The CARL System: Premises, History, and Fate

In the 1980s, the author and other programmers developed an open-source, portable music synthesis and signal processing system at the Computer Audio Research Laboratory (CARL) at UCSD. The CARL Software Distribution provided a framework for the development of experimental music employing newly avail...

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Published in:Computer music journal 2002-12, Vol.26 (4), p.52-60
Main Author: Loy, Gareth
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Baroque music
Composers
Computer Music
Computer programming
Computer software
Computer systems
Computer technology
Design
History
Music Software
Musical instruments
Operating systems
Personal computers
Programming (Computer)
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Summary:In the 1980s, the author and other programmers developed an open-source, portable music synthesis and signal processing system at the Computer Audio Research Laboratory (CARL) at UCSD. The CARL Software Distribution provided a framework for the development of experimental music employing newly available portable compilers (for the C programming language) and operating systems (UNIX). One of the central aims was to make programming the CARL system no more difficult than operating it. The best thing about the CARL programming model is the large number of compositions that were realized using CARL software, both at CARL and elsewhere. A major liability of the CARL approach is its avoidance of anything resembling dynamic real-time operation. Diagrams and references are included.
ISSN:0148-9267
1531-5169
DOI:10.1162/014892602320991374