Re: [linux-audio-user] New software synthesizer for Linux (free under GPL v. 2)

Frank Barknecht wrote: Curious story (may be known already) : When I petitioned the MIT tech licensing department for permission to include Csound on the first Demudi release, we were refused because the disc was going to make its first appearance at the ICMC in (you guessed it) Havana Cuba. Apparently they couldn't give us permission because export of such sensitive technology to the Commies in Cuba might have horribly drastic consequences (remember, this refusal came *before* 9/11) and was as such proscribed. Never mind that anyone with a net connection anywhere in Cuba could download the source code and binaries from Bath. So much for the IP protectors of Csound. <ramble> Bach was apparently quite clear about his music all being made for the greater glory of God. Certainly the beauties of Palestrina's masses, the gorgeous clarity of Hildegard's plainchants or Mozart's Requiem are all evidence that the mystery of Christianity is something considerable even to those of us who are not Christian. Religious music has been a fascination to many philosophers as well. Augustine's fear of it was remarkable, and Kierkegard's impressions are worth reading (see his notes on Die Zauberfloten [sorry about the German spelling]). Nietzsche had much to say about its inherently ineffable qualities, and of course Plato's famous passages in The Republic have much to say about what must be considered the spiritual in music. Interested readers might also want to look into similar discussions about music in writers such as Hazrat Inayat Khan, Dane Rhudyar, and Lou Harrison. Interesting subject, probably 'way off-topic... </ramble> I'm planning to test it later today, it looks like fun. Best regards, == Dave Phillips The Book Of Linux Music & Sound at http://www.nostarch.com/lms.htm The Linux Soundapps Site at http://linux-sound.org