[gmpi] Re: 3.11 topic: Multi-timbrality and parameters

On Wednesday 28 April 2004 22.27, Ron Kuper wrote:
> 16-channels + mixing all in one object is what MIDI specifies.  It
> may be ugly, but it's widely adopted.  If we want GMPI to succeed
> then we want all those hardware synth vendors to create many many
> ugly multitimbral GMPI plugins...

Certainly - but if that means we need explicit support for arrays of 
parameter groups, we might as well do it properly, and get a generic, 
truly useful feature, rather than a legacy hack. That is, either do 
it right, or don't do it at all. :-)


//David Olofson - Programmer, Composer, Open Source Advocate

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