DIY Digital synthesis, anyone?

[Ray Peck]

>> If this is what you want to do, you should really look at CSound.
>> It's a programming language designed just for this.  The older
>> versions could just write sound files which you would play later, but
>> the newer versions can play some stuff in realtime.
>
>I've been looking for this... the only ftp site I've found for it is
>ftp.cecelia.mit.edu (or nearest offer), which refuses guest
>connections.Does anyone have a handier location, with proximity to the
>UK being cool...

I would start at the CCRMA web page.

>> Also check out OutOfPhase.
>
>I had a look at this once, on my Mac, but the machine has no FPU and was
>punishingly slow. Does OOPhase exist for other platforms? I have access
>to Linux and DOS, on a DX5-133 with 16Mb.

Seems to be pretty decent on my 6100/60, although I've only run the
demos.  I don't think it's available on other platforms.