On 12 Feb 2007 06:21:39 -0800, Ross Ridge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Paul Rubin wrote: >> I think you can't really do that, not just because of Python but also >> as a result of using a multitasking OS that's not especially designed >> for real time. You have to rely on some buffering in the audio >> hardware, so you don't have to be sample-accurate with the timings. > >For his application you don't need "sample-accurate" timings. Between >MIDI and synthesizer latency a few milliseconds of delay are inherent >in what he's trying to do, regardless of operatings system, and a >latency of 20 milliseconds or more is probably acceptable. Assuming >he's not trying to write his own synthesizer, he might just be able to >write his application in Python under Mac OS X.
Yep. There are even some existing Python applications which deal with sound and manage to work with ~20ms samples. Jean-Paul -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
