COSC 4P98 Topics in Computer Media and Digital Audio

Course Information // Software // Interesting Links // Student Work

MIDI

• MIDI @ Wikipedia
• MIDI Manufacturers Assoc.
• MIDI specification

Csound resources

• Csound @ Wikipedia
• cSounds.com
• CsoundQt: recommended front-end for Csound
• Csound manual online
• Mastering Csound tutorials
• Csound Editor
• Tutorial on CSoundAC: This is a Python interface that is included with the latest CSound. It is useful for algorithmic composition.
• Boulanger Labs: Example apps built with Csound engine.

Processing

• Processing(programming language) @ Wikipedia
• Processing.org
• Beads (audio library for Processing)

SuperCollider

• SuperCollider @ Wikipedia
• SuperCollider @ Sourceforge
• SuperCollider community
• The SuperCollider Book (with example chapters)

Pure Data

• Pure Data @ Wikipedia
• Pure Data Portal

VST SDK resources

• VST resources (local copy)
  • Here is the adelay example compiled into a DLL: adelay.zip
• Steinberg site with VST 3 SDK download.. Note that VST 2.0 is no longer supported.
• JUCE: popular framework for VST and audio app development. (check out the VST tutorials!)
• VSTGUI
• jVSTwRapper (Java wrapper for VST)
• VST Tutorial at asktoby.com
• How to make VST plugins in Visual Studio
• FlowStone: graphical programming environment for VST plug-in development (and other apps).
• KVR Audio: portal for VST apps.

Arduino

• Arduino @ Wikipedia
• Arduino homepage
• Get Arduino boards at: Robotshop, Amazon.ca, Mouser Electronics.
• More h/w at: Evil Mad Scientist.

Raspberry Pi

• RaspberryPi.org
• Adafruit Industries: hardware store.
• The Pi Hut: hardware store.

Other music languages

• Nyquist: Music language.
• jMax:visual programming environment (Java based)
• CLM: Common Lisp Music
• OpenMusic:visual programming environment (Lisp based)

Programming libraries

Java:
• Java Sound API: audio and midi for Java
• JSyn Audio Synthesis API

  C/C++:

• Audiokit Pro: For iOS and macOS.
• openframeworks: C++ tookkit for audio, graphics, and more
• JUCE: C++ library which includes audio and graphics.
• SoX: C++ library for audio
• PortAudio: small audio library for C and C++
• TempAu: Lightweight audio library for C++
• libsndfile: C library for audio I/O
• Soundtouch: library for changing pitch and tempo of audio.

  Python:

• Audio with Python
• Python audio tools
• Tons of Python music resources

  C#:

• Bass Audio
• Naudio Audio and Midi
• C# Midi Toolkit
• midi-dot-net

  Images:

• Freeimage: easy-to-use image I/O library.
• libpng.org: PNG utilities

Commercial software

• peerSynthV Internet collaboration
• crusher-X granular synth
• Arturia softsynths: :Analog classics
• Native Instruments Reaktor 6: build your own virtual instruments
• Propellerheads Reason : a complete electronic soft-synth studio
• Steinberg: creators of Cubase and VST (Virtual Studio Instruments)
• Ableton: music software for studio and live composition
• UI Software's Metasynth: graphical music composition
• Melodyne: real-time pitch and time warping

Free tools

• Paul's Extreme Sound Stretch: stretch sound files. Another version is PaulXStretch.
• Pure Dyne - OS for media artists
• Hydra for live coding in browsers (CDM)
• Cables.gl -- free visual programming tool (CDM). More at cables.gl.
• NAP, a free, high-performance data-driven visual and audio platform (CDM).
• Mozaic: create your own midi/audio plugins for AU
• Chrome MIDI API
• Audacity: free wave editor for Mac, Windows, Linux
• IanniX: free music/video sequencer
• Rosegarden: free sequencer for Linux
• Soundgrain: granular synthesis app
• Shortcircuit: free sampler
• QuickAudio: Another free wave editor
• Sound 2D Warper: free Windows apps that process and alter wave files; nice visualization front-ends
• The Music in the Numbers: another fractal music generator
• Winamp plugin developer wiki
• P22 Music Text Composition generator: turns text into MIDI.

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