2007/1/22, Dmitry Baikov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
On 1/22/07, Stefano D'Angelo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What I'd like to work on is a sound processing architecture (LADSPA, > VST, DSSI, etc.) wrapper, which hides the details of a particular > implementation to audio program developers. All this architectures have different APIs. Will your one have an fat API (union of all APIs it hides) or a thin API (intersection).
I'm thinking about a (fat) union API.
What will you do if APIs you wrap are doing the same things very different ways?
Well, it depends on how big is the difference... this is a reason why I'm asking you if you think this is possible... after all I know just about VST, LADSPA 1.1 and LV2, and they don't seem to be that much different (I mean at a logical level).
You say that if will be possible to compare standards or create a new ones. If your API wraps them all, then it should automatically be best one. So, why bother creating new API's if your proposal is in fact that new API, which is better than any other.
Good point! This is true, but there are lots of sound processing plugins around, so maybe instead of creating a new API and then apply some "compatibility layer", it should be better to create a wrapping tool natively. I think it should be also easier to expand.
And if it is not better, you can't use more advanced API through your wrapper.
True, but I was thinking about a more "sophisticated" idea of "processing object". For example you might want to write a library to implement sound processing with already-instructed neural networks, and you wish to load values from a text file (which would actually be your "processing object"). With this ideal architecture you don't have to create a new engine from scratch and wait for other programmers to implement it. You would just write a module, and that would work with any program using this system. I know my English isn't perfect, I do what I can. :-) Stefano P.S.: I think I've also found a name for it: "Naspro", an recursive acronym meaning "Naspro Architecture for Sound PRocessing Objects". The "Naspro" is a southern italian type of icing used for sweets.
