26 Oct
2005
26 Oct
'05
1:40 a.m.
Hi there,
I am toying with the idea to re-start playing with digital synthesis
once again (haven't done so in a while now). Judging by the number of
synth packages in the Debian archive, there is more than a few out
there; however, most of them (bristol, ams, etc.) seem to be
GUI-controlled (and hence require an x-server), which is not very
practical for me. I can think of a few ways to rig up a modular synth
with, say, ecasound, jack, and aconnect, but I was wondering if there is
any programme, package, or idea already out there to make this easier. I
also started playing with SuperCollider today, but language-driven
synthesis are, by necessity, more of a long-term endavour, and, right
now, I'm looking for more of a modular synth solution, especially
LADSPA-driven. Any idea?
Thanks,
S.M.
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smassy(a)sdf.lonestar.org
26 Oct
26 Oct
3:29 a.m.
On Wed, 2005-10-26 at 03:39 +0000, S. Massy wrote:
Hi there,
I am toying with the idea to re-start playing with digital synthesis
once again (haven't done so in a while now). Judging by the number of
synth packages in the Debian archive, there is more than a few out
there; however, most of them (bristol, ams, etc.) seem to be
GUI-controlled (and hence require an x-server), which is not very
practical for me. I can think of a few ways to rig up a modular synth
with, say, ecasound, jack, and aconnect, but I was wondering if there is
any programme, package, or idea already out there to make this easier. I
also started playing with SuperCollider today, but language-driven
synthesis are, by necessity, more of a long-term endavour, and, right
now, I'm looking for more of a modular synth solution, especially
LADSPA-driven. Any idea?
Fluidsynth doesn't require a GUI.
Lee
8:32 a.m.
S. Massy wrote:
Hi there,
I am toying with the idea to re-start playing with digital synthesis
once again (haven't done so in a while now). Judging by the number of
synth packages in the Debian archive, there is more than a few out
there; however, most of them (bristol, ams, etc.) seem to be
GUI-controlled (and hence require an x-server), which is not very
practical for me. I can think of a few ways to rig up a modular synth
with, say, ecasound, jack, and aconnect, but I was wondering if there is
any programme, package, or idea already out there to make this easier. I
also started playing with SuperCollider today, but language-driven
synthesis are, by necessity, more of a long-term endavour, and, right
now, I'm looking for more of a modular synth solution, especially
LADSPA-driven. Any idea?
Thanks,
S.M.
Alsa Modular Synth is normally controlled by gui, but can be invoked
with --nogui when you want to script it up.
Regards,
Bill
9:12 a.m.
I am toying with the idea to re-start playing with
digital synthesis
once again (haven't done so in a while now). Judging by the number of
synth packages in the Debian archive, there is more than a few out
there; however, most of them (bristol, ams, etc.) seem to be
GUI-controlled (and hence require an x-server), which is not very
practical for me.
om is what you are looking for I think : http://www.nongnu.org/om-synth/
anything osc driven is scriptable, or commandline capable - whether it has
a gui or not.
When I get any time, I want to do a formal release of noiseweapon:
http://tinyurl.com/7woyy
which is a small performance orientated fixed function synth 100%
controlled by osc (although the lack of any midi support means it probably
has a limited appeal atm :)
cheers,
dave
10:07 a.m.
On Wed, 2005-26-10 at 03:39 +0000, S. Massy wrote:
Hi there,
I am toying with the idea to re-start playing with digital synthesis
once again (haven't done so in a while now). Judging by the number of
synth packages in the Debian archive, there is more than a few out
there; however, most of them (bristol, ams, etc.) seem to be
GUI-controlled (and hence require an x-server), which is not very
practical for me. I can think of a few ways to rig up a modular synth
with, say, ecasound, jack, and aconnect, but I was wondering if there is
any programme, package, or idea already out there to make this easier. I
also started playing with SuperCollider today, but language-driven
synthesis are, by necessity, more of a long-term endavour, and, right
now, I'm looking for more of a modular synth solution, especially
LADSPA-driven. Any idea?
