[gmpi] Re: R: Re: Topic 4: Host Interface
- From: Marc Poirier <marc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 20:45:53 +0200 (CEST)
> > audio inputs are always rendering. Non-live audio tracks only render
> > during playback. If an virtual instrument track is currently selected, it
>
> Right - just like a real studio - playback means start playing sequenced
> info - including audio tracks. But the gear should always be running and
> ready for any live input. Any host that didn't do that would be broken
> in my (admittedly tunnel-vision) worldview.
>
> > we have to deal with other behavior where rendering doesn't occur
> > constantly. It's not only offline hosts that we have to consider,
>
> yeah, as I admitted, I was focusing on this style app, and not offline style
> processors.
>
> > Sure, it's allowable and follows the definition, but it's not very nice
> > design in my opinion. It just seems to goofy to require a fake rendering
>
> What's worse - that or a second API to do the same thing, only not quite the
> same, but pretty much. :) Either way - we are ahead of ourselves, I think.
> I'm quite suprised Ron hasn't put the whole discussion on hold :)
Woops, admittedly I've forgotten what the current topic specifically is.
Sorry, I won't write anything more about this now... :)
Marc
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