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MVTC
MVTC

Reputation: 845

Writing a program which can open and use another program: (Audio program)

I've got a project going on, far away from complete, a stand alone audio mixer/effects processor. I plan to eventually, have all of my effects in stand alone program as VST, AU, and maybe TDM plugins.

I would like to be able to batch convert all the files in a project using an external sample rate converter. If not your choice of external converter, then just a specific program, R8 "brain free", or "R8 brain" pro, by Voxengo.

The second thing I would like to be able to do, is launch "Reaper", from within a project in my program, and have the files in a project, opened in reaper, and all of my effects plugins added with specific settings.

Is this even possible to do?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 136

Answers (1)

SmacL
SmacL

Reputation: 22922

It depends on what level of automation interface the other programs offer. This could range from taking command line parameters to perform certain actions, to offering a sophisticated automation interface through a mechanism such as COM or OLE automation. It's a matter of checking what is offered by the software you plan to run from your own program.

The reaper documentation suggests it has quite a good API for automation purposes.

Upvotes: 3

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