[linux-audio-dev] exploring LADSPA

[Ingo Oeser]

On Thu, Aug 14, 2003 at 09:55:01AM +0100, Steve Harris wrote:
> You can do it efficiently in software if you downcompile the
> modules to a processing loop at runtime, c.f. the linuxsampler
> project.
 
This should be the default, since compiling is fast and cheap
these days.

There could be even a mix, where you compile relocatable blocks,
which can be chosen. I would envision sth. like the GCC uses for
the backend, but much simpler.

> The is an area where we can really beet the closed source guys as we have
> no issues with giving away out DSP code.
  
But a version for communicating with these commercial stuff
should be there.

With a compiled version, we win at least in cache usage and
therefore should also win in performance ;-)

Regards

Ingo Oeser