Description

This is an index of all official LV2 specifications. These pages are high-level descriptions of each specification, and vocabulary references with API links where appropriate. A global API reference is also available.

Index

Name Description Version Status
atomA generic value container and several data types.2.0Stable
buf-sizeAccess to, and restrictions on, buffer sizes.1.2Stable
data-accessProvides access to LV2_Descriptor::extension_data().1.6Stable
dynmanifestSupport for dynamic data generation.1.6Stable
eventA port-based real-time generic event interface.1.12Deprecated
instance-accessProvides access to the LV2_Handle of a plugin.1.6Stable
logA feature for writing log messages.2.2Stable
lv2coreAn audio plugin interface specification.12.2Stable
midiA normalised definition of raw MIDI.1.8Stable
morphPorts that can dynamically change type.1.0Stable
optionsInstantiation time options.1.2Stable
parametersCommon parameters for audio processing.1.2Stable
patchMessages for accessing and manipulating properties.2.2Stable
port-groupsMulti-channel groups of LV2 ports.1.2Stable
port-propsVarious port properties.1.2Stable
presetsPresets for LV2 plugins. 2.8Stable
resize-portDynamically sized LV2 port buffers.1.0Stable
stateAn interface for LV2 plugins to save and restore state.2.0Stable
timeProperties for describing time.1.2Stable
uiLV2 plugin UIs of any type.2.18Stable
unitsUnits for LV2 values.5.8Stable
uri-mapA feature for mapping URIs to integers.1.6Deprecated
uridFeatures for mapping URIs to and from integers.1.4Stable
workerSupport for a non-realtime plugin worker method.1.0Stable

History

Version 1.10.0 (2014-08-08)
  • Fix -Wconversion warnings in headers.
  • lv2specgen: Display deprecated warning on classes marked owl:deprecated.
  • Upgrade to waf 1.7.16.
  • lv2core: Clarify lv2_descriptor() and lv2_lib_descriptor() documentation.
  • atom: Add lv2_atom_forge_is_object_type() and lv2_atom_forge_is_blank() to ease backwards compatibility.
  • atom: Add lv2_atom_sequence_clear() and lv2_atom_sequence_append_event() helper functions.
  • atom: Deprecate Blank and Resource in favour of just Object.
  • atom: Add lv2_atom_forge_key() for terser object writing.
  • event: Minor documentation improvements.
  • patch: Add patch:sequenceNumber for associating replies with requests.
  • ui: Fix identifier typos in documentation.
  • ui: Add show interface so UIs can gracefully degrade to separate windows if hosts can not use their widget directly.
Version 1.8.0 (2014-01-04)
  • lv2specgen: Fix links to externally defined terms.
  • Install lv2specgen for use by other projects.
  • Add scope example plugin from Robin Gareus.
  • lv2core: Add lv2:prototype for property inheritance.
  • atom: Make lv2_atom_*_is_end() arguments const.
  • log: Add missing include string.h to logger.h for memset.
  • ui: Fix LV2_UI_INVALID_PORT_INDEX identifier in documentation.
Version 1.6.0 (2013-08-09)
  • Fix port indices of metronome example.
  • Upgrade to waf 1.7.11.
  • Fix lv2specgen usage from command line.
  • atom: Fix crash in forge.h when pushing atoms to a full buffer.
  • ui: Add idle interface so native UIs and foreign toolkits can drive their event loops.
  • ui: Add ui:updateRate property.
Version 1.6 (2013-05-26)
  • Fix crash in forge.h when pushing atoms to a full buffer.
Version 2.14 (2013-03-18)
  • Add idle interface so native UIs and foreign toolkits can drive their event loops.
  • Add ui:updateRate property.
Version 1.4.0 (2013-02-17)
  • Generate book-style HTML documentation from example plugins.
  • Add metronome example plugin to demonstrate sample accurate tempo sync.
