[gmpi] Re: Drilling down into MIDI->GMPI conversion
- From: "gogins@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <gogins@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 13:57:51 -0400
I understand your point about existing gear.
Here's a possible solution (I'm not sure what I actually think about it
myself yet):
Tunnel "pure extended MIDI" (existing channel messages with timestamps,
note IDs, and float precision) through existing high-bandwidth MIDI SYSEX.
On the wire, there is only the existing MIDI wire protocol. Inside GMPI
hosts and plugins, there are the new extended MIDI channel messages. An
adapter takes the SYSEX messages and reformats them to "extended MIDI", and
vice versa. In compatibility mode, a plugin can just see byte fields if
they so choose.
Original Message:
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From: Ron Kuper RonKuper@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 13:46:22 -0400
To: gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gmpi] Re: Drilling down into MIDI->GMPI conversion
>>>
It was precisely to avoid this screaming match that I proposed extending
MIDI in GMPI with float fields -- and timestamps and note IDs make sense
too. I still don't see why this wouldn't satisfy both camps here. As far
as I can see it is the simplest change to existing protocols that can
handle the requirements for increased functionality.
<<<
I would be 127% in favor of extended MIDI to suit the needs of GMPI. If
you guys can stomach SysX as the container for this, we can make it
happen pretty easily and quickly. SysX is merely a packet by another
name. (If it's not Sysx that whatever extensions we send on the cable
will break existing gear.)
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