Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Audio dependency rendering - an idea
From: Paul Winkler (slinkp23_AT_yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Nov 19 2001 - 06:31:40 EET
On Sat, Nov 17, 2001 at 06:31:11PM +0100, Robert Jonsson wrote:
(long snip)
I've thought about much the same thing.
It's worth noting that, as long as you're working with tools that can
be driven from the command line, make (1) can do all that - that's
what it's for!
I've heard from at least one guy on the csound list who works heavily
with make, by breaking the piece into many short sections and many
sub-orchestras, and using a simple mixer orc/sco to combine everything
and arrange the sections. This means that large pieces that would take
all night to render can be worked on in near-realtime.
and of course, for backing up or emailing such a monster, "make clean"
is really handy!
But writing a non-trivial makefile is... not trivial. In fact it's a
pain, at least for me. I'd love make-like functionality to be
integrated into a DAW / sequencer system. I think it'd be a big job,
but extremely powerful.
I have some half-assed ideas along these lines on my web page, in the
"old weird hacks & pipe dreams" section; it includes a (quite ugly)
mockup "screenshot".
http://www.slinkp.com/code/#smake
--paul winkler home: http://www.slinkp.com music: http://www.reacharms.com calendars: http://www.calendargalaxy.com
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