Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: my take on the "virtual studio" (monolith vs plugins) ... was Re: [linux-audio-dev] ardour, LADSPA, a marriage
From: Paul Winkler (slinkp23_AT_yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Nov 21 2000 - 22:37:16 EET
Steve Harris wrote:
>
> On Tue, Nov 21, 2000 at 12:53:19AM +0000, Paul Sladen wrote:
> > Anything that /depends/ upon a persific language is fundementally flawed..
> > if you have an API that ports easily across all languages, then you know
> > that you have come up with a good answer... Why /shouldn't/ I be able to
> > knock up a quick plug in Python etc...
>
> I'm not get convinced that this is a good feature for something which
> requires such speed. In theory I agree that a good design would support
> any language that you cre to use, but in practice?
<obligatory_python_advocacy>
I wonder if this would be useful for prototyping -
cook up your FX algorithm in python, probably using the
NumPy extension; when it sounds cool, rewrite it in C.
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