26 Nov
2012
26 Nov
'12
1:57 p.m.
Thanks Paul,
I guess you're right, but the Idea is to connect between my friend and the
dev community so they can work out together the best possible solution for
Linux users.
The guy is talented and interested to work with Linux community.
Also for future possible developments, I think this could do some good for
the Linux audio community.
Thanks again.
Moshe
On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 2:37 PM, Paul Davis <paul(a)linuxaudiosystems.com>wrote;wrote:
On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 7:11 AM, Moshe Werner <moshwe(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi all,
I'm writing this for a friend of mine.
This particular friend is a recording hardware developer that build
several preamps, EQ's, etc.
He is well known in the high end analog gear community and build tools
for the some pretty big names in the industry (e.g. Bob Katz).
So this friend and I were discussing a new hardware analog device with
digital control that he designed and I must say that his idea is pretty
good.
I asked him if it will be possible to control the device from a plugin
and got a negative answer, but he said he would be glad to offer
information to a developer interested in this kind of project.
I told him about Linux, Ardour and LV2 and he was very interested.
I proposed to him to contact the Linux Audio community and see if there
is anyone that would be interested to participate.
Basically the idea is to make an interface for his device in LV2 format.
I don't know how much (if any) money will be involved, so you will have
to discuss these matters with him directly.
Please understand that I cannot give his or the company's name at this
time.
Anyone interested please contact me directly so I can give you more
details.
Its not immediately obvious than a plugin (in any format) is the right
choice to control a device. I guess it depends a lot on the nature of the
device. I know that there are companies like UAD who have external h/w DSP
units that are represented to the user as if they were "native" plugins. If
it is this kind of thing, then certainly "wrapping" the device and
presenting it as if it is just a s/w plugin is a smart and nice thing for
the user. On the other hand, if its a device that doesn't bring audio into
and/or out of the computer, or if it only brings audio into/outof the
computer, then a plugin is not a sensible way to present it.