[gmpi] Re: Reqs 3.8 Events - ramped events

  • From: David Olofson <david@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 12:28:43 +0100

On Monday 12 January 2004 05.10, Tim Hockin wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 07, 2004 at 02:47:46PM +0100, David Olofson wrote:
> > Well, passthrough would probably be the default value for most
> > controls - and what I'm describing *is* a fade from the current
> > value to the default value, expressed as <target, duration> ramp
> > events.
>
> disagree - bypass is a special mode.   It's not inconceivable that
> no combination of parameters results in a bypass - that is why
> bypass should be special.

Yeah, you're right. I wasn't thinking straight.

In fact, I'd say "bypass" is a special feature (hinted control?), 
rather than any preset involving normal controls. IIRC, some plugin 
APIs, including VST, have special interfaces for it.


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