reViSiT - then called "VSTrack" - was developed for an M.Phil. Thesis in Music and Media Technologies, at the Trinity College, Dublin. The thesis attempts to tackle the question of man, machine and music - with focus on the keyboard as input device, the tracker as interface model. It includes a critical look at the music software interfaces of the past and present - such as the sequencer, the mouse and MIDI - and also takes a more detailed look at some specific examples (and comparisons): comprising the MIDI sampler, the Cubase sequencer, and both Impulse Tracker and Renoise.
   Althought the original is kept in Trinity Library, an electronic version (in Adobe Acrobat format) is provided here for you to peruse. All comments are welcome - feel free to post them on the forum, or email me them directly. However, note that implementation details may have changed since the time of the project. Note also that Appendix B (the source code) are omitted from this publication.

VSTrack - Tracking Software for VST Hosts	by Chris Nash

	Chapter 1 - Introduction Cover, Contents Page, Abstract, Introduction, About the report.
	Chapter 2 - Background Fundamentals, histories, case studies and comparisons in the fields of Human Computer Interaction (HCI), MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface), tracking and sequencing.
	Chapter 3 - Concept Benefits for tracking and sequencing musicians; applications in surround sound, video and live performance; the scope of VSTrack - objectives for the thesis and for the future.
	Chapter 4 - Implementation Details of VSTrack's implementation - the VST host system; host / client interaction; audio processing; storage format; the graphics environment; the editor windows; input device handling; integrated support systems.
	Chapter 5 - Evaluation Subjective and objective responses; internet feedback and testing; the VSTrack Advanced Previous Seminar.
	Chapter 6 - Conclusion Reflections on the work acheived; plans for the future development; acknowledgments.
	Bibliography A list of publications referenced and used in the project.
	Appendices* List of tracker effect commands for various trackers; source code (*omitted); copies of web pages and documents released for feedback purposes.

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