On Tue, May 14, 2002 at 11:08:00 +0200, Dr. Matthias Nagorni wrote: [int port types] > So you would like to have ports where some int values have special > meanings like "half wave" or "full wave" but you still would like to allow > non-int input to these ports, right ? Then you perhaps would like to be > able to attach also a descriptive string array to this kind of port.
Exactly. > I agree. But what about e.g. envelope and LFO signals ? Probably it is > relevant for some DSP routines to know whether a signal is in the audio > frequency range or in the e.g. 0..50 Hz LFO range. Anyhow there should be > a hint to the host whether it should create a slider for the port. Yes, this is the reason I think an audio-rate control port is a useful thing, but the user should still be free to wire up a signal to it ofcourse. Modular systems can fix this by providing CV generating slider modules. I don't think providing reduced rate signals is really neccesary. A modular host can call run at a short enough interval that low data rate signals can be sent in via control ports. > You will not want to have a slider for e.g. the audio in of canyon delay. > However in the case of e.g. a square wave synthesis plugin it should be > possible to control the pulsewidth both dynamically via an audio input port > and statically with a slider (which can be the offset to the signal of the > audio input). Right, this is (I guess) why SSM only provides i/o for ladspa plugins, and you have to wire a CV sldier module to it if thats what you want. - Steve
