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Explore inter-plugin communication techniques and future possibilities in this 44-minute conference talk from ADC 2024. Learn how sonible implemented inter-plugin communication in smart:EQ 3 and 4, enabling plugin instances to discover each other, form groups, and enable remote control across project instances. Discover the in-house abstraction framework developed for inter-plugin-instance communication and understand the challenges of implementing these features without built-in support in popular plugin formats. Examine the technical aspects of instance discovery, data channel abstraction, and the importance of strict processor/view separation in making inter-plugin functionality work reliably. Understand the difficulties of plugin group state management when APIs only support per-plugin state saving, and explore how the framework extends to ARA plugin development. Review a high-level proposal for an Inter-Plugin-Instance-Communication API that could be integrated into existing plugin format standards, with insights particularly valuable for host developers and the broader audio development community seeking to enhance plugin collaboration capabilities.
