[linux-audio-dev] XAP spec - early scribbles

[Tim Hockin]

> >when it's tail is done.  Once it is silent, it does not need to be
> >processed._
> 
> this sounds very dangerous to me. 
> 
> your description sounds OK. but ... my kawai k5000 is an additive
> synth with a moderately interesting FX bank. its still producing sound
> for most patches long after all of its "voices" are off. if someone
> were to write a plugin modelled on this kind of design, you can't
> really know when the top of the chain is silent.

The top-of-chain plugin (synth) will tell you when it is silent, of course!

I think it can be a massive, coarse-grain optimization, if we can make it
work.