Re: [linux-audio-dev] LADSPA 2

From: Steve Harris <S.W.Harris@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Sat Apr 22 2006 - 19:47:49 EEST

On Sat, Apr 22, 2006 at 11:41:16AM -0400, Phil Frost wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 22, 2006 at 10:53:58AM +0100, Steve Harris wrote:
> > Almost two years ago at the LA conference a bunch of us agreed that
> > something need to be done to improve LADSPA, and on the approximate
> > direction it should take.
> >
> > [...]
>
> In my experience developing modular synths, it would be a huge benefit
> to performance if modules had the option of including source code in the
> bundle. This is especially useful if the module can provide a function
> that calculates the outputs one sample at a time. I reckon most modules
> which do not do any frequency domain calculations can do this.

That's too big a departure from LADSPA 1.x for me to consider right now.
 
> Lastly, I'm not saying bundles-as-directories is a bad idea, but an
> alternative to an openstep bundle is an ar archive. It works like tar,
> only it is designed for nonsequential access of members. ".a" static
> libraries and ".deb" debian packages are really just ar archives.

Yes, also jar/xpi zip files are possible. I've nothing against them, but
they mean more work for plugin and host authors, and its slightly more
work for curious users to find out what's in a plugin. The advantage being
that its a single file to pass around.

I did give it some thought, and came to the comclusion that directories
were /slightly/ better overall. My mind is not set in concrete though.

- Steve
Received on Sun Apr 23 00:15:09 2006

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