[gmpi] Re: 3.11 Parameters

On Wed, Mar 31, 2004 at 09:46:22 -0700, Mike Berry wrote:
>       The alternative to this that we need is for the plugin to declare 
> configurations. So, for instance, a channel volume filter might declare 
> 3 configurations:
> 
>               Inputs       Outputs          Parameters
> Mono             1             1                 1
> Stereo           2             2                 2
> 5.1              6             6                 6
> 
> We could then load the first configuration in the list of mono track 
> plugins, the second on stereo tracks, etc... The plugin would then be 
> instantiated in a single configuration and that instantiation could not 
> be changed.
>       Of course, this could be done by separate plugins, as you would have 
>       to do now with VST, but I think it is much cleaner to have it all in 
> one 
> plugin.

Nice idea. I dont think its neccesary to have them all be in a single
plugin though - you can just declare individual sub-plugins to be members
of a virtual plugin (or something, in thier metadata) so that hosts that
can pick the correct version of the plugin for the track, or if its
ambiguous - eg. a modular synth - offer the user a choice of configuration
under the choice for plugin name.

- Steve

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