[linux-audio-dev] Project ideas?

[Dave Robillard]

On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 05:23, Dave Griffiths wrote:
> On Wed, 09 Jun 2004 00:02:22 -0400, Dave Robillard wrote
> > There's a /lot/ more information available in a MIDI performance, so 
> > the potential to do interesting things is greater.  Flash the screen 
> > whenever the kick drum goes, have notes represented on screen as 3D 
> > objects using frequency for location, filter cutoff controlling 
> > lighting, blah blah etc. etc.
> 
> I think it depends entirely what you want to do, sometimes midi is sufficient
> - but sometimes you want visuals that respond to the quality of the sounds
> too. There is something really cool about making visuals with your voice for
> instance :)
> 
> > I'm really surprised I havn't seen GEM used to do more things like that
> > (or maybe I just can't find it).  The potential for the system is
> > amazing...
> 
> Yeah - I want to see more gem work - and hear more pd generated music come to
> think of it.
> 
> dave

I considered using Pd for the majority of all my computer music schtuff,
but I couldn't find a way to make descent polyphonic synths, which is a
complete show stopper (at least for me)

I've got my sights set on galan, it's like the best of Pd and AMS all
rolled into one.  It needs a little work on the polyphony/MIDI fronts
though.  Hopefully one day I'll get un-lazy and do something about it.
:)

-Dave Robillard