commit e13fd420dd0804e16240865eb4616621e30c2f2c
parent 290df2b2fb0cb99e18ba70b977b0ff7d71805594
Author: falkTX <falktx@falktx.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2022 16:29:40 +0000
Cleanup FEATURES.md, updating VST3 state and adding CLAP
Signed-off-by: falkTX <falktx@falktx.com>
Diffstat:
| M | FEATURES.md | | | 57 | +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------- |
1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
diff --git a/FEATURES.md b/FEATURES.md
@@ -4,29 +4,29 @@ This file describes the available features for each plugin format.
The limitations could be due to the plugin format itself or within DPF.
If the limitation is within DPF, a link is provided to a description below on the reason for it.
-| Feature | JACK/Standalone | LADSPA | DSSI | LV2 | VST2 | VST3 | Feature |
-|---------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------|
-| Audio port groups | [Yes*](#jack-audio-port-groups) | No | No | Yes | No | [No*](#vst3-is-work-in-progress) | Audio port groups |
-| Audio port as CV | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | [No*](#vst3-is-work-in-progress) | Audio port as CV |
-| Audio sidechan | Yes | No | No | Yes | [No*](#vst2-potential-support) | [No*](#vst3-is-work-in-progress) | Audio sidechan |
-| Bypass control | No | No | No | Yes | [No*](#vst2-potential-support) | [No*](#vst3-is-work-in-progress) | Bypass control |
-| MIDI input | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | MIDI input |
-| MIDI output | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | MIDI output |
-| Parameter changes | Yes | No | No | [No*](#lv2-parameter-changes) | Yes | Yes | Parameter changes |
-| Parameter groups | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | [No*](#vst3-is-work-in-progress) | Parameter groups |
-| Parameter outputs | No | No | No | Yes | No | [No*](#vst3-is-work-in-progress) | Parameter outputs |
-| Parameter triggers | Yes | No | No | Yes | [No*](#parameter-triggers) | [No*](#parameter-triggers) | Parameter triggers |
-| Programs | [Yes*](#jack-parameters-and-programs) | [No*](#ladspa-programs) | [Yes*](#dssi-state) | Yes | [No*](#vst2-programs) | Yes | Programs |
-| States | Yes | No | [Yes*](#dssi-state) | Yes | Yes | Yes | States |
-| Full/internal state | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full/internal state |
-| Time position | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Time position |
-| UI | [Yes*](#jack-custom-ui-only) | No | External only | Yes | Embed only | Embed only | UI |
-| UI bg/fg colors | No | No | No | Yes | No | No? | UI bg/fg colors |
-| UI direct access | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | UI direct access |
-| UI host-filebrowser | No | No | No | Yes | [No*](#vst2-potential-support) | [No*](#vst3-is-work-in-progress) | UI host-filebrowser |
-| UI host-resize | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | [No*](#vst3-is-work-in-progress) | UI host-resize |
-| UI remote control | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | UI remote control |
-| UI send midi note | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | UI send midi note |
+| Feature | JACK/Standalone | LADSPA | DSSI | LV2 | VST2 | VST3 | CLAP | Feature |
+|---------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------|
+| Audio port groups | [Yes*](#jack-audio-port-groups) | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Audio port groups |
+| Audio port as CV | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | [Yes*](#vst3-cv) | [No*](#work-in-progress) | Audio port as CV |
+| Audio sidechan | Yes | No | No | Yes | [No*](#vst2-deprecated) | Yes | Yes | Audio sidechan |
+| Bypass control | No | No | No | Yes | [No*](#vst2-deprecated) | Yes | Yes | Bypass control |
+| MIDI input | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | MIDI input |
+| MIDI output | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | MIDI output |
+| Parameter changes | Yes | No | No | [No*](#lv2-parameter-changes) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Parameter changes |
+| Parameter groups | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | [No*](#work-in-progress) | Yes | Parameter groups |
+| Parameter outputs | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Parameter outputs |
+| Parameter triggers | Yes | No | No | Yes | [No*](#parameter-triggers) | [No*](#parameter-triggers) | [No*](#parameter-triggers) | Parameter triggers |
+| Programs | [Yes*](#jack-parameters-and-programs) | [No*](#ladspa-rdf) | [Yes*](#dssi-state) | Yes | [No*](#vst2-programs) | Yes | No | Programs |
+| States | Yes | No | [Yes*](#dssi-state) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | States |
+| Full/internal state | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full/internal state |
+| Time position | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Time position |
+| UI | [Yes*](#jack-custom-ui-only) | No | External only | Yes | Embed only | Embed only | Yes | UI |
+| UI bg/fg colors | No | No | No | Yes | No | No? | No | UI bg/fg colors |
+| UI direct access | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | UI direct access |
+| UI host-filebrowser | No | No | No | Yes | [No*](#vst2-deprecated) | [No*](#work-in-progress) | [No*](#work-in-progress) | UI host-filebrowser |
+| UI host-resize | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | UI host-resize |
+| UI remote control | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | UI remote control |
+| UI send midi note | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | UI send midi note |
For things that could be unclear:
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ MIDI CCs are used for parameter changes (matching the `midiCC` value you set on
There is no generic plugin editor view.
If your plugin has no custom UI, the standalone executable will run but not show any window.
-## LADSPA programs
+## LADSPA RDF
Programs for LADSPA could be done via LRDF but this is not supported in DPF.
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ But if we involve programs, they would need to pass through the UI in order to w
Although this is already implemented in DPF (through a custom extension), this is not implemented on most hosts.
So for now you can pretty much treat it as if not supported.
-## VST2 potential support
+## VST2 deprecated
Not supported in DPF at the moment.
It could eventually be, but likely not due to VST2 being phased out by Steinberg.
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ Contact DPF authors if you require such a feature.
VST2 program support requires saving state of all programs in memory, which is very expensive and thus not done in DPF.
-## VST3 is work in progress
+## VST3 CV
+
+Although VST3 officially supports CV (Control Voltage) tagged audio ports,
+at the moment no host supports such feature and thus it is not possible to validate it.
+
+## Work in progress
Feature is possible, just not implemented yet in DPF.
