----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Davis" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 7:37 PM Subject: [gmpi] Re: [OT] [Completely OT] Missing in (in)action? > >At the current speed , GMPI will be able to provide a new plug-in > >architecture arround year 2007 or 2010. At this time the audiohost companies > >won't be Steinberg or E-magic anymore, but Tascam, Fairlight, Akai, Yamaha, > >Mackie, etc... > > or redhat, suse, ibm, dell and the rest. by 2010, > > * DSP processors will have been almost completely eclipsed by > general purpose CPUs. > * Operating systems will have become commoditized (future yamaha > systems are already being based on linux) > * desktop systems will do what you'd need a studio full of > current high-end DSP gear to do. > * quality studios will be defined more by their control > surfaces than their signal processing hardware. > > i think you misread the speed of this process. there are large > quantities of usable code that will appear rapidly once the > goals and then specification is agreed to. there are multiple working > comparative platforms in existence - this is not rocket science. well, i don't know if i mysread the speed of this process. maybe yes , maybe not. will see ... My problem now, Paul ! is to know if it is possible, in this chaotic world where all proposition or analyze seem to be egual and true in anycase and at any time... well ... , is to know if it is possible to say a funny bullshit whithout being right somewhere ! :-) Vincent Burel. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Generalized Music Plugin Interface (GMPI) public discussion list Participation in this list is contingent upon your abiding by the following rules: Please stay on topic. You are responsible for your own words. Please respect your fellow subscribers. Please do not redistribute anyone else's words without their permission. Archive: //www.freelists.org/archives/gmpi Email gmpi-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx w/ subject "unsubscribe" to unsubscribe