Re: [linux-audio-dev] Linux Audio plugin API's: where are we ?

[Paul Barton-Davis]

>Adopt VST2.0/FreeST as a low-level common denominator API.
>Rename LADSPA to be "Extended FreeST" and make it a superset 
>of VST2.0 (or if not a proper superset, make it compatible
>enought that LADSPA hosts can host VST2.0 plugins 
>transparently).
>
>Host implementors could then pick one of two levels
>of support, and plugin writers could use the base 
>VST API when that is sufficient, moving
>to the more complex level of support only when
>necessary.

This was precisely my suggestion.

--p