On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 12:54:47 +0200, Frank Barknecht wrote > Hallo, > Dave Robillard hat gesagt: // Dave Robillard wrote: > > > I'm designing a modular synth engine, and would like to get some input > > on desired features/abilities to make sure it's designed in a way that > > will make it the most flexible. > > > > So, what features are important to you in a synth? What annoys you > > about the current crop of linux synths? > > The most important feature of a modular synth is IMO a way to build > reusable building blocks. Think functions or objects in programming > languages. You may want to take a look at how this is implemented in > Pd amd jMax. Without this a modular synth will become unusable almost > immediatly. Be prepared for users which want to create hundreds of > modules, this is not unusual at all. I would contest (as I always do) that a modular synth is not equivalent to a node based programming language. They are different things. It's nice to be able to group modular units together into voices that you can reuse later, but I don't see ladspa plugins being the same as pd externals at all. I guess what I'm saying is that it's useful, but lacking this feature in a synth does not make it unusable. cheers, dave
