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3 /* dssi.h
5 DSSI version 1.0
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24 #ifndef DSSI_INCLUDED
25 #define DSSI_INCLUDED
27 #include "../ladspa/ladspa.h"
28 #include "seq_event-compat.h"
30 #define DSSI_VERSION "1.0"
31 #define DSSI_VERSION_MAJOR 1
32 #define DSSI_VERSION_MINOR 0
34 #ifdef __cplusplus
35 extern "C" {
36 #endif
38 /*
39 There is a need for an API that supports hosted MIDI soft synths
40 with GUIs in Linux audio applications. In time the GMPI initiative
41 should comprehensively address this need, but the requirement for
42 Linux applications to be able to support simple hosted synths is
43 here now, and GMPI is not. This proposal (the "DSSI Soft Synth
44 Interface" or DSSI, pronounced "dizzy") aims to provide a simple
45 solution in a way that we hope will prove complete and compelling
46 enough to support now, yet not so compelling as to supplant GMPI or
47 any other comprehensive future proposal.
49 For simplicity and familiarity, this API is based as far as
50 possible on existing work -- the LADSPA plugin API for control
51 values and audio processing, and the ALSA sequencer event types for
52 MIDI event communication. The GUI part of the proposal is quite
53 new, but may also be applicable retroactively to LADSPA plugins
54 that do not otherwise support this synth interface.
57 typedef struct _DSSI_Program_Descriptor {
59 /** Bank number for this program. Note that DSSI does not support
60 MIDI-style separation of bank LSB and MSB values. There is no
61 restriction on the set of available banks: the numbers do not
62 need to be contiguous, there does not need to be a bank 0, etc. */
63 unsigned long Bank;
65 /** Program number (unique within its bank) for this program.
66 There is no restriction on the set of available programs: the
67 numbers do not need to be contiguous, there does not need to
68 be a program 0, etc. */
69 unsigned long Program;
71 /** Name of the program. */
72 const char * Name;
74 } DSSI_Program_Descriptor;
77 typedef struct _DSSI_Descriptor {
79 /**
80 * DSSI_API_Version
82 * This member indicates the DSSI API level used by this plugin.
83 * If we're lucky, this will never be needed. For now all plugins
84 * must set it to 1.
86 int DSSI_API_Version;
88 /**
89 * LADSPA_Plugin
91 * A DSSI synth plugin consists of a LADSPA plugin plus an
92 * additional framework for controlling program settings and
93 * transmitting MIDI events. A plugin must fully implement the
94 * LADSPA descriptor fields as well as the required LADSPA
95 * functions including instantiate() and (de)activate(). It
96 * should also implement run(), with the same behaviour as if
97 * run_synth() (below) were called with no synth events.
99 * In order to instantiate a synth the host calls the LADSPA
100 * instantiate function, passing in this LADSPA_Descriptor
101 * pointer. The returned LADSPA_Handle is used as the argument
102 * for the DSSI functions below as well as for the LADSPA ones.
104 const LADSPA_Descriptor *LADSPA_Plugin;
107 * configure()
109 * This member is a function pointer that sends a piece of
110 * configuration data to the plugin. The key argument specifies
111 * some aspect of the synth's configuration that is to be changed,
112 * and the value argument specifies a new value for it. A plugin
113 * that does not require this facility at all may set this member
114 * to NULL.
116 * This call is intended to set some session-scoped aspect of a
117 * plugin's behaviour, for example to tell the plugin to load
118 * sample data from a particular file. The plugin should act
119 * immediately on the request. The call should return NULL on
120 * success, or an error string that may be shown to the user. The
121 * host will free the returned value after use if it is non-NULL.
123 * Calls to configure() are not automated as timed events.
124 * Instead, a host should remember the last value associated with
125 * each key passed to configure() during a given session for a
126 * given plugin instance, and should call configure() with the
127 * correct value for each key the next time it instantiates the
128 * "same" plugin instance, for example on reloading a project in
129 * which the plugin was used before. Plugins should note that a
130 * host may typically instantiate a plugin multiple times with the
131 * same configuration values, and should share data between
132 * instances where practical.
