Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] XAP and Event Outputs
From: Steve Harris (S.W.Harris_AT_ecs.soton.ac.uk)
Date: Tue Dec 10 2002 - 00:32:20 EET
On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 10:09:18 +0100, David Olofson wrote:
> That explicit delay element I'm talking about would probably be an
> internal host object that's aware of the buffer size in the loop it
> sits in, and subtracts the corresponding latency from the delay
> parameter, so you get *exactly* the delay requested.
That soundsa little too hosty for my tastes. I'l just believe you :)
> > My experience is that this isn't neccesary. Genrally nothing really
> > supprising happens in fedback systems, unless the blocksize is very
> > large.
>
> Well, most VST and DX hosts don't allow feedback loops at all,
> AFAIK... I wouldn't think it's a major loss, unless you're doing
> things that you *should* be doing on a modular synth.
A modular synth is just the logical extreme of any synth system. Not being
able to handle feedback is a serious failing, it rules out so many effects.
- Steve
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