Re: [Jsynthlib-devel] 10th anniversary

[Joe E. <jo...@em...>]

On 9/23/2011 4:58 PM, Frankie Fisher wrote:
> On 23/09/2011 19:56, William Zwicky wrote:
>> I'd also like to remove synths from the Preferences page.  You should pick
>> synth(s) when creating libraries and scenes.
>>
> how does this fit in with the auto-scan process - do you anticipate
> doing an autoscan every time you create a library? This doesn't seem
> desirable to me cos autoscan is a bit slow, even if we get autoscan
> working in parallel across all ports.

I think he actually meant that the user should explicitly choose what 
driver he/she wants to use for that library. There wouldn't be an 
autoscan involved.

I think it would be an improvement. The only issue I see is that, as the 
list of synthdrivers expands, choosing your synth every time you create 
a library could get cumbersome.

What I'd still prefer is something like MidiQuest, where you'd choose 
the synths in your studio, somehow, and they'd be listed along the left 
side of the window. Any time you want a new library, you just 
right-click on that synth to bring up a pop-up menu and you'd select 
"New Library".

- Joe