| Name : faust
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| Version : 0.9.9.4
| Vendor : http://Packman_links2linux_de
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| Release : 0.pm.2
| Date : 2008-03-27 18:15:27
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| Group : Development/Languages/Other
| Source RPM : faust-0.9.9.4-0.pm.2.src.rpm
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| Size : 4.77 MB
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| Packager : Toni Graffy < toni_links2linux_de>
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| Summary : Faust - A Functional DSP programming language
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Description :
* What is FAUST ?
FAUST is a compiled language for real-time audio signal processing.
The name FAUST stands for Functional AUdio STream. Its programming
model combines two approaches : functional programming and block
diagram composition. You can think of FAUST as a structured block
diagram language with a textual syntax.
* What is FAUST intended for ?
FAUST is intended for developers who need to develop efficient C/C++
audio plugins for existing systems or full standalone audio
applications. Thanks to some specific compilation techniques and
powerful optimizations, the C++ code generated by the Faust compiler
is usually very fast. It can generally compete with (and sometimes
outperform) hand-written C code.
* What does it look like ?
Programming with FAUST is somehow like working with electronic
circuits and signals. A FAUST program is a list of definitions that
defines a signal processor block-diagram : a piece of code that
produces output signals according to its input signals (and maybe
some user interface parameters).
*How does it work ?
Faust is a compiled language translated to C++. In order to
generate the most efficient code, the compilation is based on a
semantic approach. Instead of compiling directly the block-diagram
as described by the user, the idea is to compile its mathematical
meaning (what it actually computes).
Author: Yann Orlarey < orlareyAATTgrame.fr>
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