[linux-audio-dev] Is ladspa actually la-dsp-a? Is JACK the ultimate solution?

Chris Cannam cannam at all-day-breakfast.com
Fri Jun 11 07:50:21 UTC 2004


On Thursday 10 Jun 2004 10:34 pm, Steve Harris wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 11:57:06 +0200, torbenh at gmx.de wrote:
> > > Automation in VST is pretty much broken AFAICT. It relys on
> > > explicit support from the plugins to work.
> >
> > i am tempted to say "not true" but i may miss something.
> >
> > - there is a setParameter() call on the plugin (so i can automate
> > it)
> > - the plugin calls me back if i do changes in the UI.
> >
> > what am i missing ?
>
> OK, I'm wrong - I was unde the impression that the UI could
> directly change/pass values in/to the plugin without telling the
> host.

It can, can't it?  Torben's "the plugin calls me back" is how it's 
intended to work, but there's nothing to enforce it.  Still, if a 
plugin said it was automatable but failed to do that, it would really 
be the plugin that was broken.


Chris




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