[LAU] which audio synthesis environment?

Fred f.rech at yahoo.fr
Mon Sep 14 13:51:58 EDT 2009


Malte Steiner wrote:
>> Isn't one of those languages already able to spit out various plug-in
>> formats and/or at least C code? Was it csound, supercollider or chuck?
>>
>>     
> I guess you refer to Faust which can generate several formats and plugins
>
> http://faust.grame.fr/
>
> There is also csLadspa which converts csound patches to Ladspa plugins.
>
> But actually you guys lost me a bit, what is so important about the 
> plugin paradigma? The only benefit I can see is total recall but apart 
> from it 

Well, it's a really crucial point don't you think ??
What are you using to replace it ?

Greets,
Fred
> I see no use over using stand alone applications. The plugin 
> idea comes from closed source environment which doesnt allow to make 
> interapplication connection like you can do now and here with Jack and 
> Alsamidi.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Malte
>   




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