Re: sounds and source code

[Elliot Lee <sopwith redhat com>]

On Mon, 9 Oct 2000, Mark McGrew wrote:

> If we want to put sounds under the GPL, and the GPL requires that source 
> code (defined as "the preferred format for editing") be made available in 
> the same medium as the binaries, what if we were to create a language for 
> semi-abstract description of audio? Then we could (1) satisfy the GPL; 
> (2) provide binary-format-independent description of sounds; and (3) 
> compile into different formats, say RIFF, AU, MIDI, and MP3, just as C 
> can be compiled to run on Intel, Sparc, MIPS, ... You get the idea.

This is totally out of the scope of this list. Please investigate csound,
MPEG4-SA, or any of the other fine audio synthesis systems.

And for the record, I haven't met anyone with problems editing .wav
files. :)
-- Elliot
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