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Extra audio outputs of one plugin may be ignored +by the next plugin if not used. + +<P> +Currently specialized plugins with many inputs and/or outputs are not +really useful in MusE. + +<P> +Nor are so-called 'realtime' control plugins which use audio inputs +and outputs for control signals. + +<P> +Loud noise alert! Beware of using such plugins in an audio effects +rack. + +<P> +Example: Consider a stereo Audio Input track with these effect rack + LADSPA plugins: + +<P> + +<UL> +<LI>comb_splitter Comb Splitter by Steve Harris +</LI> +<LI>tap_stereo_echo Tap Stereo Echo by Tom Szilagyi +</LI> +</UL> + +<P> +The Comb Splitter has one audio input and two audio outputs. +The Stereo Echo has two audio inputs and two audio outputs. + +<P> +The stereo Audio Input track will therefore ignore its second +input route connection. It will process the left input only, +separating it into stereo with the Comb Splitter, passing the +split stereo signal into the Stereo Echo, finally producing +stereo output available at the Audio Input track's output routes. + +<P> +One improvement would be not creating unused redundant plugin copies +between plugins in stereo tracks. +For example, for a plugin having one audio input and one audio output, +feeding a plugin having one audio input and two audio outputs, +the extra copy of the first plugin is redundant and not required, +but currently it is created anyway. + +<DIV CLASS="navigation"><HR> +<!--Navigation Panel--> +<IMG WIDTH="37" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="next" + SRC="/usr/share/latex2html/icons/next_g.png"> +<A NAME="tex2html356" + HREF="node12.html"> +<IMG WIDTH="26" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="up" + SRC="/usr/share/latex2html/icons/up.png"></A> +<A NAME="tex2html352" + HREF="node12.html"> +<IMG WIDTH="63" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="previous" + SRC="/usr/share/latex2html/icons/prev.png"></A> +<A NAME="tex2html358" + HREF="node1.html"> +<IMG WIDTH="65" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="contents" + SRC="/usr/share/latex2html/icons/contents.png"></A> +<BR> +<B> Up:</B> <A NAME="tex2html357" + HREF="node12.html">Appendix</A> +<B> Previous:</B> <A NAME="tex2html353" + HREF="node12.html">Appendix</A> + <B> <A NAME="tex2html359" + HREF="node1.html">Contents</A></B> </DIV> +<!--End of Navigation Panel--> + +</BODY> +</HTML> |