[linux-audio-dev] MIDI API

[John Check]

On Friday 13 August 2004 09:59 pm, Lee Revell wrote:
> On Fri, 2004-08-13 at 21:30, John Check wrote:
> > On Friday 13 August 2004 04:35 pm, Lee Revell wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2004-08-13 at 16:17, John Check wrote:
> > > > On Thursday 12 August 2004 07:11 pm, Dave Robillard wrote:
> > > > > On Thu, 2004-08-12 at 18:46, Steve Harris wrote:
> > > > > > On Thu, Aug 12, 2004 at 06:34:44 -0400, Dave Robillard wrote:
> > > > > > > Slightly OT digression:  I always thought Jack MIDI was a
> > > > > > > really good idea - sample accurate, less multi-API hassle, goes
> > > > > > > everywhere jack goes.  Whatever happened to that?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Its hard to get right and aseq works. I'l sure someone will
> > > > > > finish it sometime.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > - Steve
> > > > >
> > > > > Well, once Jack has MIDI, all we need is a jack-over-ethernet
> > > > > driver, and the world is ours! :)
> > > >
> > > > Has anybody looked at Nelson P Lago's research and code?
> > > > It's crickets and tumbleweeds anytime I've mentioned it.
> > > >
> > > > > (Network transparent low latency sample-accurate cross-platform
> > > > > MIDI and audio... mmmm...)
> > > >
> > > > NIH I guess.
> > >
> > > No, it's just that I don't think any of the Jack developers have time.
> > > You are welcome to join jackit-devel and start posting patches.  Maybe
> > > someone is even working on it already.
> >
> > Well, what I have is currently implemented as a LADSPA plug in so it
> > already works with jack.
> > Even though I'd like to see the theory outside the plug in framework I
> > have other priorities at the moment. This particular thing is just one
> > piece of a much bigger puzzle and whenever I see requests for the
> > functionality the people asking get blown off.
>
> I don't think "Great idea, but no one has time to implement it right
> now" is blowing someone off.  It's a perfectly legitimate response.
>

Oops, I wasn't quite clear there. Been trying to bench my bass head since 
around 8PM. 
I didn't mean you specifically, I meant that has been the general reaction. I 
didn't pick up on the "great idea" part. 

> Lee