Pd and Max/MSP are indeed great languages, at least with respect to being able to visualize audio signal flows. But I beg to differ with this idea that they can

Pd and Max/MSP are indeed great languages, at least with respect to being able to visualize audio signal flows. But I beg to differ with this idea that they can't be fast or efficient. Such languages can be compiled just like any other, though Pd doesn't do this in order to retain the flexibility of dynamic patching. [1] I helped write a system called Heavy which can translate Pure Data patches into fast C code. https://enzienaudio.com/ https://enzienaudio.com/ [2] Here's a simple example video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zwI5g3NNYw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zwI5g3NNYw