RE: vst loop plugin

["Paul Weissman" <paul-mailinglists@nioterra.com>]

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> The fact that the looper is a VST plug-in is very cool, since
> you can then use it with your favorite host application, on stage as
> well as in the studio.

yup, that's the idea!

> I would like all features to be fully controllable even when the host
> application is running in recording mode. This would be the perfect
> set-up to make live recordings of improvised loop music, as the host app
> will be  recording at the same time (1) audio and the parameters
> controlling the VST loop plug-in; (2) midi clock/tempo and (3) midi
> controllers from the foot pedal board.

so i understand what you're saying... you would like to be able to record
ALL the input you're getting to the plugin and sequencer and then have this
automatically looped back on repeat?  currently we haven't thought of
actually recording any received midi signals, but that is a possibility...
it definitely adds a great deal of complexity, but would be very
interesting.

> The interesting question IMHO is what happens after you have run out of
> PC ram? Will the VST looper re-allocate memory? Will the oldest loop be
> deleted to make room for another top layer? Or will the computer crash?

our first implementation has a fixed sample length, so unless you have very
little available memory to begin with  you can't really run out.  of 
course,
you can always try and run out of memory... however you want.  ;)