[LAD] [ANN] LV2 beta3

[Steve Harris]

The current iteration of the LV2 specification seems to have settled  
down, and there are a significant number of implementations now, so,  
assuming that there's no problems found with the current spec I  
propose to rename it as 1.0 in a few weeks time.

Background - http://lv2plug.in/

LV2 is an upcoming standard for plugins and matching host  
applications. It's mainly targeted at audio processing and generation.

LV2 is a successor to LADSPA, created to address the limitations of  
LADSPA which many hosts have outgrown. LV2 is not backwards  
compatible, but migration tools will be released once the  
specification is finalized.

Implementations

SLV2 - a library by Dave Robillard that makes it easy to add LV2  
support to existing hosts, includes example code and documentation.  
tarball: http://download.drobilla.net/ , docs: http://drobilla.net/ 
doc/slv2/modules.html and sample code: http://drobilla.net/doc/slv2/ 
lv2_simple_jack_host.c

LL plugins - lots of native LV2 plugins, an extension and a host that  
implements the extension, all written by Lars Luthman. http://ll- 
plugins.nongnu.org/

Zynjacku - a host for LV2 instruments by Nedko Arnaudov. http:// 
home.gna.org/zynjacku/

Ingen - a modular synth host that uses LV2, DSSI and LADSPA plugins  
as its modules. Written by Dave Robillard. http://wiki.drobilla.net/ 
Ingen

SWH plugins - a port of my LADSPA plugins to LV2. http:// 
plugin.org.uk/lv2/

- Steve