On 01/15/2014 11:58 PM, Israel wrote: > Yes please!! > > On 01/15/2014 09:12 AM, Jonathan Aquilina wrote: >> Hey all >> >> Can you guys please share your thoughts on this >>
Ok, this might be a bit "far out", but hear me out. I have this idea that I've been thinking about a lot, for quite a while. The idea is: a declarative interpreted modular synthesis plugin framework (DIMSPF for short). The basis of this is, that there is an instrument plugin, kind of like Vestige, where you load external plugins to use as instruments. But instead of loading complete plugins like in Vestige, you just load up XML files which describe the instrument. There would be pre-defined synthesis modules, such as oscillators, filters, envelopes, controls, etc. and these can be defined in the XML file, and connected to each other in any way imaginable. For example, say you wanted to do an FM synthesis plugin - you add two "oscillator" modules, connect the output of one to the "frequency" input of other, add some controls to control them... The specs would be completely open, so other music softwares could implement their own implementations of a DIMSPF interpreter, and one could be developed in stand-alone/Jack format or LV2 format... Then we'd develop a simple GUI application for putting together these XML files that describe the instrument, and there would be an explosion of open-source, cross-platform virtual instruments. The disadvantage is the limitations of the modular synthesis model (you can only use the models that are available), and maybe a slight performance cost (but not a big one, since we wouldn't really be using an interpreted language... the modules would be in native code, implemented by the host, and the XML would only define how many of each module there are and how they connect together). The advantages would be clear: a plugin model that works on every platform, is easy to develop for - even people unfamiliar with programming can do it... We could also make it versioned and add new synthesis modules in future versions. A committee could eventually be formed, developers from other music software invited, to flesh out the standard, decide what gets added. What do you think of this idea? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services. Learn Why More Businesses Are Choosing CenturyLink Cloud For Critical Workloads, Development Environments & Everything In Between. Get a Quote or Start a Free Trial Today. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=119420431&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ LMMS-devel mailing list LMMS-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lmms-devel