134 * Calling configure() completely invalidates the program and bank
135 * information last obtained from the plugin.
137 * Reserved and special key prefixes
138 * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
139 * The DSSI: prefix
140 * ----------------
141 * Configure keys starting with DSSI: are reserved for particular
142 * purposes documented in the DSSI specification. At the moment,
143 * there is one such key: DSSI:PROJECT_DIRECTORY. A host may call
144 * configure() passing this key and a directory path value. This
145 * indicates to the plugin and its UI that a directory at that
146 * path exists and may be used for project-local data. Plugins
147 * may wish to use the project directory as a fallback location
148 * when looking for other file data, or as a base for relative
149 * paths in other configuration values.
151 * The GLOBAL: prefix
152 * ------------------
153 * Configure keys starting with GLOBAL: may be used by the plugin
154 * and its UI for any purpose, but are treated specially by the
155 * host. When one of these keys is used in a configure OSC call
156 * from the plugin UI, the host makes the corresponding configure
157 * call (preserving the GLOBAL: prefix) not only to the target
158 * plugin but also to all other plugins in the same instance
159 * group, as well as their UIs. Note that if any instance
160 * returns non-NULL from configure to indicate error, the host
161 * may stop there (and the set of plugins on which configure has
162 * been called will thus depend on the host implementation).
163 * See also the configure OSC call documentation in RFC.txt.
165 char *(*configure)(LADSPA_Handle Instance,
166 const char *Key,
167 const char *Value);
169 #define DSSI_RESERVED_CONFIGURE_PREFIX "DSSI:"
170 #define DSSI_GLOBAL_CONFIGURE_PREFIX "GLOBAL:"
171 #define DSSI_PROJECT_DIRECTORY_KEY \
172 DSSI_RESERVED_CONFIGURE_PREFIX "PROJECT_DIRECTORY"
173 #define DSSI_CUSTOMDATA_EXTENSION_KEY \
174 DSSI_RESERVED_CONFIGURE_PREFIX "SUPPORTS_CUSTOMDATA"
177 * get_program()
179 * This member is a function pointer that provides a description
180 * of a program (named preset sound) available on this synth. A
181 * plugin that does not support programs at all should set this
182 * member to NULL.
184 * The Index argument is an index into the plugin's list of
185 * programs, not a program number as represented by the Program
186 * field of the DSSI_Program_Descriptor. (This distinction is
187 * needed to support synths that use non-contiguous program or
188 * bank numbers.)
190 * This function returns a DSSI_Program_Descriptor pointer that is
191 * guaranteed to be valid only until the next call to get_program,
192 * deactivate, or configure, on the same plugin instance. This
193 * function must return NULL if passed an Index argument out of
194 * range, so that the host can use it to query the number of
195 * programs as well as their properties.
197 const DSSI_Program_Descriptor *(*get_program)(LADSPA_Handle Instance,
198 unsigned long Index);
201 * select_program()
203 * This member is a function pointer that selects a new program
204 * for this synth. The program change should take effect
205 * immediately at the start of the next run_synth() call. (This
206 * means that a host providing the capability of changing programs
207 * between any two notes on a track must vary the block size so as
208 * to place the program change at the right place. A host that
209 * wanted to avoid this would probably just instantiate a plugin
210 * for each program.)
212 * A plugin that does not support programs at all should set this
213 * member NULL. Plugins should ignore a select_program() call
214 * with an invalid bank or program.
216 * A plugin is not required to select any particular default
217 * program on activate(): it's the host's duty to set a program
218 * explicitly. The current program is invalidated by any call to
219 * configure().
221 * A plugin is permitted to re-write the values of its input
222 * control ports when select_program is called. The host should
223 * re-read the input control port values and update its own
224 * records appropriately. (This is the only circumstance in
225 * which a DSSI plugin is allowed to modify its own input ports.)
227 void (*select_program)(LADSPA_Handle Instance,
228 unsigned long Bank,
229 unsigned long Program);
232 * get_midi_controller_for_port()
234 * This member is a function pointer that returns the MIDI
235 * controller number or NRPN that should be mapped to the given
236 * input control port. If the given port should not have any MIDI
237 * controller mapped to it, the function should return DSSI_NONE.
