GMPI sounds... Skimpy. Anorexic. That sort of thing. Gives the impression you could cough and it'd fall apart, or that its extremely technical that only a "gimp" would understand it. That sort of thing perhaps. VST does sound good. Shame it's already taken ;) ----- Original Message ----- From: <alexwestner@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 8:11 PM Subject: [gmpi] Re: the name GMPI > The name is *extemely* important, IMHO, and GMPI just isn't sexy. > > VST is kinda sexy. Sounds like a turbo-charged car. > > The word "plug-in" need not (should not?) be in the acronym, as it'll be > common to tack it on the end: VST plug-ins, DX plug-ins, TDM plug-ins, etc. > > How about: > > SEXI - Simple EXtendable Interface > ACE - Audio Control Extension > ASE - Audio System Extension > PAX - Professional Audio eXtension > PAXI - Professional Audio eXtension Interface > AXI - Audio eXtension Interface > AXIS - Audio eXtension Interface System > > > Alex Westner > Cakewalk Product Manager > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Marc Poirier [mailto:fipnid@xxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 12:37 PM > > To: gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [gmpi] Re: the name GMPI > > > > > > Oh, I've got some more ideas to add to my list: > > > > Extended Audio Plugin > > Enhanced Audio Plugin > > Enchanted Audio Plugin > > Excellent Audio Plugin > > (as you can see, I'm working the easily-speakable "eep" angle) > > > > > > --- Marc Poirier wrote: > > > OMPI - Open Music Plugin Interface > > > GAPI - Generalized Audio Plugin Interface > > > IMC - Integrated Music Components > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now > > http://companion.yahoo.com/ > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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