[gmpi] Re: Topic 4: Host Interface

  • From: Marc Poirier <marc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 04:15:46 +0100 (CET)

> Well, one thing I have been waiting to see is a possibility to send tempo to
> the host. For example: I want to make a tempo tracker plugin that extracts
> the tempo from an audio stream and have that being used as the "master
> tempo" to which all other things are time-sync'd in a musical sense (good
> for live performances and music that calls for easy tempo fluctuations).
> Maybe this could be an application of this generic approach: tempo is just a
> "control signal" send from the plugin to the host (or just the plugins you
> select if you're doing multi-tempo/poly-rhythmic "experimental" music).

That's a wonderful idea!  My other reaction is that I don't think that you 
can expect many hosts to support that feature, but certainly you won't get 
anywhere if it's not even a possibility (in other words, I strongly agree 
that it should be a possibility).

Marc


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