Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] exploring LADSPA
From: Ingo Oeser (ingo.oeser_AT_informatik.tu-chemnitz.de)
Date: Thu Aug 14 2003 - 16:00:51 EEST
On Thu, Aug 14, 2003 at 09:55:01AM +0100, Steve Harris wrote:
> You can do it efficiently in software if you downcompile the
> modules to a processing loop at runtime, c.f. the linuxsampler
> project.
This should be the default, since compiling is fast and cheap
these days.
There could be even a mix, where you compile relocatable blocks,
which can be chosen. I would envision sth. like the GCC uses for
the backend, but much simpler.
> The is an area where we can really beet the closed source guys as we have
> no issues with giving away out DSP code.
But a version for communicating with these commercial stuff
should be there.
With a compiled version, we win at least in cache usage and
therefore should also win in performance ;-)
Regards
Ingo Oeser
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