7 Jan
2012
7 Jan
'12
11:13 p.m.
The decision about using one MIDI API or another, one
GUI framework or
another, one programming language or another, in my case depends only on what
I find the best suitable tools for a task. I can't care less about the latest
fashion, or the most popular thing, because in that case I would not be
If you're writing for yourself only, no one can argue with that; but I
was talking about public-facing apps, in which case standardizing on a
single MIDI protocol helps users (and the ecosystem in general).
I've always thought that Jack MIDI is easier to program and provides
better jitter guarantees, but you may see things differently.
writing Linux applications. You know: Linux usage is
absolutely marginal, also
among musicians and audio professionals. I find Jack MIDI unsuitable for my
use cases, so I usually don't use it.
It would be interesting to know which use cases you are encountering?
-- Dan