Ken Locarnini wrote:
> 

> By the way, what is going to happen to CSound with real-time tools like
> Reality Software Synth (www.seersystems.com) and others like it coming out?
>  Seems like perhaps CSound has stayed too acedemic to be appreciated by
> more musicians and may fall by the wayside even though its free.
> 

The next version of SoftSamp will be in real-time, provided that you
have a fast enough Windows 95/NT machine with a decent amount of memory.
SoftSamp will also use CSound to create a more detailed output in non-
realtime.  I hope to have a beta version available in the next couple
of weeks or so.  The plan is to couple SoftSamp, among other things, 
with the new up and coming ADI Sharc CSound gear...

BTW:  SoftSamp is not using CSound for the real-time playback.  We
have developed our own engine for auditioning loop points, LFO,
and ADSR envelopes all at once.  Polyphony is directly related to
how fast your machine can fill in the buffers...Real-time reverbs,
filters, etc will come when machines can handle them more graciously.
It will happen...that you can guarentee...We musicians/tech heads
have an exciting world to look forward to.
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