diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 07b0cb6..80efbdf 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,15 +1,26 @@ # DISTRHO Ildaeil -DISTRHO Ildaeil is mini-plugin host working as a plugin, allowing one-to-one plugin format reusage. +DISTRHO Ildaeil is mini-plugin host working as a plugin, allowing one-to-one plugin format reusage. Load a VST2 plugin inside a LV2 host, or an LV2 plugin on a VST3 host, etc. +THIS IS CURRENTLY A WORK IN PROGRESS RESEARCH PROJECT. + +It is not known yet how well this can work, mostly testing waters here. +Currently the plugin will link against carla shared libraries for the plugin host part, embeding UIs if possible. +Audio and time information works, but there is no latency, MIDI, parameters or state handled right now. +Also, only LV2 hosting is enabled at the moment. + +The project's goals follow + +## Goals + The current formats Ildaeil can work as are: - JACK/Standalone - LV2 - VST2 - VST3 -And it can load the following plugin formats: +And it can (in theory, later on) load the following plugin formats: - JACK (applications as plugins, Linux only) - LADSPA - DSSI