> No, it applies both to users and to plugins. For example, all plugins need > an absolute time reference, but some plugins also will have musical smarts > and need musical time reference, e.g. "change filter Q at musical time > 3.1.145"; this matters especially if tempo changes. Where is the part where it is "really" an integer? User->Host: do X at beat 3.1415 Host: 3.1415 translates to tick #1234 Host->Plugin: In this timeslice, do X at sample time 567890 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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