Csound – computer programming language for sound

Csound is a computer programming language for sound, also known as a sound compiler or an audio programming language, or more precisely, an audio DSL. It is called Csound because it is written in C, as opposed to some of its predecessors.

Csound was originally written at MIT by Barry Vercoe, based on his earlier system called Music 11, which in its turn followed the MUSIC-N model initiated by Max Mathews at the Bell Labs. Its development continued throughout the 1990s and 2000s, led by John ffitch at the University of Bath. The first documented version 5 release is version 5.01 on March 18, 2006. Many developers have contributed to it, most notably Istvan Varga, Gabriel Maldonado, Robin Whittle, Richard Karpen, Michael Gogins, Matt Ingalls, Steven Yi, Richard Boulanger, and Victor Lazzarini.

Csound is closely related to the underlying language for the Structured Audio extensions to MPEG-4, SAOL.

Some of the Csound applications :

AudioKit 2.0: http://audiokit.io/

Introduces “Playgrounds” which use dynamic code-injection to allow you to develop instruments in real-time with immediate aural feedback.

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GE – 4D ultra sound : http://www.gereports.com/post/92446012480/what-is-4d-ultrasound-technology

For more details visit: http://www.csounds.com/