  • lv2core: Add lv2:EnvelopePlugin class.
  • lv2core: Reserve minor version 0 for unstable development plugins.
  • lv2core: Make lv2:Parameter rdfs:subClassOf rdf:Property.
  • lv2core: Set range of lv2:designation to lv2:Designation.
  • lv2core: Add lv2:control for designating primary event-based control ports.
  • atom: Fix lv2_atom_sequence_end().
  • atom: Improve atom documentation.
  • atom: Remove atom:stringType in favour of owl:onDatatype so generic tools can understand and validate atom literals.
  • buf-size: Fix typo in bufsz:sequenceSize label.
  • event: Fix incorrect return type in lv2_event_get().
  • log: Add logger convenience API.
  • options: Set the range of opts:requiredOption and opts:supportedOption to opts:Option.
  • patch: Add patch:readable and patch:writable for describing available properties.
  • patch: Make patch:Set a compact message for setting one property.
  • state: Add state:loadDefaultState feature so plugins can have their default state loaded without hard-coding default state as a special case.
  • ui: Fix incorrect linker flag in ui:makeSONameResident documentation.
Version 1.4 (2013-01-27)
  • Fix lv2_atom_sequence_end().
  • Remove atom:stringType in favour of owl:onDatatype so generic tools can understand and validate atom literals.
  • Improve atom documentation.
Version 2.0 (2013-01-16)
  • Add state:loadDefaultState feature so plugins can have their default state loaded without hard-coding default state as a special case.
Version 1.10 (2013-01-13)
  • Fix incorrect return type in lv2_event_get().
Version 2.0 (2013-01-10)
  • Add patch:readable and patch:writable for describing available properties.
  • Make patch:Set a compact message for setting one property.
Version 2.0 (2013-01-08)
  • Add logger convenience API.
Version 1.2 (2012-12-21)
  • Fix typo in bufsz:sequenceSize label.
Version 2.12 (2012-12-01)
  • Fix incorrect linker flag in ui:makeSONameResident documentation.
Version 1.2.0 (2012-10-14)
  • Use stricter datatype definitions conformant with the XSD and OWL specifications for better validation.
  • Move all project metadata for extensions (e.g. change log) to separate files to spare hosts from loading them during discovery.
  • lv2core: Use consistent label style.
  • atom: Fix lv2_atom_object_next() on 32-bit platforms.
  • atom: Add lv2_atom_object_body_get().
  • atom: Fix implicit conversions in forge.h that are invalid in C++11.
  • atom: Add LV2_ATOM_CONTENTS_CONST and LV2_ATOM_BODY_CONST.
  • atom: Use consistent label style.
  • atom: Fix outdated documentation in forge.h.
  • buf-size: Initial release.
  • dynmanifest: Use consistent label style.
  • event: Use more precise domain and range for EventPort properties.
  • event: Use consistent label style.
  • event: Make event iterator gracefully handle optional ports.
  • event: Remove asserts from event-helper.h.
  • midi: Add midi:binding and midi:channel predicates.
  • midi: Use consistent label style.
  • midi: Remove non-standard midi:Tick message type.
  • midi: Add midi:HexByte datatype for status bytes and masks.
  • midi: Fix definition of SystemExclusive status byte.
  • midi: Add C definitions for message types and standard controllers.
  • morph: Initial release.
  • options: Initial release.
  • parameters: Use consistent label style.
  • parameters: Add param:sampleRate.
  • parameters: Add parameters.h of URI defines for convenience.
  • port-groups: Use consistent label style.
  • port-props: Use consistent label style.
  • presets: Use consistent label style.
  • state: Use consistent label style.
  • time: Use consistent label style.
  • urid: Fix typo in urid:unmap documentation.
  • ui: Add types for WindowsUI, CocoaUI, and Gtk3UI.
  • ui: Add missing LV2_SYMBOL_EXPORT declaration for lv2ui_descriptor prototype.
