[racket] Small Racket-embedded dataflow DSP language

On 06/27/2013 02:15 PM, John Clements wrote:
> On Jun 12, 2013, at 9:24 AM, Tom Schouten wrote:
>
>> On 05/30/2013 08:21 PM, Tom Schouten wrote:
>>> On 05/30/2013 05:30 PM, John Clements wrote:
>>>> On May 30, 2013, at 1:21 PM, Tom Schouten wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi List,
>>>>>
>>>>> Here's a tiny experimental tool I've been working on the last couple of months:
>>>>> http://zwizwa.be/rai/rai.html
>>>>>
>>>>> It's mostly aimed at the music DSP world (sound synthesizers and effects) where feedback structures are very important, but it could be fairly generic in its use.  I tried to stay as close to Scheme as possible.
>>>>>
>>>>> The basic idea is to use Racket as replacement for Matlab, i.e. to analyze algorithms specified in a high level format, and use it to generate dependency-free C or ASM code for deeply embedded targets.
>>>>>
>>>>> Currently it can generate binary plugins for Windows VSTi, Pure Data and Jack Audio.
>>>> This looks totally awesome.  Would you consider making a Racket Package out of this? My fall class could definitely be interested.
>>>
>>> Cool :)
>>>
>>> Here's the package:
>>> raco pkg install github://github.com/zwizwa/rai/master
>>> That will run all the Racket code.
>>>
>>> For the C code gen, the Makefile is the best point of entry.
>>> Currently Linux only, and might need some tweaking.
>>>
>> added synth-lib.rkt basic synth kit and synth.rkt example synthesizer.
>>
>> - envelopes
>> - parameter control dezippers
>> - parameter control scales (exponential, "squashed" exponential, ...)
>> - SVF filter
>> - supersaw osc
>> - anti-aliased saw osc
>> - saturation functions
>> - FDN reverb tail
>>
>> How I use it at this time, Linux + Pd:
>>
>> make sp_host.pd_linux # build binary Pd wrapper
>> pd sp_test.pd&  # run Pd patch built around sp_host
>> make livecode # continuously compile synth.rkt ->  synth.sp binary module
>>
>> then edit synth.rkt or any of its dependencies and the binary code running in Pd will be updated, leaving state intact if the type didn't change.
> Very cool.
>
> If only my students weren't all running windows….
>
> John
>
>
It already uses mingw on linux for cross compilation so it should work 
pretty much out of the box with mingw on windows.