====== Tools ======

A comparative study of several sound processing tools done at [[http://lac.linuxaudio.org/2010/index.php?page=program&details=1&mode=list&page=program&pdb_filterday=2&pdb_filterlocation=6&pdb_filtertype=o|LAC2010 tools round-table]]. The table should represent what the tools are meant for. This way the table can guide a new user to the right tool for their job.

<note warning> WORK IN PROGRES\\
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===== Legend and Keys =====
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^ use-case | see legend below|
^ dev/user |Taget audience: Users or Developers| 
^ cross-platf. |also runs on platforms other than GNU/Linux| 
^ video |app offers support for video processing/generation| 
^ batch | the tool itself offers batch processing: it supports offline (audio) rendering |
^ scoring |app offers native support for scored pieces or interprets musical scores.| 
^ livecoding |can be used for livecoding| 
^ embed. |embeddable (ie. app is available in the form of a library) |

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^ GUI |graphical user interface|
^ txt-UI |textual interface| 
^ sync. | supports synchronous (sample-based) processing at fixed samplerate(s) (typically audio and video).| 
^ async. | asynchronous (event-based) processing (typically MIDI, OSC and the like) |
^ multirate | can process synchronous streams of (audio) data at different samplerates. | 
^ 1-sample |can process 1 sample at a time| 
^ functional | functional programming paradigm (stateless)| 
^ exec |code is //interpreted// or requires //compilation//|
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<box|Use-case Legend>
  * **P**: scored Piece
  * **D**: pure DSP
  * **I**: interactive
  * **A**:analysis
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===== Comparison Table =====

^ Tool ^ use\\ case ^ dev/\\ user ^ cross-\\ platf. ^ video ^ batch ^ scoring ^ live\\ coding ^ embed. ^ GUI ^ txt\\ UI ^ sync. ^ async. ^ multi\\ rate ^ 1-\\ sample ^ func-\\ tional ^ RT ^ GC ^ exec ^!--


  NOTE: THIS TABLE IS BEST EDITED WITH A MONOSPACE FONT.

        name               usecase        X  vid bat  sco  lvc emb  GUI  txt snc  asy  mult 1s  fun   rt gc exec 
                                                                                                --!
|[[apps:all:clam|CLAM]]   | DAI    |dev |(y)|(n)|(y) |(n) |(n)|(y) |(y) |(y) |(y) |(y) |(y) |(y)|(n)|(y) |(n) |compiled |
|[[apps:all:pure_data|Pd]]| IAP    |user|(y)|(y)|(y) |(y)*|(y)|(n) |(y) |(n) |(y) |(y) |(n)*|(y)|(n)|(y) |(n) |interpreted|
|[[apps:all:faust|Faust]] | D      |dev |(y)|(n)|(y) |(n) |(n)|(y) |(y) |(y) |(y) |(n) |(n) ((not yet))                                                                                       |(y)|(y)|(y) |(n) |compiled |
|[[apps:all:chuck|Chuck]] | IA     |user|(y)|(n)|(y) |(n) |(y)|(n) |(n) |(y) |(y) |(y) |(y) |(y)|(n)|(y) |(n) |interpreted|
|[[apps:all:csound|Csound]]| PI    |user|(y)|(n)|(y) |(y) |(n)((Livecoding is possible with 3rd party addons))                                                      |(y) |(n)((3rd party GUIs are available: fi. QuteCSound, Algoscore, Cecilia, blue..))                                                                |(y) |(y) |(y) |(n) |(n)|(n)|(y) |(n) |interpreted|
|[[apps:all:supercollider|SC3]]|PI |user|(y)|(y)|(y)?|(y) |(y)|(y)*|(n) |(y) |(y) |(y) |(n) |(n)|(y)|(y) |(y) |interpreted|
|[[apps:all:snd-rt|Snd-RT]]|PDI?   |user|(y)|(n)|(y)?|(n)?|(y)|(n) |(y) |(y) |(y) |(y) |(y) |(y)|(y)|(y) |(y) |compiled |
|[[http://lua-av.mat.ucsb.edu/|Lua-AV]]                     | PDI  |user|(y)|(y)|    |    |(y)|    |    |(y) |(y) |(y) |    |(y)|(y)|(y) |(y) |interpreted/JIT          |
|[[apps:all:fluxus|Fluxus]]|       |user|   |(y)|    |    |(y)|    |(y) |(y) |    |    |    |   |(y)|(y) |(y) |interpreted|
|[[apps:all:gstreamer|Gstreamer]]| |dev |   |   |    |    |   |    |    |    |    |    |    |   |(n)|(y) |(n) |compiled   |
|CLM|                         DIA? |user|(y)|(n)|(y)?|(y) |(n)|(y) |(y) |(y) |(y) |(y) |(y) |(y)|(y)|(n) |(y) |both      |
|[[apps:all:nyquist|nyquist]]|     |user|   |   |    |    |   |    |    |    |    |    |    |   |(y)|(n) |(y) |interpreted |

Note: the (*)'s are //missing// footnotes from the original document that came to be at LAC2010. Attendees of said round-table please clarify.