[music-dsp] [ot] Mac OSX MIDI/AUDIO

[Marc Poirier]

>Can anyone recommend good on-line sources to study up on OSX MIDI/AUDIO?

http://developer.apple.com

http://www.audiosynth.com also has sources for a simple Cocoa audio 
app that makes a sine wave.

Also check out SimpleSynth http://pete.yandell.com/software/ which is 
open source & uses CoreAudio & CoreMIDI.

>From the MOTU, Steinberg, and EMAGIC web pages, looks like there are no
>"main-stream" OSX third-party MIDI interface or audio interface drivers
>available at the current time, and the "big guys" current products still run
>in OS 9 classic mode.
>
>I don't even have the audio outputs of my G4 hooked up, relying on a MOTU
>2408. Without OSX 2408 drivers, the OSX audio experience is definitely
>lacking from that little built-in speaker (GRIN).

I would email MOTU because they have released some OS X drivers 
already (for example, my MOTU MIDI interface has OS X drivers) & they 
probably at least have a beta of a 2408 driver that they could give 
you, given that you're developing an OS X MIDI/audio app.

>It would be nice to find some sources about the development directions, and
>rate of arrival of practical pro MIDI/Audio programs that are native OSX
>compatible. Find out how long it will be before I actually have to seriously
>consider carbonizing my MIDI app.

It's already time to!  A few major audio apps already run natively 
(Spark, Peak, Live, & others) & other ones are currently being 
completely (like Logic).  And despite whatever you saw at those other 
web pages, there are many devices with OS X drivers.  M-Audio has OS 
X drivers for everything, & a few other companies that I'm forgetting 
right now...

Marc

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