238 * The behaviour of this function is undefined if the given port
239 * number does not correspond to an input control port. A plugin
240 * that does not want MIDI controllers mapped to ports at all may
241 * set this member NULL.
243 * Correct values can be got using the macros DSSI_CC(num) and
244 * DSSI_NRPN(num) as appropriate, and values can be combined using
245 * bitwise OR: e.g. DSSI_CC(23) | DSSI_NRPN(1069) means the port
246 * should respond to CC #23 and NRPN #1069.
248 * The host is responsible for doing proper scaling from MIDI
249 * controller and NRPN value ranges to port ranges according to
250 * the plugin's LADSPA port hints. Hosts should not deliver
251 * through run_synth any MIDI controller events that have already
252 * been mapped to control port values.
254 * A plugin should not attempt to request mappings from
255 * controllers 0 or 32 (MIDI Bank Select MSB and LSB).
257 int (*get_midi_controller_for_port)(LADSPA_Handle Instance,
258 unsigned long Port);
261 * run_synth()
263 * This member is a function pointer that runs a synth for a
264 * block. This is identical in function to the LADSPA run()
265 * function, except that it also supplies events to the synth.
267 * A plugin may provide this function, run_multiple_synths() (see
268 * below), both, or neither (if it is not in fact a synth). A
269 * plugin that does not provide this function must set this member
270 * to NULL. Authors of synth plugins are encouraged to provide
271 * this function if at all possible.
273 * The Events pointer points to a block of EventCount ALSA
274 * sequencer events, which is used to communicate MIDI and related
275 * events to the synth. Each event is timestamped relative to the
276 * start of the block, (mis)using the ALSA "tick time" field as a
277 * frame count. The host is responsible for ensuring that events
278 * with differing timestamps are already ordered by time.
280 * See also the notes on activation, port connection etc in
281 * ladpsa.h, in the context of the LADSPA run() function.
283 * Note Events
284 * ~~~~~~~~~~~
285 * There are two minor requirements aimed at making the plugin
286 * writer's life as simple as possible:
288 * 1. A host must never send events of type SND_SEQ_EVENT_NOTE.
289 * Notes should always be sent as separate SND_SEQ_EVENT_NOTE_ON
290 * and NOTE_OFF events. A plugin should discard any one-point
291 * NOTE events it sees.
293 * 2. A host must not attempt to switch notes off by sending
294 * zero-velocity NOTE_ON events. It should always send true
295 * NOTE_OFFs. It is the host's responsibility to remap events in
296 * cases where an external MIDI source has sent it zero-velocity
297 * NOTE_ONs.
299 * Bank and Program Events
300 * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
301 * Hosts must map MIDI Bank Select MSB and LSB (0 and 32)
302 * controllers and MIDI Program Change events onto the banks and
303 * programs specified by the plugin, using the DSSI select_program
304 * call. No host should ever deliver a program change or bank
305 * select controller to a plugin via run_synth.
307 void (*run_synth)(LADSPA_Handle Instance,
308 unsigned long SampleCount,
309 snd_seq_event_t *Events,
310 unsigned long EventCount);
313 * run_synth_adding()
315 * This member is a function pointer that runs an instance of a
316 * synth for a block, adding its outputs to the values already
317 * present at the output ports. This is provided for symmetry
318 * with LADSPA run_adding(), and is equally optional. A plugin
319 * that does not provide it must set this member to NULL.
321 void (*run_synth_adding)(LADSPA_Handle Instance,
322 unsigned long SampleCount,
323 snd_seq_event_t *Events,
324 unsigned long EventCount);
327 * run_multiple_synths()
329 * This member is a function pointer that runs multiple synth
330 * instances for a block. This is very similar to run_synth(),
331 * except that Instances, Events, and EventCounts each point to
332 * arrays that hold the LADSPA handles, event buffers, and
333 * event counts for each of InstanceCount instances. That is,
334 * Instances points to an array of InstanceCount pointers to
335 * DSSI plugin instantiations, Events points to an array of
336 * pointers to each instantiation's respective event list, and
337 * EventCounts points to an array containing each instantiation's
338 * respective event count.
