[LAD] Lv2 port replication [was Re: the role of lv2 extensions]

[james morris]

On 12/8/2009, "David Robillard" <dave at drobilla.net> wrote:

>On Thu, 2009-08-13 at 00:05 +0100, james morris wrote:
>> On 12/8/2009, "David Robillard" <dave at drobilla.net> wrote:
>>
>> >On Wed, 2009-08-12 at 23:39 +0100, james morris wrote:
>> >> On 12/8/2009, "Steve Harris" <steve at plugin.org.uk> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >On 12 Aug 2009, at 23:20, David Robillard wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Allow one group of ports to have either no replication, or the same
>> >> >> replication count as another group of ports.  Obvious example being,
>> >> >> controls tend to stick to 1, audio tends to get replicated, but we may
>> >> >> want to replicate the controls to match audio.  So, a single plugin
>> >> >> could do all of the above cases in a single instance, if the author
>> >> >> wants to do it that way.
>> >> >
>> >> >That makes sense to me.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> that's what i thought what i said implied [scratches head].
>> >
>> >.... I don't think "or ganging the control ports" really quite conveys
>> >the idea entirely ;)
>>
>> Don't be daft! I'll admit my LP filter example was less than concise.
>>
>> >> >> Allow one group of ports to have either no replication, or the same
>> >> >> replication count as another group of ports.  Obvious example being,
>>
>> Which group of ports? The output group from the previous plugin in the
>> chain? Why not just the number of channels? That's all that's needed
>> for the simple case I'm talking about.
>
>So the guy claiming he described the solution already is still working
>on grasping the problem? :P </daft>


Yeah, it's a rounded multifaceted approach from all angles.