promoting DSSI, was re: [linux-audio-dev] impulse convolution LADSPA plugin

[Steve Harris]

On Fri, Nov 26, 2004 at 11:02:43AM -0800, Florin Andrei wrote:
> On Fri, 2004-11-26 at 09:03 -0500, Dave Phillips wrote:
> 
> > If I may chime in here... I urge all Linux audio developers to read the 
> > DSSI spec, it's well-written and directly addresses some of LADSPA's 
> > shortcomings. After working with VSTi plugins for a while I've begun to 
> > see the need for something similar in a native Linux architecture, and I 
> > think DSSI is an excellent way for us to get that. If you don't already 
> > know about it, you can learn more about DSSI here:
> > 
> >     http://dssi.sourceforge.net/
> 
> I second that. I love LADSPA and i appreciate its contribution to Linux
> audio in general, and i'm still using it, but DSSI is better pretty much
> any way you look at it.
> 
> Hopefully the authors of LADSPA plugins will start porting their
> software to DSSI.

For existing LADSPA plugins theres no need to port, if you want to add a
DSSI-style UI you can, but theres no need to change the LADSPA pluign.

- Steve