> Topic 7.1: Audio channel formats/packaging/bundling > ------------------------------------------ > > Q: What are the connections (virtual wires) between plugins? > > a) 1-or-more named/hinted mono streams with no hard relationships to each > other. Each stream may be connected/disconnected independently. > > b) 1-or-more named bundles of mono streams with defined, enumerated > relationships to each other (their format: mono, stereo, 5.1, etc). Only > entire bundles may be connected/disconnected. My position on this: I don't much care anymore. They are sufficiently alike that I yield to this. I do however want to go on-record as saying this: unless converters are reall REALLY cheap, conversions will suck up memory bandwidth. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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