[linux-audio-dev] more on XAP Virtual Voice ID system

[Steve Harris]

On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 09:36:08 +0100, David Olofson wrote:
> For implementational reasons, I'm claiming that it makes a lot of 
> sense to assume that synths know what to do when they receive the 
> first event to a VVID that doesn't have a voice. I don't see why the 
> case "this VVID has no voice" should be something that the 
> host/sender *has* to worry about. (Especially since the whole concept 
> is irrelevant to monophonic synths. These will ignore VVIDs anyway.)

But the instrument has to be able to tell control changes to stolen
voices from control changes for a new voice from a voice that should
replace the new voice in the same id (like with midi's pitch=id).

Its easier if it doesn't have to keep track of which are which.
 
> Again, this is voice allocation. Leave this to the synth.

Absolutly.

- Steve