Resound 3.0
Sean Luke seanl@cs.umd.edu
Resound port with help from Jerome Genest jgenest@gel.ulaval.ca
May 1, 1998
Resound is a modular sound editor, originally for NeXTSTEP, now ported to Rhapsody.
But Resound's function isn't just to edit sound--Resound provides an environment for programmers to create custom sound filters (modules), which load into Resound when it runs. Think of Resound as a free Adobe PhotoshopTM for sound bites.
Resound was made to fill a need in the NeXT community: no easy way to do sound research without writing a complete application. As a result, we usually have to use a variety of ad-hoc sound editors out there, each of which performs one specific sound function for which the editor was made. Resound tries to fix this.
If you have suggestions for Resound, bug reports, or just like to talk, send mail to seanl@cs.umd.edu
About these help files...
These help files are cleaned-up ports of the older 2.5 help files; this means that the older NeXTSTEP GUI images are used, and some menus have been rearranged somewhat. But hopefully this won't cause much trouble for you! It's a big job converting over all the help. We figured you'd rather have a working sound editor. :-)
What's Changed in This Release?
Resound has had a huge internal rewrite since 2.5, bringing it in-line with Rhapsody's unique brand of Objective-C. Rhapsody's SoundKit has a great many more bugs than NeXTSTEP ever did; may things you may find are buggy in Resound are due to the SoundKit and are nothing we can get around, unfortunately. Resound has also fixed some bugs and cleaned up a lot of syntax.
Free Source Code!
That's right. Resound 3.0 comes with free source code. If you want to use the source, you must agree to the (rather liberal) license that comes with it. If you want the older 2.5 source, you'll have to talk to me (Sean Luke seanl@cs.umd.edu) directly.
Changes to the Module API.
Resound also makes changes to its module API, adding a few minor features, but mostly making the api Rhapsody/ObjC compliant. Resound's documentation is now in HTML (thanks to Don Yacktman yackd@misckit.com).
Nifty New Icon and About Panel.
Check it out!
Contributors
Resound could not have been possible without the help of many people in the BYU and NeXT community. To see more about them, press here:
Resound Module Development
Resound comes with a simple API for developing loadable modules, which is free to copy and use for any purpose. To use the API, you need to understand the NeXT development environment, the Sound Kit, and how to create bundles. For more information on the API and Module development, press here: