[gmpi] Re: Decision Time: 7.1.2
- From: Steve Harris <S.W.Harris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 09:43:12 +0100
On Wed, Jun 11, 2003 at 06:20:15 +1200, Jeff McClintock wrote:
> Hi Paul,
>
> > IEEE 32 bit floating point permits bit-for-bit representation of any
> > 24 bit sample value
>
> Yeah, I agree totally. 32 bit float is as good or better.
>
> I just thought some people wanted to use GMPI on 'native' DSP systems
> where everything would be 24 bit integer. So they would use a 24-bit version
> of GMPI, or 24-bit only host..They wouldn't be converting to and from
> floating point all the time....I don't know...
There are plenty of native DSP VST systems, I dont see them clamoring for
negotiated formats. The new DSP chips use IEEE float internally anyway,
but if your going to worry too much about hardware you need to consider
endianness too, I dont think we want to go there.
- Steve
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