[wdmaudiodev] AW: Re: AW: Re: sample User mode installable multimedia driver
- From: "Tobias Erichsen" <erichsen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <wdmaudiodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:23:36 +0100
Hi everyone,
I would vote for a MIDI-sample-driver that should also be part of the standard
Windows 7 shipment which
implements a generic virtual MIDI-port which can be used by
applications/services to create/destroy ports
on the fly using a private interface to the driver.
This way software-vendors could implement various functionality (midi-matrixes,
network-transport-layers...)
without worrying about the (sometime gruesome ;-) details of driver-writing.
And the Windows-platform
would gain functionality that already exists on competing platforms...
This sample would also be a good blue-print on how to implement such
functionality for other audio-driver
types...
Best regards,
Tobias
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Von: wdmaudiodev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:wdmaudiodev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Im Auftrag von Tim Roberts
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 18. März 2009 18:12
An: wdmaudiodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Betreff: [wdmaudiodev] Re: AW: Re: sample User mode installable
multimedia driver
Frank Yerrace wrote:
I do agree the WDM Audio driver model is not very friendly for
the problems you mentioned (virtual devices, network audio devices). If the
need for custom drivers like this became popular enough, we could factor that
into future planning.
Well, as someone who monitors the "ntdev" and "wdmaudiodev" mailing
lists, I can tell you that there has been an uptick in interest on this topic
recently. I'd say there have been a half a dozen folks so far this year trying
to build virtual audio devices like this. MSVAD is the only practical sample
right now, and although it is thorough, it is also quite a bit more elaborate
than most of these folks really need.
--
Tim Roberts, timr@xxxxxxxxx
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.
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