[gmpi] Re: My plugin system

On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 23:53, Tim Hockin wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 09, 2003 at 08:38:27PM +0300, Juhana Sadeharju wrote:
> 
> > >I don't think GMPI is aiming to be as low-level as "Sine Oscillator" and
> > >"VCA" modules.  While it COULD, there are optimizations you can make in 
> > >such
> > >a modular system that GMPI can't make.  Is that what you are asking about?
> > 
> > Yes, but the important thing was the plugin re-usability.
> > A plugin system which would scale from low-level to high-level
> > is possible, I'm sure. One could always offer a monolithic plugin
> > opcode if optimization is desired.
> 
> I think you'll find the people on this list disagree by-and-large.  Most of
> the plugins GMPI is looking to replace are monolithic.  That is how
> companies make money on plugins.  No one is paying for a "Sine Oscillator"
> VST.  Optimizing the API for such tiny plugins at the cost of monolithic
> plugins would be a mistake, IMHO.  Now if we can make BOTH easy, then let's
> do it.  But focus on monolithic FIRST.
Also, well designed monolithic plugins are more easy and immediate to
use (especially if accompanied by a good gui). I don't think that many
musician feel very comfortable with systems like PD or CSound.

Ciao,
Marco


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