[Linuxsampler-devel] Dynamic Engine Loader

[Pieter P. <pi...@jo...>]

Hi all,

I've started writing an engine for linuxsampler for more 
'sampler-oriented' work, a sampler in this sense being a device that 
plays back (recorded) samples. The base for it is (of course) the gig 
engine, but I need some features that aren't provided in the gig format 
(like multiple loop points). The gig engine is also more instrument 
oriented, while this engine should be more oriented towards the drumloop 
type of sampling. And there is currently no gig format file editor for 
linux that I know of, so...

Anyway, I was wondering if there are plans for supporting the dynamic 
loading of the engines (i.e. like with ladspa plugins). I inserted my 
engine into the linuxsampler code tree, and I have the impression that 
this feature is intended.

I would like to implement a dynamic engine loader, but I was wondering 
if there are already some thoughts on how this should be done.

Greets,

Pieter