[linux-audio-dev] Project: modular synth editor

[Steve Harris]

On Fri, Jan 16, 2004 at 12:21:42 -0800, Iain Duncan wrote:
> > That would be possible, but using JACK between *every* plugin in the
> > graph would be overkill. JACK support is definitely a requirement
> > though.
> 
> Well, it might be, but on the other hand making that possible would allow
> the truely open ended flexibility possible with a hardware modular. If the

There is a pretty signiciant overhead in passing control from one unit to
another in JACK, as compared to LADSPA-like APIs. Also the buffer size is
bound to the soundcards buffer size, which you dont generally want in a
modular system.

A modular system with internal modules that allows an arbitrary number of
JACK i/o modules is functionally equivalent, and much more efficient.

- Steve