         Bitworks, Inc.               
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