I have, I believe, fixed the problems preventing some of you from
registering or using the AXCsound control. The fixes consisted of loading
DirectSound dynamically, and statically linking in ATL registration code.
This SHOULD mean that AXCsoun will run whether or not you have installed the
DirectX runtime or ATL.DLL on your computer. Please let me know what you
experience.

If you will pardon a repetition of my original announcement for the sake of
those wandering into this thread midstream...

This is to announce the availability of AXCsound, a freeware ActiveX control
version of Csound.

AXCsound contains all the features of John ffitch's public-domain Csound,
the most widely used sound processing language, together with Gabriel
Maldonado's code for real-time MIDI control and low-latency
DirectSound output, in the form of a full ActiveX control and a standalone
Windows program.

AXCsound has been tested on Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0, and should run on
Windows 98. Additional features include:

...A graphical user interface.

...A new all-in-one text file format for Csound, combining command options,
score, orchestra, and MIDI file into one file.

...The ability to stop, restart, or reload Csound at any time.

...Built-in text editing windows for scores and orchestras.

...An "arrangement" window for assigning numbers to named instruments.

...A test window with a test score for rapid, interactive development of new
instruments.

...Online help.

...A COM interface for the complete programmatic control of AXCsound from
other languages and applications such as C++, Visual Basic, or J++.

...The ability to be embedded, complete with score and orchestra, in
spreadsheets, Web pages, and other OLE container documents.

...A launcher for standalone use; it can even render the same command lines
as regular Csound.

...A MathLink protocol for use from inside Mathematica 3.0 notebooks.

I developed AXCsound to serve as a general-purpose software synthesizer
component for my algorithmic composition software. But, of course, AXCsound
can be used for other purposes as well, including, on a fast enough
computer, live performance.

Download AXCsound now from http://www.pipeline.com/~gogins/AXCsound.htm, or
read more about it. It's free! And it includes all source code under the
terms of the GNU General Public License.