Hi, Yesterday I had another SuperCollider lesson. So again I was tempted to buy a Mac. But I don't want to spend 1200 euro for a secondhand laptop while the one I have is still fine. And I definitely don't want to buy an big Mac.
Then I started thinking that it might be possible to start a free project that is source code compatible with SuperCollider. SC is a language like Smalltalk, and so GNU Smalltalk will be a good starting point. So the things to do are probably: - see what adaptations GNU Smalltalk needs to understand the syntax, and then try to adapt it, make patches - create the basic I/O classes (audio, MIDI) in C++ - see if James McCartney allows the free use of his library - if not, create the library according to the documentation - create the undocumented objects - try to see if it's possible to create the same kind of interpreter environment - find a better project name than SuperClonider ;) If you don't know SuperCollider, check www.audiosynth.com. It's the best audio/music programming environment/language I've ever used or even seen. But it's not free, as in both freedom and money. You need a Mac and 250 US$. Somebody interested? Comments? Suggestions? One question: is it legal to use the SC documentation to create the objects, and then release the code GPL'd? greetz, Kasper
