Are We Audio Plugin Format Yet?

Core features

Feature	API/Core	LV2	JUCE
process audio inputs	o	o	o
process MIDI 1.0 inputs	o	only ControlPorts	o
process MIDI 1.0 outputs	o	-	o
process MIDI 2.0 inputs	o	o (translates to 1.0)	o (translates to 1.0)
process MIDI 2.0 inputs	o	o (translates to 1.0)	o (translates to 1.0)

Extension features

Feature	API/Core	LV2	JUCE
state	o	it should work	it should work
presets	o	o (almost)	o
float parameters	o	o	o
non-float parameters	-	-	-
audio port config	-	-	-
UI controller protocol	-	-	-
in-plugin-process UI	- (waiting for controller API)	-	-
cross-process UI	only experimental stub UI	-	-
logging	(low quality)	(up to core)	(up to core)
offline rendering	(it's just a flag, right?)	-	-
processing tail	-	-	-
transport control	-	-	-

Performance

Feature	API/Core	LV2	JUCE
processes within 10msec.	it is about impl.	TBD	o (looks good)
cross-process latency	- (involves locks)	(up to core)	(up to core)
latency reports	-	-	-

Application

Feature	API/Core	LV2	JUCE
plugin	o	o	o
host	no stable API yet	any portable host to mobile?	hosting API exists, AudioPluginHost is unstable