  • ui: Use consistent label style.
  • units: Remove units:name in favour of rdfs:label.
  • units: Use consistent label style.
Version 8.0 (2012-04-17)
  • Add metadata concept of a designation, a channel or parameter description which can be assigned to ports for more intelligent use by hosts.
  • Add lv2:CVPort.
  • Fix LV2_SYMBOL_EXPORT and lv2_descriptor prototype for Windows.
  • Relax the range of lv2:index so it can be used for things other than ports.
  • Remove lv2:Resource, which turned out to be meaningless.
  • Add new discovery API which allows libraries to read bundle files during discovery, makes library construction/destruction explicit, and adds extensibility to prevent future breakage.
  • Merge with unified LV2 package.
Version 1.0.0 (2012-04-16)
  • Initial release as a unified project. Projects can now simply depend on the pkg-config package 'lv2' for all official LV2 APIs.
  • New extensions: atom, log, parameters, patch, port-groups, port-props, resize-port, state, time, worker.
  • lv2core: Add metadata concept of a designation, a channel or parameter description which can be assigned to ports for more intelligent use by hosts.
  • lv2core: Fix LV2_SYMBOL_EXPORT and lv2_descriptor prototype for Windows.
  • lv2core: Add lv2:CVPort.
  • lv2core: Relax the range of lv2:index so it can be used for things other than ports.
  • lv2core: Add new discovery API which allows libraries to read bundle files during discovery, makes library construction/destruction explicit, and adds extensibility to prevent future breakage.
  • lv2core: Remove lv2:Resource, which turned out to be meaningless.
  • lv2core: Merge with unified LV2 package.
  • atom: Initial release.
  • data-access: Merge with unified LV2 package.
  • dynmanifest: Merge with unified LV2 package.
  • event: Fix incorrect ranges of some properties.
  • event: Merge with unified LV2 package.
  • event: Fix bug in lv2_event_reserve().
  • instance-access: Merge with unified LV2 package.
  • log: Initial release.
  • midi: Add class definitions for various message types.
  • midi: Merge with unified LV2 package.
  • midi: Document how to serialise a MidiEvent to a string.
  • parameters: Initial release.
  • patch: Initial release.
  • port-groups: Initial release.
  • port-props: Initial release.
  • presets: Merge with unified LV2 package.
  • presets: Add pset:preset property for describing the preset currently applied to a plugin instance.
  • presets: Remove pset:appliesTo property, use lv2:appliesTo instead.
  • resize-port: Initial release.
  • state: Initial release.
  • time: Initial release.
  • uri-map: Merge with unified LV2 package.
  • urid: Add feature struct names.
  • urid: Merge with unified LV2 package.
  • worker: Initial release.
  • ui: Add ui:parent and ui:resize.
  • ui: Add touch feature to notify the host that the user has grabbed a control.
  • ui: Merge with unified LV2 package.
  • ui: Add support for referring to ports by symbol.
  • ui: Add port protocols and a dynamic notification subscription mechanism, for more flexible communication, and audio port metering without control port kludges.
  • ui: Add ui:portMap for accessing ports by symbol, allowing for UIs to be distributed separately from plugins.
  • units: Add unit for audio frames.
  • units: Add header of URI defines.
  • units: Merge with unified LV2 package.
Version 6.0 (2011-11-21)
  • Remove lv2config in favour of the simple convention that specifications install headers to standard URI-based paths.
  • Add lv2:extensionData and lv2:ExtensionData for plugins to indicate that they support some URI for extension_data().
  • Switch to the ISC license, a simple BSD-style license (with permission of all contributors to lv2.h and its ancestor, ladspa.h).
  • Improve documentation.
  • Rename core.lv2 and lv2.ttl to lv2core.lv2 and lv2core.ttl to adhere to modern conventions.
  • Make lv2core.ttl a valid OWL 2 DL ontology.
