Juan Linietsky wrote:
On Sun, 24 Mar 2002 01:35:18 +0100
stef [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Nice idea, this could work for some preset synthesizers.
But it doesn't have to be part of Alsa.
some preset synthetizers? not really. It would perfectly
work for any soundcard with internal synth
Juan Linietsky wrote:
Oh, and you know what, I was so concentrated in my hate for
sysex ;) that i just noticed that i forgot to write the most
obvious point about why sysex is a no-go.
And this is basically, that what you propose would work like this:
sysex call to poll for bank
On Sun, 24 Mar 2002 13:22:21 +0100
stef [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Juan Linietsky wrote:
Oh, and you know what, I was so concentrated in my hate for
sysex ;) that i just noticed that i forgot to write the most
obvious point about why sysex is a no-go.
And this is basically, that
On Sun, 24 Mar 2002 01:35:18 +0100
stef [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Nice idea, this could work for some preset synthesizers.
But it doesn't have to be part of Alsa.
some preset synthetizers? not really. It would perfectly
work for any soundcard with internal synth (sound blaster awe, sblive,
Yet again, I think sysex is dumb, because of the above reasons. It's just annoying
in any possible way. A library call plus driver support is simpler and cleaner for
the developer and the user. Alsa sequencer does rock and it's extremely simple to
use, and these are the main advantages.
Oh, and you know what, I was so concentrated in my hate for sysex ;) that i just
noticed that i forgot to write the most obvious point about why sysex is a no-go.
And this is basically, that what you propose would work like this:
sysex call to poll for bank description - Midi Out
and later
I have a proposal in mind, which should make much easier for programs to use the
devices in a less-blind way, and standarize patch naming and device descriptions. I
think it would be great if authors of existing apps have the chance to modify their
programs to take advantage of this, saving us
