[linux-audio-dev] Python

[carmen]

On Mon Feb 05, 2007 at 03:07:05PM -0500, Stephen Sinclair wrote:
> >Highly doubtful. Python is fantastic for lots of jobs. This isn't one of
> >them.
> 
> Python isn't so good at real-time audio jobs, but I think it would be
> pretty decent as an audio "control" language. Using it to specify
> networks of C-code unit generators that run indepedently, then
> fielding OSC/MIDI messages, etc., changing parameters.
> 
> I guess there are a lot of languages that do this kind of thing.  Snd
> is an example of a Lisp-like language for these tasks.  SuperCollider
> is pretty nice, and definitely worth exploring.
> 
> However, for sample-level control, you want C/C++, for example with
> STK/RtAudio, or a sound language like Csound.  Lately I have been
> exploring Chuck, which so far seems fantastic.  The time-based control
> it gives you is really simple and nice to work with.
> 
> I think a good project would be to write a Python interface to a Chuck
> VM.  Use Python to program a GUI which modifies variables of a Chuck
> run-time.
 
chuck already has its own pure-openGL GUI toolkit, used for things like Audicle, and Tapestrea. i doubt youd get anything similar performance wise with python+canvas-of-choice. 

not sure how you program the chuck canvas though. i dont think its actualy in chuck the language?

> 
> Anyways, some things to think about.  As Paul said, Python can do lots
> of things, but real-time audio is not one of them.  Right tool for the
> job, and all... but you have lots of tools available.  I recommend
> exploring them.
> 
> Steve
>