MSF et al: a Scripting module

[DarkStar]

Here's a radical idea.

How about having a Scripting module?

This would allow the dedicated users to write their own scripts for processing audio or MIDI. So for all those cases where the modules and other features do not do what you want, just write your own. Keyboard splits with cross-fading to name but one idea. Or a different filter implementation.

Think of the lua and JS FX scripts in Reaper. There are hundreds of each now available to users. And. I'm sure, they boost the take-up of Reaper.

User-scripting in MSF would match, or overtake, Kontakt and Falcon in that area.
https://www.uvi.net/uviscript/
https://www.uvi.net/uviscript/_tutorial.html

[Faiky]

But I can already see the answer:
"The existing structure of the plugins is too complex and cannot simply be converted to a scripting language. There would also be far too many ways to outwit and crash the plugins. Imagine what everyone would try to write about possible things that are, in the worst case, hearing-impairing.
There is also far too little development time."
Or something like XD

[dmbaer]

But I can already see the answer:
"The existing structure of the plugins is too complex and cannot simply be converted to a scripting language. There would also be far too many ways to outwit and crash the plugins. Imagine what everyone would try to write about possible things that are, in the worst case, hearing-impairing.
There is also far too little development time."
Or something like XD

And then, maybe 48 hours later: "Never mind, I figured it out and it will be in the next beta available in a couple of days."

[ralfrobert]

There are sandboxing mechanisms available to make it more stable. I would be happy to have a scripting language available as it would make MSF the perfect prototyping environment. Sort of application server for sound… strange idea.

It could be remotely controlled, react to input data in complex ways…

[Soundplex]

I use blue cat audios plug'n'script for that which also allows saving all that as real plugin.

[DarkStar]

Perhaps I should not have included the "No, I do not need them" choice as scripts will only apply to Device creators who are looking for some special processing requirement. Most users will not create them but may well use them if they are in published Devices.

And, yes, there would need to be some method of including the script module(s) in the published devices, but conceptually that is the same as some vast chunk of data in a module.

Also, of course, this could take some workload off Vojtech - instead of us making suggestions for new features we could do them ourselves (probably).

Oh Device designers, just think of the power and flexibility you would have. But "With great power comes great responsibility" (Voltaire?)

[werzel]

Oh Device designers, just think of the power and flexibility you would have. But "With great power comes great responsibility" (Voltaire?)

Spiderman!

[Tagirijus]

I like the idea, IF it won't produce more headaches for Vojtech and if it doesn't make the overall Melda framework unstable in any way. But yes, I like the idea to let user and device designers "help" themself, hehe.

Think of the lua and JS FX scripts in Reaper. There are hundreds of each now available to users. And. I'm sure, they boost the take-up of Reaper.

Offtopic by the way: I just recently saw that you are a Reaper user as well and I was very happy to see your nick in the Reaper forums as well, nice! I recently switched to Reaper and I am kind of sad that I did not discovered all the great things in Reaper much earlier (like some years ago already or so!) - it's an unbelievable DAW !!

But I can already see the answer:
(...)
There is also far too little development time."

And then, maybe 48 hours later: "Never mind, I figured it out and it will be in the next beta available in a couple of days."

You both are hilarious, haha, like it!

[vectorwarrior]

This is an interesting idea, but is really dependent on how easy to use it is and how powerful it potentially is. Personally, I'm really only interested in spectral stuff as my other needs are covered... and there's no easy way to make spectral effects scripting friendly (I'd imagine).

So I'm kind of a 'yes, but only if it's worth it'.

I'm also a big time Reaper fan too

[MeldaProduction]

WHo knows in the future... probably more like a far future though

[DarkStar]

... but if you do it earlier we will not make so many one-off weird suggestions. You can just say "do it yourself" and have more time for the Mixing Revolution etc.