KLANG: Live and expressive C++ for audio [ADC24 Workshop]

Nash, Chris

Abstract

This workshop provides a practical introduction to two technologies developed to support C++ audio development: klang, a C++ dialect (language extension) that adds audio DSP semantics to modern C++, and rapIDE (rapid audio prototyping IDE), a complete C++ development environment in an audio plugin, supporting live code editing, recompiling, debugging, and analysis within the DAW. Developed to improve the liveness and usability of professional DSP practices, both tools facilitate the expressive design and rapid prototyping of new synthesisers, effects, and sounds, while lowering the threshold to C++ for newcomers and learners, without compromising its expressive ceiling or performance-notably, by introducing language support for signal flow. The workshop will guide participants from any background in the development of a variety of effects and synthesiser plugins to explore the Klang language and rapIDE platform.

• Presentation Conference Type: Presentation / Talk
• Conference Name: Audio Developer Conference (ADC) 2024
• Start Date: Nov 11, 2024
• End Date: Nov 13, 2024
• Acceptance Date: Aug 30, 2024
• Deposit Date: Sep 23, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 24, 2024
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/12901784