[linux-audio-dev] Modular synths of the world, unite and take over :-)

[Steve Harris]

On Wed, Mar 19, 2003 at 11:57:35 +0100, Dr. Matthias Nagorni wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Mar 2003, Steve Harris wrote:
> 
> > etc.) and it doesn;t solve the immediate problem of UIs that cannot be
> > succesfully represented in XML, eg. (my favourite exmaple) a lowpass
> > filter plugin, which should render the freq. response of the filter.
> 
> Yes, I'm aware of the problem. Look e.g. at the envelope modules of ams,
> the scope and spectrum viewer and the dynamic waves module. They all have
> canvas where some more or less complicated graphics is drawn. But wouldn't
> it be posssible to express these things with XML as well ? Hope I soon
> find the time to work out some sample code...

Well, the curve would depend on the character of the filter / compressor /
whatever. I guess you could embedd an expression representing the shape,
but that just seems like hard work.

A more general and untilmatly simpler solution is to allow people to write
code for the UI.

- Steve