[gmpi] Re: Reqs TODO

I agree that 64 bit floats are best for audio data... based on hearing the
difference.

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Michael Gogins
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marc Poirier" <fipnid@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 5:03 PM
Subject: [gmpi] Re: Reqs TODO


> > > It just seems to me that by the time i've allocated more memory,
> > > extended the timestamp to 64bit, added the block_start_clock (queried
> > > from the host via a plain-C to C++ thunk), it would have been more
> > > efficient to just be given a 64bit timestamp in the first place?
> > >
> > > What do you all think.
> >
> > I'd vote for 64-bit everywhere.
>
> Me too.  In fact, I even would like to see us just agree on 64-bit float
> for audio data, too, though I think that that's less likely something that
> other folks will go for.  Not too far down the line, I'm sure that you'll
> regret that, but oh well...
>
> But at least for event/time stuff, the performance cost of 64-bit is
> trivial, and given that there are at least some reasons why it's already
> obviously beneficial in some contexts, I just think that we should go for
> it all the way.  I'm sure that, by the time GMPI actually becomes a
> reality, people will look back and think, "I can't believe we spent time
> debating that, why would anyone want to argue against 64-bit?"
>
> Marc
>
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