Re: [linux-audio-dev] XAP status : incomplete draft

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] XAP status : incomplete draft
From: Steve Harris (S.W.Harris_AT_ecs.soton.ac.uk)
Date: Fri Dec 13 2002 - 20:01:00 EET


On Fri, Dec 13, 2002 at 05:22:06 +0100, David Olofson wrote:
> > > ...and the optional "NOTE_PITCH" that no one will ever use, of
> > > course. ;-)
> >
> > And many of us still think doesn't belong in the API... :)
>
> Well, my remaining point is basically this: Should we have that kind
> of argument about *every* control type hint? :-)

Yes. Redundancy in APIs is as bad as missing features.

> I don't think NOTE_PITCH is much more than that; another control type
> hint. Indeed, if you have a sequencer that only outputs NOTE_PITCH,
> you'll need conversion (explicit or automatic) - but then don't use a
> note/scale based sequencer, or use one that's hardcoded for 12tET, if
> you don't like this. All you'll miss (or not) is a bunch of event
> processor plugins based on traditional music theory.

But it duplicates pitch. If you dont allow note_pitch then you dont miss
out on anything, all the plugins that would be possible still are, it just
makes a small number of specialised actions *slightly* harder.

I haven't seen any convincing argument that it isn't redundant and likly
to cause problems.

- Steve


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