We could ask people from ALSA Modular Synth and Ingen to help us out.
On 16 Jan 2014 08:49, "Jonathan Aquilina" <eagles051...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I think its a good idea, but again with out the SDK this cannot be made a
> reality. I would file a feature request for this idea as well as for an SDK
>
> On Thursday 16 January 2014 09:09:47 Vesa wrote:
> > 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?
> >
> >
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