[linux-audio-dev] XAP and Event Outputs

Paul Davis paul at linuxaudiosystems.com
Tue Dec 10 09:14:01 UTC 2002


>So time starts at some point decided by the host.  Does the host pass the
>current timestamp to process(), so plugins know what time it is?  I assume
>that if the host loops, or the user jumps back in song-position, time does
>not jump with it, it just keeps on ticking?
>
>I guess my only question is how do plugins know what time it is now?  

in VST and JACK, its done with a function call that retrieves a struct
containing current time info, including both transport, sample and musical
positions, amongst other things.

--p



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