Modular synth, no (mandatory) GUI, LADSPA driven?
http://om-synth.nongnu.org
Everything is controlled through OSC. There are Python and
Supercollider bindings included in the source tree (SC is only in CVS
though, as of a few days ago) if you're into that sort of thing, as well
as a simple command-line patch loading client (and a full out GTK one).
There's no command line patch saving client yet though.. mail the list
or put it on the wiki if you need one
Disclaimer: I wrote it :)
-DR-
7:06 p.m.
On 10/25/05, S. Massy <smassy(a)sdf.lonestar.org> wrote:
Hi there,
I am toying with the idea to re-start playing with digital synthesis
once again (haven't done so in a while now). Judging by the number of
synth packages in the Debian archive, there is more than a few out
there; however, most of them (bristol, ams, etc.) seem to be
GUI-controlled (and hence require an x-server), which is not very
practical for me. I can think of a few ways to rig up a modular synth
with, say, ecasound, jack, and aconnect, but I was wondering if there is
any programme, package, or idea already out there to make this easier. I
also started playing with SuperCollider today, but language-driven
synthesis are, by necessity, more of a long-term endavour, and, right
now, I'm looking for more of a modular synth solution, especially
LADSPA-driven. Any idea?
Thanks,
S.M.
--
smassy(a)sdf.lonestar.org
soundtank? I've never used it.
http://www.nymu.net/soundtank/
7:22 p.m.
On 10/25/05, S. Massy <smassy(a)sdf.lonestar.org>
wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I am toying with the idea to re-start playing with digital synthesis
> once again (haven't done so in a while now). Judging by the number of
> synth packages in the Debian archive, there is more than a few out
> there; however, most of them (bristol, ams, etc.) seem to be
> GUI-controlled (and hence require an x-server), which is not very
> practical for me. I can think of a few ways to rig up a modular synth
> with, say, ecasound, jack, and aconnect, but I was wondering if there is
> any programme, package, or idea already out there to make this easier. I
> also started playing with SuperCollider today, but language-driven
> synthesis are, by necessity, more of a long-term endavour, and, right
> now, I'm looking for more of a modular synth solution, especially
> LADSPA-driven. Any idea?
>
> Thanks,
> S.M.
As an alternative to Super Collider you might look into Chuck. On the
surface it seems like an interesting alternative and possibly a bit
more manageable than SC, but again it's a language so it might take
more time than you want to invest:
http://chuck.cs.princeton.edu/
Anyway, even if you don't use I think it's interesting to know about.
Take care,
Mark
9:44 p.m.
Thanks, folks. I'm going to look into the most interesting of your
suggestions and figure out which might be best for me.
The world of free digital synthesis is alive indeed!
S.M.
On Wed, Oct 26, 2005 at 02:22:37PM -0700, Mark Knecht wrote:
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smassy(a)sdf.lonestar.org
On 10/25/05,
S. Massy <smassy(a)sdf.lonestar.org> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I am toying with the idea to re-start playing with digital synthesis
> once again (haven't done so in a while now). Judging by the number of
> synth packages in the Debian archive, there is more than a few out
> there; however, most of them (bristol, ams, etc.) seem to be
> GUI-controlled (and hence require an x-server), which is not very
> practical for me. I can think of a few ways to rig up a modular synth
> with, say, ecasound, jack, and aconnect, but I was wondering if there is
> any programme, package, or idea already out there to make this easier. I
> also started playing with SuperCollider today, but language-driven
> synthesis are, by necessity, more of a long-term endavour, and, right
> now, I'm looking for more of a modular synth solution, especially
> LADSPA-driven. Any idea?
>
> Thanks,
> S.M.
As an alternative to Super Collider you might look into Chuck. On the
surface it seems like an interesting alternative and possibly a bit
more manageable than SC, but again it's a language so it might take
more time than you want to invest:
http://chuck.cs.princeton.edu/
Anyway, even if you don't use I think it's interesting to know about.
Take care,
Mark
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