----- Original Message ----- From: "David Olofson" <david@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Anyway, a "cable" is a higher level grouping of controls. I'm not even > sure it has to be in the API spec, as it's just a grouping the host > may do by looking at the control hints. When connecting one plugin to > another using a cable, the host scans the hints of the sender and > receiver and connects any controls that are compatible. > > It's basically like MIDI CCs, except that we use a hint for each > control, instead of standardized control indices. In this context, maybe OSC (Open Sound Control) can be interesting: it allows you to set up a hierarchic structure of grouped parameters for sending over streams (also network). http://cnmat.cnmat.berkeley.edu/OSC Just as a side note... --- Koen Tanghe @ Smartelectronix ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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