> I want the benefits of a textual programming language, but I don't really want to have to start thinking about sound waves in terms of literal numeric frequen

> I want the benefits of a textual programming language, but I don't really want to have to start thinking about sound waves in terms of literal numeric frequencies That's a bit of a contradiction. It's exactly the reason to use a programming language to have that level of control over signal processing. Otherwise you're better off with a tool like Reactor or VCV Rack.