[gmpi] Re: MIDI: Common event coding
- From: Steve Harris <S.W.Harris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 14:31:09 +0100
On Wed, Jun 23, 2004 at 03:28:30PM +0100, Martijn Sipkema wrote:
> > > [...]
> > > > > This re-packaging allows the host to track all MIDI messages equally
> > > >
> > > > instead of saying MIDI, say "external". The goal is not to ghetto-ize
> > > > MIDI messgaes, but to make ANY external message become GMPI internally.
> > > > OSC, HID, MIDI, etc.
> > >
> > > You only change the encoding. A plugin that wants to support both MIDI and
> > > OSC will still have to support both these protocols in the new encoding.
> > > I really
> > > don't see what this gains...
> >
> > That wasnt my understanding of the proposal. Maybe I mesread it, but my
> > reading is that they would just have to handle the one format.
>
> Either all MIDI commands are supported and work as they do in MIDI, or
> they are not all supported or work differently. In the first case seperate
> commands for OSC (or some other protocol) will have to be added. The
> other option means losing MIDI compatibility.
The strawman message format as a superset of MIDI, so MIDI->GMPI would be
fine GMPI->MIDI might be fine. I dont see how we have any choice on that,
MIDI does not cover the requirements.
- Steve
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