[Jsynthlib-devel] A Modest Proposal - Sampler Support for JSynthLib

[Craig A. V. <cr...@vo...>]

Hello Everyone:

I just got JSynthLib downloaded and working on my Win2K system.  I'm 
interested in writing a patch editor for the Mirage, which I think I can 
figure out how to do.

When it suddenly occurred to me:  Why couldn't JSynthLib also support 
samplers?  Obviously JSynthLib is already more than capable of managing 
sampler patches for "program data".  But what about the wavesample data?

I know, I know.. JSynthLib is a MIDI patch librarian, a wavesample 
editor is a different external program, etc.  But try thinking 
out-of-the-box about this for a moment...

What if JSynthLib provided some sort of sample waveform widget, that 
could work side-by-side with the other JSynthLib widgets and controls.  
Then JSynthLib could be an integrated tool for working with samplers 
that would remove the spurious, needless distinction between MIDI 
program (patch) editing and waveform manipulation.

The result would be an editing environment for samplers that has GREATLY 
IMPROVED WORKFLOW, unmatched by even the best commercial software 
offerings for samplers today.  I don't think that the "wavesample 
widget" would need to be very sophisticated for it to be extremely 
useful either.  Primarily it would have to display and up/download (via 
SDS) to the sampler.

I hope that the JSynthLib crew will think about this powerful idea.  It 
would help JSynthLib become a true "killer app".

Regards,
craig vanderborgh