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

  • From: Steve Harris <S.W.Harris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 22:38:08 +0100

On Tue, Jun 22, 2004 at 01:37:07 -0700, Tim Hockin wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 22, 2004 at 05:23:14PM +0100, Steve Harris wrote:
> > OK, that wording was confusing. I didnt mean they aren't in GMPI at all,
> > just not in the part of the graph that speaks GMPI. Thier not. Its kinda
> > clear - it doesnt read GMPI control data and it does't output it, so from
> > a NMiG p.o.v. (which is what you're trying to understand) its not in the
> > graph.  It may still feed into it, or process its outputs, and it might
> > still be a GMPI plugin on paper, but its not actualy 'in' the graph.
> 
> But allowing MIDI-in is a can of worms.  If a MIDI-in/MIDI-out processor
> can have a MIDI input and be GMPI, why can't a synthesizer have
> MIDI-in/out?

Because it cant have GMPI control in or audio in or out.

> A lot of the issues I have come from the opaqueness of MIDI->plugin comms.
> If we can get around that sanely (some form of sPA() or something) then
> I'll relent.

sPA() is just a can of worms, I dont think it can be made to work
deterministicly. It would be nice if it could, but I dont see how.

- Steve

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