[linux-audio-user] LADSPA Taxonomy

[Jan "Evil Twin" Depner]

Looks good to me.


On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 08:44, Steve Harris wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> After the LAD Conference and using apps which used the lrdf taxoomy
> (putting plugins into categories) code it became obvious the the current
> taxonomy wasn't really useful.
> 
> the current taxnomy looks like:
> 
> Utilities
> Generators
>     Oscillators
> Simulators
>     Reverbs
> Time
>     Delays
>     Phasers
>     Flangers
>     Chorus
>     Reverbs
> Frequency
>     Measurement
>     Filters
>         Lowpass
>         Highpass
>         Bandpass
>         Combs
>         Allpass
>     EQs
>         Parametric
>         Multiband
>     Pitch shifters
> Amplitude
>     Amplifiers
>     Waveshapers
>     Modulators
>     Distortions
>     Dynamics
>         Compressors
>         Expanders
>         Limiters
>         Gates
> 
> This makes a certian amount of sense from a theoretical point of view, but
> isn't much use when you're trying to find a compressor.
> 
> So, we need to deine a taxonomy that is more useful to users.
> 
> I recon that something like this is a good start, but feedback would
> really help:
> 
> Utilities
> 
> Generators
>     Oscillators
> 
> Delays
>     Phasers + Allpass
>     Flangers
>     Chorus
> 
> Reverbs
> 
> Filters
>     Lowpass
>     Highpass
>     Bandpass
>     Combs
> 
> EQs
>     Parametric
>     Multiband
> 
> Pitch shifters
> 
> Modulation
> 
> Distortion
>     Amp effects
>     Waveshapers
> 
> Dynamics
>     Compressors
>     Expanders
>     Limiters
>     Gates
> 
> Feel free to suggest changes to make it easier to use. I can drop in the
> new taxonomy without changing any code. As soon as we decide on a new
> structure I will distribute a new .rdfs file then you can just copy it
> over the old one and try it out.
> 
> - Steve