[linux-audio-user] cross platform FOSS audio software list

[Erik de Castro Lopo]

Ken Restivo wrote:

> A lot of people rave about these. But what do they *do*?

Just about anything audio related.

> What do they sound like?

They don't have a particular sound. They are capable of generating
*any* sound you can think of. For instance here:

    http://www.nabble.com/-Csnd--Deep-Note-t1490061.html

someone has emulated the THX Deep Note (at the start of movies/DVDs
using THX surround sound they have the Deep Note).

> It seems like they're audio programming languages.

Thats exactly what they are.

> What things have people built/recorded with them?

All sorts of things. Here are some examples:

    http://www.csounds.com/compositions/index.html

Erik
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