hey Josh,
the easiest way is to communicate with osc, so you need a "backend" to
handle synthesis stuff (any osc capable app - csound, max/msp. pd.
sc3, etc etc). of course you *could* write your own synth engine +
couple that with a scripting lang, there was a couple floating around
(i think pulsecode was one i saw) but this is definitely more work
than you really need to do.
In my opinion, the best way to get going is to start firing off some
simple scripts first that create musical (via osc) events and then
progress into more realtime scenarios.
The downside of using a language like perl is that it isn't dynamic,
in the sense that it cant easily be modified on the fly. the
livecode.pl script gets around that by using some clever little tricks
to create a self-modifying loop. so if your interested in using perl
specifically then checking out the work done there would be a good
start.
Having said that I'm not a perl guru, so others on this list will no
doubt be able to give you more info.
cheers,
James
On 8/16/07, Josh Lawrence <hardbop200_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> hello all,
>
> my name is Josh, and this is officially my second post to the list.
> :) I am a musician and linux user, and would like to get into
> livecoding. alas, I also need to learn perl for my day job. after
> looking at the toplap wiki, I see that these two could go
> hand-in-hand.
>
> I've read the document called "hacking perl in nightclubs," but I
> still have some questions about how to begin to use perl to create
> music. for example, I assume that perl has no synthesis capabilities
> within itself; what will actually make sounds? I see that perl will
> handle most any OSC-enabled synths, so any recommendations here would
> be great.
>
> I know I'm asking simplistic questions, and I appreciate any advice
> that you can give (even answering questions I don't have yet!). I see
> this as a great motivation to learn something that I can use in two
> places in my life, I just need a little kick-start to get me moving.
>
> thanks all,
>
> josh
>
> --
> Josh Lawrence
>
> http://www.hardbop200.com
> http://www.joshlawrencetrio.com
>
Received on Thu Aug 16 2007 - 04:03:24 BST