Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: Project: modular synth editor

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: Project: modular synth editor
From: Benjamin Flaming (lad_AT_solobanjo.com)
Date: Sat Jan 17 2004 - 18:45:25 EET


On Saturday 17 January 2004 04:52 am, Steve Harris wrote:
> Yes, yes, yes. Personally I would be very temped to do the rendering with
> OpenGL, you have to do a bit more work yourself, but if you start with
> something like GTK you will do a lot of overrinding and defining your own
> behaviours anyway.
[...]
> One potential problem with OpenGL is that people without working hardware
> acceleration will find it sluggish, I havent experimented to find out how
> bad it will be. For hardware accelerated systems the reduction in CPU
> load and memory bandwidth is impressive, and significant for DSP heavy
> systems. It has other fringe benfits too, like cheap but nice looking UI
> zooming and thumbnailing and platform independence.

     "People without working hardware acceleration" includes anyone using more
than one monitor. X refuses to allow hardware acceleration with Xinerama.
Since multiple monitors are central to my working style (and that of many
recording studios), using OpenGL could have serious drawbacks.

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