On Thu, 30 Mar 2000, David Olofson wrote:
>>> 1) How do hosts convert data when needed? (That is, if not
>> They don't. This is why we have just a few format (32bit and 64bit
>> float). You recompile, load another .so file, contact the plugin
> Ok; maybe I've had to deal with too much closed source/proprietary
> crap before I started to use a real OS, but this attitude worries me
Hmm, here's my thoughts in a nutshell:
- converting from format to another format is expensive
- it's very likely that either the host or the plugin
is open-source (recompiling one of them is enough)
- if we want to support multiple formats, avoid conversions
and avoid recompiling, either the host or the plugin will
have to support multiple formats
- we'd like to see lots of LASDSPA hosts and plugins
(most linux audio apps should be able to host LADSPA
plugins)
==> complexity is something we should avoid, even if this
forces us to some compromises
>> a good thing. If everything uses the same format, everything is simpler.
> Yes. The world would be a lot simpler if all humans were alike as
> well...
Uhm, are you saying that we aren't? ;)
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