Re: Two questions for the experts

> First question: 
>    Is there any other good languages for DSP/Synthesis besides Csound worth 
>  
> learning (markup or other)? Or should I just focus on Csound? 
 
Big question that! There is also SuperCollider, which is a really nice 
language, but has far fewer sound generators. And as you've been doing 
computer science, you may want to investigate the Perry Cook Synthesis 
Toolkit, something I've been meaning to get arount to. 
 
However, personally I'd suggest holding off on SuperCollider or other text 
languages till we see how Csound 5 turns out. In the meantime it can't hurt to 
learn PD or Max/MSP ( if you're on Mac ) or jMax. ( All are similar in style.) 
These have a completely different approach and paradigm from Csound so they 
complement each other well and make you think about the problems differently. 
 
>    I've been toying with the idea of  networking a few old linux boxes  
> together and getting some cheap controllers for them. Then programming a  
> synth on each one and running them real time outputting audio fromm each one 
> to an analogue mixer and controlling them via a sequencing program on  
> another 'master' computer (basically treating each linux box as a  
> stand-alone synth). I would only run one synth on each box because when I  
> say 'old' I mean p3. (a p3 should be able to handle atleast one intsrument  
> real time right?). 
 
Certainly doable, but there are issues. Problem is you'll need either some 
sort of network protocal or midi card for each and a sound card for each that 
is half decent. If they don't already have these, that may drive the cost up 
enough that you'd be better off with just a couple of faster machines. Glyn 
and I did a fair bit using two machines and that worked fairly well, but the 
latency on the stock sound card on the laptop was so much worse than on the 
clunky desktop with a proper soundcard. So I think the answer would depend on 
how much gear you can scrounge up free or dirt cheap! 
 
The other issue is how you want the machines to talk to each other. If they 
are linux machines I think it *should* ( corrections? ) be possible to get 
them controlling each other with score events via pipes thus bypassing midi. 
How one would do this over a network protocal instead of midi, I don't know, 
but I'd sure like hear any stories. 
 
At any rate, I'd certainly be interested in hearing how it goes. = ) 
 
Iain 
 
 
>  
> Is this practical? Or would there be better ways to do this (I think the  
> idea of having a bunch of linux boxes as synths is alluring to my computer  
> geek side) 
>  
> _________________________________________________________________ 
> Create a Job Alert on MSN Careers and enter for a chance to win $1000!  
> http://msn.careerbuilder.com/promo/
kaday.htm?siteid=CBMSN_1K&sc_extcmp=JS_JASweep_MSNHotm2 
>  
> _______________________________________________ 
> csoundtekno mailing list 
> [email protected] 
>  
> Subscribe, unsubscribe, change mailing list options: 
> http://plot.bek.no/mailman/listinfo/csoundtekno 
>  
 
 

_______________________________________________
csoundtekno mailing list
[email protected]

Subscribe, unsubscribe, change mailing list options:
http://plot.bek.no/mailman/listinfo/csoundtekno