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by Chuckk Hubbard :: Rate this Message:

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On the other hand, the developer-friendly version just has Csound and
then users figure out on their own how to interface with it.
Seems the reality is somewhere in the middle.
-Chuckk

On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 7:02 PM, Jacob Joaquin<jacobjoaquin@...> wrote:

>
> What if?
>
> Csound only comes in one variety, Csound Core. Csound Core is designed with
> an interface layer.  Developers design plugins/add-ons to Csound Core using
> this interface layer.  Users download and use Csound Core.  When a
> particular user needs something more than Csound Core has to offer, they go
> to the Csound Plugin page, find what they are looking for, download, and
> install.  After the installation, Csound Core automatically recognizes the
> plugin.  Csound Core does not need to be compiled, it just works.
>
> Plugins include: Python, Java, VST, CsoundAC, Audio Units, TclCsound, FLTK
> Widgets, Virtual MIDI Keyboard, LADSPA, Plugin Manager (allows users to turn
> on/off installed plugins), etc.  Third party software also uses this same
> interface layer to use Csound as an audio engine.
>
> To me, this is nearly the ideal situation.  Is this possible. Absolutely!
> Plausible, maybe?
>
> Best,
> Jake
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