[Jsynthlib-devel] Re: [jsynthlib-dev] JSynthLib-0.19-pre1is released.

[Hiroo H. <hir...@co...>]

> But currently the patch<=>device/driver assignment isn't very
> usefull yet.  I think we should store this assignment in the
> core.IPatch class. But not as deviceNum/driverNum.

> I preferr a human readable format like "YamahaDX7/singleVoice". This
> would also allow JSynthLib to load the required device if it isn't
> already loaded.

> If we store this information while requesting a patch, creating a
> new patch or load/save a "patchlib" file the "p.chooseDriver()" call
> isn't needed furthermore. Only an import of sysex files would need
> the p.chooseDriver() call.

Patch object does not have to have the human readable format string.
But I agree with you the string should be saved in Patch data in
storage.  I guess this also help the XML driver.

But we have the following problem you wrote.

> In the past I tried to store this information in the "patchlib"
> file, but this wasn't compatible with the current file format. So I
> let it.

We need a extendable file format.
My take is a combination of binary Sysex data and XML as I wrote before.
-- 
Hiroo Hayashi