[linux-audio-dev] Audio synchronization, MIDI API

[Dan Hollis]

On Mon, 16 Aug 2004, John Check wrote:
> That was exactly what I was thinking when the penny dropped for me. 
> Originally I was thinking of offload the softsynths, but FX are expensive too. 
> The ideal is to make a total system, but make it modular, and give it the 
> ability to connect with existing commercial systems via a VST counterpart to 
> the plugin.
> We need to take over incrementally and this is a killer strategy to get a 
> toehold. 

Now watch roland or some yamaha engineer lurking on these mailing lists 
file a patent after reading that email, then come around and sue you 
later for implementing your own creation.

(eg, someone here should patent it first before roland/yamaha/etc does)

-Dan