On 27 Feb 2003 23:23:00 -0500 Taybin <taybin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, 2003-02-27 at 04:46, Steve Harris wrote: > > > A couple of things i'd like: > > variable randomise of the parameters > > Speaking of randomizing the parameters, what happened to a random flag > in LADSPA? As I remember, no one had an objection to it. Hey, that's a point! There were a few new hints proposed a while back on LAD... [Rummage through archives...] On Wed, 15 Jan 2003 18:13:35 +0000 Steve Harris <S.W.Harris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > There have been a few suggestions recently, I'l try to summarise them > for comment. > > MOMENTARY. A hint to suggest that a control should behave like a > momentary switch, eg. on for as long as the user holds down the > key/mouse button/whatever. Useful for reset or sync controls for > example. Would be useful in the DJ flanger. Only applies to TOGGLED > controls. > > AUDIO_RATE_CONTROL. Hints than an audio control should/could be > controlled by a high time res. slider or control data, but shouldn't > be connected to the next audio signal by default. I can't think of any > simple examples off hand, but combined with MOMENTARY it could be used > for sample accurate tempo tapping. > > RANDOMISABLE. Hints that its useful/meaningful to randomise the port > if the user hits a button. This is useful for the steps of control > sequencers, reverbs, and just about anything that's complex. Allows > you to specify which controls can be randomised without anything too > supprising happening to the user (eg. sudden +100dB gain would be > unpleasent). > > -- > > My comments: I really like MOMENTARY and RANDOMISABLE. > AUDIO_RATE_CONTROL could be useful, but might be painful for hosts to > implement. I dont have any particular use for it right now. > > - Steve I'm a big supporter of AUDIO_RATE_CONTROL - I think we had come to the conclusion that it should be a port hint, and named LADSPA_PORT_CONTINUOUS_CONTROL or something to make it clearer what it means. - Mike __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com
