[linux-audio-user] ANN: JOST, a simple host for native VST

[Malte Steiner]

> 
> JACK isn't really suited for doing modular type things - there is a
> fixed number of ports you can use (which is rather low by default) and
> doing a context switch for every ugen will get rather expensive. Same
> goes for the ALSA sequencer or any IPC-based routing system. JACK is
> great for connecting a couple of clients, but building a large modular
> synth patch from JACK clients isn't the best way.
> 
I made myself not clear enough, I meant modularity as in studio 
(connecting blackboxes together in a mixing desk and to a sequencer), 
not modular synthesizer (connecting many many blackboxes to create a 
sound). I have some reservations plugging in whole synthesizers inside a 
sequencer application, but it might be just me. On the other hand I 
perform life with laptop so total recall is even more an issue than in 
studio situation. At the moment I am happy with seq24 connected to pd, 
maybe with another synth or even a jackxmms just in case something crashes.
  So many ways, freedom of choice makes me dizzy :)

Cheers,

Malte

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Malte Steiner
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