16 Dec
2002
16 Dec
'02
10:51 p.m.
On Tuesday 17 December 2002 03.19, Pascal Haakmat wrote:
16/12/02 20:04, Taybin Rutkin wrote:
Exactly. It is totally backwards.
That sounds like you're ignoring the distinction between API and
implementation. We're not trying to create a *synth*, but an API for
synths.
And what's wrong with 1.0/octave for pitch? That covers every scale
under the sun, and then some. Still the most trivial interface for
pitch you can possibly come up with.
As to meter, that's only relevant to plugins that actually care. Beat
sync plugins will have to look at the meter to see what "one beat" is
or "one bar". If they want note values, they scale value parameters
according to the beat value of the meter. Who cares if these values
are all floats...?
Both of these are examples of interfaces that will make plugins
trivial to implement, while automatically allowing them to support
advanced features. You get continuos pitch, non-ET scales and "weird"
meters *for free*.
It's just a matter of picking the right units and relations, so the
calculations you have to do *anyway* become generic, rather than
fixed to a specific, simplified view.
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On Tue, 17 Dec 2002, Pascal Haakmat wrote:
I don't believe it. If it is that comprehensive it won't be very
useful. And if it's useful, it won't be that comprehensive.
accomodate every possible musical expression
under the sun. A
musical instrument is always part of a culture and a history
and this defines its use.
But in this case, they're designing a system for designing
instruments. Such a system should be able to accomodate every
possible musical expression under the sun. After
all, is it preferable to have a piece of wood with the
potential to become any kind of instrument, or a guitar?
I like this metaphor because in this case, they're trying to find
the most generally useful peice of wood for as many instruments
as possible.