Re: [linux-audio-dev] modular synth GUI status?

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] modular synth GUI status?
From: Marcus Andersson (054185595_AT_telia.com)
Date: Wed Nov 19 2003 - 23:47:37 EET

Hi,

the project http://nmedit.sf.net tries to recreate the editor for Clavia Nord
Modular. The progress is slow but steady.

I had an idea that we should create a generic module canvas that could be
reused by other modular synthesizers. It would handle module visualization,
movement, interaction, cable connections, common widgets and so on. XML could
be used to configure the canvas for a particular modular synthesizer. Some
kind of event model would be used to hook up the canvas with the underlying
patch representation. Unfortunately I haven't had the time to specify or
implement such a canvas yet. I am not involved in the current GUI effort,
which is a direct implementation in java without the generic canvas abstraction.

As things look now, the architecture will evolve into a protocol backend and
a graphical editor frontend. This means that it will be possible to control
the synth through both a text interface and a GUI.

Marcus

Juhana Sadeharju wrote:
> Hello. Who of us are working on a modular synth GUI where user
> grab&drag modules and connects them with cables? I'm myself
> interested in the editor GUI development --- there already
> are many modular audio engines, but not particularly good GUIs
> (Quasimodo might be an exception if I remember correctly).
>
> Below is a short list of modular synths. I'm still searching for
> more. I will mail an updated list later, but at meanwhile you
> could help me ;-)
>
> Regards,
> Juhana
>
> == cut ==
> Name Author Has cable-GUI Has script-GUI
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Nord Modular Clavia Yes No
> Harmonizer/Vsig Eventide Yes Yes
> Oasys Korg ? ?
> Csound Barry Vercoe No Yes
> Cmusic ? No Yes
> Quasimodo Paul Davis Yes No
> PD Miller Puckette Yes No
> PSK ? No Yes
> jmax ? ? ?
> Nyquist (1) R.B. Dannenberg No Yes
> SAOL ? No Yes
> ?? Creamware Yes No
> Arts ? Yes No
> Vaz Modular ? Yes No
> Reaktor ? Yes No
> Tasman ? ? ?
> SyncC modular ? ? ?
> BlockCompiler Matti Karjalainen No Yes
> == cut ==
>

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