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by trypwire 1812 days ago
Thank you!

As shown in the introduction video, with the `core.on('midi')` callback, MIDI voice triggering is not sample accurate. It's quite hard to invoke arbitrary user code in js and still hit a sample accurate deadline!

That said, the embedded runtime itself supports sample accurate interaction in this way if you're willing to get into a bit of C++.

Currently, building a VST plugin requires just about as much C++ glue as it takes to write the interface. The next step for Elementary though is a solution which addresses that bit too. My goal in the near term is a platform to write VSTs with no C++ at all.

I agree very much with your last comment there, and that is a major impetus for building this tool. I'd love to see what kind of plugins come out when it's that much quicker and easier!