Re: Audio and Midi with GNUstep on Linux

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Hi Lars -

Our "ALSA-Sound-Kit” implements a new-ish take on sound device integration, 
using some more modern Objective-C features where it made sense.
T
 

> On Feb 11, 2024, at 9:21 AM, lars.sonchocky-helldorf@hamburg.de wrote:
> 
> 
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>> Am 11.02.2024 um 15:55 schrieb info@mclarenlabs.com:
>> 
>> We've released the alpha version of our ALSA Sound Kit and McLaren Synth Kit 
>> along with some demonstration programs.  The first library enables Audio and 
>> MIDI access on Linux, and the second provides a graph-based audio processing 
>> toolkit.  Units like oscillators, envelopes, filters and reverb are the 
>> elements from which notes may be built.
>> 
>> Our goal was to make experimenting with Audio and MIDI easy and fun using 
>> GNUstep on Linux.
>> 
>> One of the more interesting demos involves tying audio and MIDI objects 
>> together with StepTalk.  An eventual goal is producing a more full-featured 
>> audio/midi toolbox with StepTalk as its scripting language.  Take a look 
>> here and try it out some of the demos if interested.
>> 
>>   https://github.com/mclarenlabs/libs-mclaren-alpha
>> 
>> And read about the software design here
>> 
>>   https://mclarenlabs.github.io/libs-mclaren-alpha/
>> 
>> I'm interested in feedback too, especially on how building and installing 
>> goes.
>> 
>> The project is a little light on visualizualitions and GUI elements, but the 
>> audio machinery is fairly robust, IMO.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Tom
> 
> Hi Tom,
> 
> SoundKit rings a bell with me. I know SoundKit as a OpenStep Library from the 
> OS 4.2 days. Is your SoundKit Library API compatible with this?
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
>       Lars