[gmpi] Re: MIDI: Proposed Requirements (wrap up try #1)
- From: Chris Laurence <claurence@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 06 Jul 2004 12:51:26 -0600
Further, I don't think that the AU experience is instructive. AU is only a
segment of the market. Plug-ins are developed for the lowest common
denominator because of market segmentation. With GMPI, advanced features
would be available in all hosts. AU synths are still mostly ports of VSTs
from companies making synths for at least those two formats. Development
hours spent to make a synth do something in AU that it can't in any other
format don't seem like hours well spent. However, with GMPI, those
development hours would apply to the synth in all formats, making for a more
compelling reason to put in the effort.
The AU experience illustrates a different principle. Development time is
being spent porting to multiple formats which would be better spent
developing new synths and features. With the compromise approach outlined
by Chris Grigg, GMPI can spare developers the effort of porting their
MIDI-based synths into a format which duplicates MIDI. When/if those
developers want to move beyond MIDI, they can.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff McClintock" <jeffmcc@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 12:21 PM
Subject: [gmpi] Re: MIDI: Proposed Requirements (wrap up try #1)
> >The problem with this is that it would need to be standardized for hosts.
> Then the whole MiG versus NMiG thing is spawned again.
>
> Hi Michael,
>
> Yes, we still have the issue "if we provide MIDI, plugin writters will
take
> the easy option and support only MIDI"
>
> Truth is, plugin writters will always have that option. Even if GMPI was
> completely MIDI-free, they still have the option of ignoring GMPI and
> writting VST plugins instead.
> No matter how much we may want to, we can never force anyone to give up
> MIDI. The best we can do is provide an alternative and hope it's
compelling
> enough that people will switch.
>
> I am quite prepared to write and support both MIDI and non-MIDI versions
> of my plugins. From what i've seen here on this group, a whole bunch of
> others are too.
>
> If you're as convinced as I am that there is a need for better music data,
> and as excited about supporting it, then there need be no fear of MIDI in
> GMPI.
>
> Best Regards,
> Jeff
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