340 * A host using this function must guarantee that ALL active
341 * instances of the plugin are represented in each call to the
342 * function -- that is, a host may not call run_multiple_synths()
343 * for some instances of a given plugin and then call run_synth()
344 * as well for others. 'All .. instances of the plugin' means
345 * every instance sharing the same LADSPA label and shared object
346 * (*.so) file (rather than every instance sharing the same *.so).
347 * 'Active' means any instance for which activate() has been called
348 * but deactivate() has not.
350 * A plugin may provide this function, run_synths() (see above),
351 * both, or neither (if it not in fact a synth). A plugin that
352 * does not provide this function must set this member to NULL.
353 * Plugin authors implementing run_multiple_synths are strongly
354 * encouraged to implement run_synth as well if at all possible,
355 * to aid simplistic hosts, even where it would be less efficient
356 * to use it.
358 void (*run_multiple_synths)(unsigned long InstanceCount,
359 LADSPA_Handle *Instances,
360 unsigned long SampleCount,
361 snd_seq_event_t **Events,
362 unsigned long *EventCounts);
365 * run_multiple_synths_adding()
367 * This member is a function pointer that runs multiple synth
368 * instances for a block, adding each synth's outputs to the
369 * values already present at the output ports. This is provided
370 * for symmetry with both the DSSI run_multiple_synths() and LADSPA
371 * run_adding() functions, and is equally optional. A plugin
372 * that does not provide it must set this member to NULL.
374 void (*run_multiple_synths_adding)(unsigned long InstanceCount,
375 LADSPA_Handle *Instances,
376 unsigned long SampleCount,
377 snd_seq_event_t **Events,
378 unsigned long *EventCounts);
381 * set_custom_data()
383 int (*set_custom_data)(LADSPA_Handle Instance,
384 void *Data,
385 unsigned long DataLength);
388 * get_custom_data()
390 int (*get_custom_data)(LADSPA_Handle Instance,
391 void **Data,
392 unsigned long *DataLength);
394 } DSSI_Descriptor;
397 * DSSI supports a plugin discovery method similar to that of LADSPA:
399 * - DSSI hosts may wish to locate DSSI plugin shared object files by
400 * searching the paths contained in the DSSI_PATH and LADSPA_PATH
401 * environment variables, if they are present. Both are expected
402 * to be colon-separated lists of directories to be searched (in
403 * order), and DSSI_PATH should be searched first if both variables
404 * are set.
406 * - Each shared object file containing DSSI plugins must include a
407 * function dssi_descriptor(), with the following function prototype
408 * and C-style linkage. Hosts may enumerate the plugin types
409 * available in the shared object file by repeatedly calling
410 * this function with successive Index values (beginning from 0),
411 * until a return value of NULL indicates no more plugin types are
412 * available. Each non-NULL return is the DSSI_Descriptor
413 * of a distinct plugin type.
416 const DSSI_Descriptor *dssi_descriptor(unsigned long Index);
418 typedef const DSSI_Descriptor *(*DSSI_Descriptor_Function)(unsigned long Index);
421 * Macros to specify particular MIDI controllers in return values from
422 * get_midi_controller_for_port()
425 #define DSSI_CC_BITS 0x20000000
426 #define DSSI_NRPN_BITS 0x40000000
428 #define DSSI_NONE -1
429 #define DSSI_CONTROLLER_IS_SET(n) (DSSI_NONE != (n))
431 #define DSSI_CC(n) (DSSI_CC_BITS | (n))
432 #define DSSI_IS_CC(n) (DSSI_CC_BITS & (n))
433 #define DSSI_CC_NUMBER(n) ((n) & 0x7f)
435 #define DSSI_NRPN(n) (DSSI_NRPN_BITS | ((n) << 7))
436 #define DSSI_IS_NRPN(n) (DSSI_NRPN_BITS & (n))
437 #define DSSI_NRPN_NUMBER(n) (((n) >> 7) & 0x3fff)
439 #ifdef __cplusplus
441 #endif
443 #endif /* DSSI_INCLUDED */