[LAD] [EPAMP] an effect plugin API for media players: anyone interested?

[Stefano D'Angelo]

2008/6/2 Fons Adriaensen <fons at kokkinizita.net>:
> On Mon, Jun 02, 2008 at 12:20:35PM +0200, Stefano D'Angelo wrote:
>
>> >> Number of interleaved input (and hence output) channels.
>> >
>> > What on earth makes you think that the number of inputs
>> > and outputs should be the same ?
>>
>> Read this and think a little bit about it:
>>
>>    The API has been designed around the typical use case where a generic audio
>>    source is processed in a series of subsequent stages (chain-like fashion,
>>    informally speaking) and then sent to a generic audio output.
>
> OK, I'm playing a stereo file on my 5.1 setup and want a plugin
> to add some ambience using all speakers. That's 2 in, 6 out,
> and nothing special I'd say.

It would work like this:

stereo input -> hosts converts to 5.1 (the effect states it needs 6
channels) -> apply effect with 6 in channels and 6 out channels -> 5.1
output

Nothing special as well.

Stefano