An Open Architecture for Real-Time Audio Processing Software

Title	An Open Architecture for Real-Time Audio Processing Software
Publication Type	Conference Paper
Year of Publication	1999
Authors	Chaudhary, Amar [1], Freed Adrian [2], and Wright Matthew [3]
Refereed Designation	Refereed
Conference Name	Audio Engineering Society 107th Convention,
Publisher	Audio Engineering Society
Conference Location	New York, NY
Keywords	OSW, Open Sound World, Music Programming Language, Data Flow, Visual Programming [4]
Abstract	OSW, or "Open Sound World," allows development of audio applications using patching, C++, high-level specifications and scripting. In OSW, components called "transforms" are dynamically configured into larger units called "patches." New components can be expressed using familiar mathematical definitions without deep knowledge of C++. High-level specifications of transforms are created using the "Externalizer," and are compiled and loaded into a running OSW environment. The data used by transforms can have any valid C++ type. OSW uses a reactive real-time scheduler that safely and efficiently handles multiple processors, time sources and synchronous data flows.
URL	http://cnmat.berkeley.edu/publication/open_architecture_real_time_audio_processing_software [5]