[LAD] Something like Processing for audio

I've been playing with and watching various tutorials for Processing, the Java framework for generative video and video effects. http://processing.org/ What blew me away recently, though, was this video from Wesen on building a "game of life" MIDI sequencer with it (watch the whole thing, it's worth it): http://vimeo.com/1824904?pg=embed&sec=1824904 (Of course, Paul reads the same blog that I do, so he'll know about this already.) Notice that Processing has its own editor, with controls to compile and run any program you make in it, single-click. Not much different than an IDE, I suppose, though I would be hesitant to say that an IDE is better because it's more powerful, as I would have to disagree: what makes Processing so powerful and so popular is because it's so specific to its niche. Combine it with a very thorough (and expandable) framework and it becomes very powerful. Why couldn't we make something like that for audio? It would most likely be C++ rather than Java, but the idea of building up DSP networks using a large framework of code, plus some pre-defined functions and settings, and being able to launch our new code with a one-touch button into a JACK client (or whatever), is extremely appealing to me. Throw in some GUI-building elements (Cairo-based, perhaps) that can handle mouse-clicks, keyboard input, and the like, then suddenly people who are good at math and DSP but not so good at coding might have a shot at making some great programs. Consider this a feeler post for a potential project. I am unfortunately not a great coder, but at this point, I can't help but think that something badly-coded and working is still better than well-written code that never actually gets written. -- Darren Landrum