13 Dec
2002
13 Dec
'02
2:06 p.m.
On Fri, Dec 13, 2002 at 05:22:06 +0100, David Olofson wrote:
Well, my remaining point is basically this: Should we have that kind
of argument about *every* control type hint? :-)
Yes. Redundancy in APIs is as bad as missing features.
...and the optional "NOTE_PITCH" that no one
will ever use, of
course. ;-)
And many of us still think doesn't belong in the API... :) I don't think NOTE_PITCH is much more than that;
another control type
hint. Indeed, if you have a sequencer that only outputs NOTE_PITCH,
you'll need conversion (explicit or automatic) - but then don't use a
note/scale based sequencer, or use one that's hardcoded for 12tET, if
you don't like this. All you'll miss (or not) is a bunch of event
processor plugins based on traditional music theory.
But it duplicates pitch. If you dont allow note_pitch then you dont miss
out on anything, all the plugins that would be possible still are, it just
makes a small number of specialised actions *slightly* harder.
I haven't seen any convincing argument that it isn't redundant and likly
to cause problems.
- Steve