Version 1.0 (2011-11-21)
  • Initial release.
Version 1.4 (2011-11-21)
  • Update packaging.
  • Deprecate uri-map in favour of urid.
Version 5.4 (2011-11-21)
  • Make units.ttl a valid OWL 2 DL ontology.
  • Update packaging.
  • Define used but undefined resources (units:name, units:render, units:symbol, units:Conversion, units:conversion, units:prefixConversion, units:to, and units:factor).
  • Improve documentation.
Version 2.4 (2011-11-21)
  • Install header to URI-based system path.
  • Add Qt4 and X11 widget types.
  • Deprecate ui:makeSONameResident.
  • Make ui.ttl a valid OWL 2 DL ontology.
  • Add pkg-config file.
Version 2.2 (2011-11-21)
  • Update packaging.
  • Improve documentation.
Version 1.4 (2011-11-21)
  • Update packaging.
  • Improve documentation.
Version 1.4 (2011-11-21)
  • Update packaging.
  • Improve documentation.
Version 1.4 (2011-11-21)
  • Update packaging.
Version 1.4 (2011-11-21)
  • Update packaging.
  • Improve documentation.
Version 1.2 (2011-05-26)
  • Add build system (for installation).
  • Mark up documentation in HTML using lv2:documentation.
Version 2.2 (2011-05-26)
  • Convert documentation to HTML and use lv2:documentation.
  • Add build system (for installation).
  • Use lv2:Specification to be discovered as an extension.
Version 1.2 (2011-05-26)
  • Add build system for installation.
  • Switch to ISC license.
Version 1.2 (2011-05-26)
  • Add build system for installation.
  • Switch to ISC license.
Version 1.2 (2011-05-26)
  • Add build system (for installation).
  • Convert documentation to HTML and use lv2:documentation.
  • Use lv2:Specification to be discovered as an extension.
Version 1.2 (2011-05-26)
  • Add build system for installation.
  • Switch to ISC license.
Version 4.0 (2011-03-18)
  • Move lv2:AmplifierPlugin under lv2:DynamicsPlugin.
  • Define run() pre-roll special case (sample_count == 0).
  • Add lv2:FunctionPlugin and lv2:ConstantPlugin classes.
  • Loosen domain of lv2:optionalFeature and lv2:requiredFeature (to allow re-use in extensions).
  • Define lv2:minorVersion and lv2:microVersion (MUST be in manifest.ttl).
  • Add lv2:enumeration port property.
  • Add generic lv2:Resource and lv2:PluginBase classes.
  • Make doap:license suggested, but not required (for wrappers).
  • Fix definition of lv2:minimum etc. (used for values, not scale points).
  • Define lv2:documentation and use it to document lv2core.
  • More precisely define properties with OWL.
  • Move project metadata to manifest.
  • Define lv2:binary (MUST be in manifest.ttl).
Version 1.0 (2010-11-24)
  • Initial release.
Version 1.0 (2010-10-18)
  • Initial release.
Version 2.0 (2010-10-06)
  • Initial release.
Version 5.2 (2010-10-05)
  • Add build system (for installation).
  • Convert documentation to HTML and use lv2:documentation.
Version 5.0 (2010-10-05)
  • Improve documentation.
  • Initial release.
  • Update packaging.
  • Define used but undefined resources (units:name, units:render, units:symbol, units:Conversion, units:conversion, units:prefixConversion, units:to, and units:factor).
Version 2.0 (2010-10-04)
  • Initial release.
Version 1.0 (2010-10-04)
  • Initial release.
Version 1.0 (2010-10-04)
  • Initial release.
Version 1.0 (2010-10-04)
  • Initial release.
Version 3.0 (2008-11-08)
  • Require that serialisations refer to ports by symbol rather than index.
  • Minor stylistic changes to lv2.ttl.
  • No header changes.
Version 2.0 (2008-02-10)
  • Initial release.