News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Alda – Text-Based Programming Language for Music Composition by qrv3w on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @01:35PM (#28212565)
Thanks!

I think SuperCollider is the best out there. It's syntax is weird yeah but you can use OSC to talk to anything else (this could easily be added to miti as well). Really I don't think a really good all-in-one exists there are lots of things that do all, but none do all as well as something that just does one thing.

Re:Alda – Text-Based Programming Language for Music Composition by bodge5000 on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @03:18AM (#28218459)
Oh sorry, I didn't mean all-in-one as in it can do everything, just that it can handle synthesis and composition. I guess "batteries included" might be a better term, what I really meant was something that needs no external sources for either sound or sequencing, you can make a track from start to end without needing to use something else.

Of course, supercollider does indeed fit this role, but as I've said I do have problems with it. Currently I'm looking at using a generic language, with some synthesis and composition modules. Suprisingly, game frameworks (e.g. Love2D) are looking promising for this, so that could be good, if a little bit overkill.