> I want the host to send a 'quality level' indication to plugins that care > (1-10, 1-100, something like that). > > For example, my PC this year might be capable of running everything at 50% > quality in realtime, my next PC might be able to run everything at 75% > quality in realtime. The host can set the quality to 100% for rendering. > > This gives hosts (that care to implement the feature) a virtual knob that > can control all the plugins that can scale back quality. Samplers might > reduce their interpolation algorithm, synths my scale back antialiasing, > etc. Totally optional for hosts and plugins, but standardized. > > Objections? None from me, it's like what FL Studio does for Fruity plugins already (FL's implementation is more limited than the range you suggest). Frederic ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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