[gmpi] Re: Drilling down into MIDI->GMPI conversion

  • From: Steve Harris <S.W.Harris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 14:04:04 +0100

On Wed, Jun 23, 2004 at 01:10:04PM +0100, Martijn Sipkema wrote:
> > > >Why does the host need a model of the plugins internal state?  What
> > > >breaks today (in VST) by not knowing this.  I know "total rewind / undo"
> > > >is one case, but is that only one?
> > > 
> > > i think i retract my comment about sample accurate automation because
> > > its clearly absurd. 
> > 
> > Why?
> 
> Because, if you view automation as just recording control changes
> than it will work. If automation is to mean changing plugin state then
> there may be cases for which it won't work.

But not many. It works fine in the majority of cases, and where it doesnt
its generally still handled in a useful way.

- Steve

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