for those with charitable souls but little time, the question first: kindly
suggest a list, to supplement this one, dedicated to more general
electronic music topics including (gasp) commercial software.

have been lurking for a couple of months now but have only just this past
week scratched the very surface of csound. even so, it has allowed me to
realise an interminable dream to attain additive synthesis and thereby work
with sound as a painter works with paint: true klangfarbenmelodie -no not i
the first to dream.

although i have for some time subscribed to keyboard, electronic musician,
and macuser, with experience in subtractive and some fm synthesis, i still
have not hit upon a plan for creating music completely and most
importantly, *intuitively* within my computer (ok so i do gather
environmental source material on DAT as well), free of outboard equipment.
have a PowerComputing Mac clone 604/132/2 gig hd. no experience actually
programming a computer and now John C has scared the hell out of me,
more-so even than the csound manual (and for this i thank you john), with
his litany of frustrations (various csound bugs and followup...).

not overly concerned with midi, just want the minimum, perhaps for eventual
live performance with alternative controller.

think what i want to do is trigger AIFF files with sequencer and record to
multitrack.

macuser picks EMAGIC Logic Audio, but names Digital Performer 1.7 as most
elegant interface. Interface yeah that's what i want. yet attended an
Opcode seminar and was certainly impressed with interface as well as
quality of pitch-shifting.

anyone out there work with one or more of the above? i'm willing to spend
another $3000 or so in the next few months. is it best to purchase a card?
how can i continue to work with csound and integrate it with sequencer,
multitrack recording software, and DAT. and i do want quad. do i need to
spend more?

but wait! ultimately i would like to turn my attention to creating sound
for the web. have information on numerous sound file formats. RealAudio
sounds great, but not everyone i work with will provide server it requires.
for quality should i stick with AIFF? what about free links for software to
playback for end user?

oh yeah, sorry...

greetings csound!

schooled musician, carried a card for over 20 years, performed across the
board stylistically, and taught, all with many embarrassments and abject
poverty. then, in 1990, as an actor as well, started experimental
theatrical company Sicpa with partner Bill Conte. based in spaces large and
small, first in Staten Island, then Manhattan. most of our work has been
with large ensembles and "developed" productions, although we have worked
more improvisationally as well. currently gapping spark plugs for Dante
Project: Inferno, multimedia, site specific, under our new for-profit
moniker TAOHaus (theater artists' omnibus).

thanks to all at csound for simply existing.

yours,

tolve