Kai Vehmanen wrote: > On Fri, 5 Aug 2005, Rob Fell wrote: > >> Background: I'm creating a guitar rack - my app. would live between a >> control surface and JackRack, and be controlled (aka patch selection) >> via either footswitch or GUI. I intend to add facilities for grouping >> of patches into 'songs', and even arranging songs into 'gigs' for >> mouse-free live use. That's why I'm trying to avoid potentially >> stalling the MIDI thread.... > > > Just a quick ad, Ecasound provides a Python API for setting up > processing chains, including support for LADSPA and JACK, plus > controlling parameters with MIDI-CCs. Ecamegapedal, which is a jack-rack > style app, is built using this API (although in C++, but still using the > same functionality). > > You can find some Python examples at: > > http://eca.cx/eci > http://eca.cx/ecasound/Documentation/programmers_guide/html_ecidoc/eci_doc.html > > http://eca.cx/ecasound > http://eca.cx/ecamegapedal Thanks Kai. I'd already considered the ecasound route (having started my multitrack linux experience with it) - ultimately it would allow me to reconfigure the ladspa fx chains in addition to just controlling parameters. But that's the start of a much longer project... R
