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From: "Takashi Iwai" <iwai@ww.uni-erlangen.de>
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>>>>> On Thu, 29 Oct 1998 19:27:07 +0100 (CET), Jaroslav Kysela
<perex@jcu.cz> said: 

> Example: First application uses some default instruments. They are loaded
> to onboard DRAM. First application ends after playing. Second application
> uses new piano instrument which will override default piano instrument. 
> Default instrument is removed from "search" list, but it is still on
> instrument list if is enough DRAM on soundcard. Second application ends
> after playing. Third application uses default instruments, too. Driver
> exchange new piano and old piano on "search" list, but both instruments
> are still in onboard DRAM. Driver can simply compare if instrument is
> already in DRAM with comparing of unique instrument ID which will be get 
> from instrument manager application. We can add similar IDs for samples
> (for sharing).

Yes, that's true.  I used a word "instrument list" as a search list
becuase the whole instrument records were handled by "file list",
then the situation is very similar.
Anyway, I have a plan to rewrite the current code largely, so these
lists will be also re-designed.

-- 
Takashi Iwai / iwai@ww.uni-erlangen.de
Department of Materials Science
Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuernberg

