Of all the current suggestions I think the following could bear fruit: SMPL - Sound and Music Plugin Layer AXIS - Audio eXtension Interface System BUMP - Better Universal Music Plugins GAP - Generalized Audio Plugins and I'll add to the fray: MUSIC - MUSIC Universal Sound Interconnect STUDIO - Sound Technology Universal I/O MTR - Musical Technology R?? (read: meter) I think these are fun, but not necessarily best. 2 or three letter acronyms are usually easier. Think of words that relate to this field: wire plug dac sequence arrange chord tempo Find acronyms that can be read as one of those. Or find the right combination of short sharp words to compete with Virtual Studio Technology, which really is a pretty damned good acronym. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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