Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] present state of affairs with streaming fra meworks
From: Steve Harris (S.W.Harris_AT_ecs.soton.ac.uk)
Date: Mon Jul 02 2001 - 13:45:50 EEST
On Sun, Jul 01, 2001 at 09:59:58PM +0200, Steve Baker wrote:
> I think the int audio formats are important for consumer audio apps and
> there will need to be some int effects plugins written for these, but I can
> see the benefit of sticking to float for pro audio.
I disagree, its difficult to implement filters using integer maths (on
general purpose CPU's anyway), and you waste more cycles converting
between formats than you do just doing the maths in float, with one
conversion at either end.
I all depends how many plugin you have in the chain of course.
- Steve
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