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An audio engine in C++?

• tomduncalf 9y ago
  Yep - C++ is generally used for audio programming because you can write code that is real time safe for use on the audio thread (low latencies mean you might have 5ms to fill a buffer with fairly intense calculations required for a modern synth, so any waiting for locks, memory allocation, GC pauses etc. can be disastrous and lead to audible glitches). On top of that there’s a huge amount of code and libraries for audio stuff written in C++ - we used JUCE which provides a lot of helpful abstractions and cross platform compatibility.
  • zebraflask 9y ago
    Is there? What would that huge amount of code meant to you?
    • tomduncalf 9y ago
      It means you can build on top of other people’s proven abstractions rather than writing your own buggy ones ;)