Re: [Jack-Devel] Proposal: JACK MIDI API extension for system exclusive messages

On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 12:37 PM, Paul Davis <[hidden]> wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 3:20 PM, Devin Anderson <[hidden]> wrote:
>
>> What about a JACK MIDI sequencer that's playing back an SMF that
>> contains system exclusive messages?
>
> right *this* is the interesting case. the question is whether the
> complexity of your proposal (i'm not actually scoring it, just noting
> that its more complex than doing nothing :) is balanced by the
> real-world instances of this sort of case. i know i sound biased - i
> always argue against things before i support them - but i'd really
> like this to work too!

So, we're basically talking about pieces of software for which it's
necessary and/or practical to receive and/or send system exclusive
messages in the context of JACK.

Here are some examples I can think of off the top of my head:

1.) MIDI sequencers
2.) MIDI monitors
3.) Software emulations of MIDI-capable hardware
4.) Applications that route MIDI data to/from MIDI-capable plugins
loaded in the application itself (LV2, VST, DSSI to a lesser extent)

If I think of more examples, I'll post them.

-- 
Devin Anderson
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