[gmpi] Re: Reqs 3.8 Events - ramped events

On Wed, Dec 24, 2003 at 04:16:07PM +0000, Steve Harris wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 23, 2003 at 03:28:41 -0800, Tim Hockin wrote:
> > * If and only if the plugin indicates that a particular control can be
> >   ramped, the host can send ramp events.  Ramp events are linear ramps, for
> >   now, with the possibility of adding different ramp types later.
> 
> I'd like to not rule out modular synth style plugins, where the plugin is
> generating control events. The plugin will gen generating output events,
> but would have to know if the receiver could handle ramps or not.
> 
> Might it not be better to have a system like XAP where "ramps" and "sets"
> had a unified representation (IIRC). That way we dont have to worry about
> some ports not accepting/wanting ramp data as they can just ignore the
> slope.

Hrrm, good point.  Well, a point-value event is really just a ramp event
with 0 duration, right?  It seems weird that you might send a ramp and have
the value jump immediately, though.  And jump when?  at the start of the
ramp?  End?  Middle?

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