[linux-audio-dev] XAP and Event Outputs

[Steve Harris]

On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 10:09:18 +0100, David Olofson wrote:
> That explicit delay element I'm talking about would probably be an 
> internal host object that's aware of the buffer size in the loop it 
> sits in, and subtracts the corresponding latency from the delay 
> parameter, so you get *exactly* the delay requested.

That soundsa little too hosty for my tastes. I'l just believe you :)
 
> > My experience is that this isn't neccesary. Genrally nothing really
> > supprising happens in fedback systems, unless the blocksize is very
> > large.
> 
> Well, most VST and DX hosts don't allow feedback loops at all, 
> AFAIK... I wouldn't think it's a major loss, unless you're doing 
> things that you *should* be doing on a modular synth.

A modular synth is just the logical extreme of any synth system. Not being
able to handle feedback is a serious failing, it rules out so many effects.

- Steve