> except that it has no python bindings and I have difficulties to get it > running on my machines, but I contacted Victor already to figure out if > its just me. check out Chuck http://chuck.cs.princeton.edu/ or SC http://www.audiosynth.com/. theyre realtime audio engines that run on linux. SC is a pair of a synthesis engine, and a language to control it. the SCLang unfortunately only works on 32bit x86 and ppc, but there are other options available, like Haskell: http://www.slavepianos.org/rd/f/409875/ , and probably anything else you can rig up via OSC..