>> >What does the host use tempo for? To control plugins. The >host itself >> >doesn't care about tempo, really. >> >> The host will care about tempo if it's also a sequencer of >any kind, like >> Cubase, Sonar, etc. Or maybe it's a VJ app that hosts plugins >for audio >> but can use tempo to sync the video clips and effects to the >audio/midi >> from the plugs. > >I guess. I still think of those things as plugins. :) At least, >plugin-like. I see what you mean. Looking at the functionality in a modular way. Still, a host developer is going to view it very differently if GMPI says plugs can control tempo only of other plugs, vs tempo of other plugs _and_ the host. Or am I wrong? Any host developers available who could comment? Cheers, Michael ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Generalized Music Plugin Interface (GMPI) public discussion list Participation in this list is contingent upon your abiding by the following rules: Please stay on topic. You are responsible for your own words. Please respect your fellow subscribers. Please do not redistribute anyone else's words without their permission. Archive: //www.freelists.org/archives/gmpi Email gmpi-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx w/ subject "unsubscribe" to unsubscribe