Re: [Linuxsampler-devel] NI Kontakt vs Halion performance (voice count)

[Mark K. <mar...@co...>]

On Thu, 2003-10-30 at 11:59, be...@ga... wrote:
> Scrive Robert Jonsson <rob...@da...>:
> > 
> > Ofcourse we should aim for the stars, but for now I'm happy just as long as
> > it 
> > plays simple things without any serious problems. 
> > First thing's first, get something functional out the door and the crowd will
> > 
> > come.
> 
> Do you think so ?
> Would it not be better make something that does at least
> the basic enveloping, looping and articulation so that those
> large libs play well ?

Ah, so my simple minded list missed looping also. Maybe it's best to
start a list. People can add to it as they see fit.

Critical private tester requirements:
1) Sustain pedal (with or without same note playback like GSt)
2) Click elimination
3) Looping
4) Single library

At this point folks like Robert and I could just bang away on it and see
if it's stable. We can watch top, run other apps, try it on different
computers with different sound cards, and just make sure it's stable. We
give you feedback, but with an understanding that it's completely beta.
I think I can make musical use of LS in this state, but that's a guess.
I KNOW I can test it and give feedback.

Some things I would be looking at:

1) Actual comparison of waveforms, volume, signal integrity between LS
and GSt.
2) Streaming efficiency of Linux vs. Windows using different disk types
(FAT vs. FAT, FAT vs. ext3/reiser/?, EIDE vs. 1394, primary drive vs.
audio drive, etc.)

To be clear, I'm thinking that Robert and I are only talking about the
hack version to accelerate early testing, not as a product for release.
Follow through the rest of my list to see what is in my mind for a
possible plan.

Critical early adopter requirements:
1) Envelopes
2) Articulation file support
3) Cross fades
4) Probably filters, LFO's and other GSt features
5) Still single library

This might go to one or two new people with some real deep GSt
experience, but only if they were technically ready to do some work.

Desired early adopter features
1) Key switching
2) MIDI channel support

Critical Pre-release features
1) GUI - 16 libraries
2) Key switching
3) MIDI channel support

Desired Pre-release features
1) Jack support

At this point we have to look at things like the mix buses, making sure
they really work well and sound good.

If everything looks good, then we see about getting some real GSt
library developers involved. I'll drive down to L.A. in December
sometime and set it up for one or two of the guys down there if
required. (Heck, I'll even set it up for Hans Zimmer, user of 30 copies
of GSt, if he asks nicely!) ;-) (OK, even if he doesn't as I'd like to
meet him.)

With everything above working, you release publicly and get your 'shock
and awe' strategy.

Anyway, that's my thoughts right now. Sort of bold for me to put all
that down. I'm not tied to any of it, but hopefully the list would be
something others would add to or rearrange as the group sees fit.

Cheers,
Mark