Michael Gogins wrote:

> Csound could be put firmly back at the leading edge of the state of the art
> if:
> 
> Csound gets plugin unit generators and function tables with a SIMPLE, I mean
> REALLY simple, API.
> Csound gets double-precision signal processing (Buzz and Generator use
> floats).
> Csound gets low-latency MIDI and audio input and output that works more or
> less the same on its major platforms.
> Csound gets an at least semi-snazzy GUI including unit generator wiring.
> Csound gets an external API for programmatic control.
> Csound can act as a VST plugin.

This last point is _very_ good idea (the other points too). The VST 2 sdk,
featuring full midi control of plugin synths (AFAIK it's the only plugin
architecture with this feature) and a multiplatform GUI API, is due out any
day now (watch out for it on steinberg's vst devs list
). Furthermore it is open not only to plugin
developers but also to host developers, which should help it become a standard.

What would be really nice would be if csound could "compile" orcs as vst
plugins, somehow, instead of (or as well as) acting as a vst plugin.

-- 
Greetings,
Michel
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