Glicol
A graph-oriented live coding language and audio DSP library written in Rust for real-time music creation and audio development.
What is Glicol?
Glicol is a graph-oriented live coding language and audio engine written in Rust, designed for real-time audio synthesis and digital signal processing. It enables users to create and manipulate audio by connecting nodes in a graph, similar to hardware modular synthesis, and runs across platforms including web browsers, VST plugins, and embedded systems like Bela boards. The project bridges high-level music control with low-level, sample-accurate audio manipulation.
Glicol is for live coding performers, educators teaching electronic music or DSP, and audio developers building web-based music apps, VST plugins, or embedded audio systems. It targets both beginners with no coding or music production experience and experienced music coders looking for rapid prototyping tools.
Developers choose Glicol for its unique graph-oriented paradigm with intuitive operators (>> and ~) for signal routing, enabling a hardware-like modular workflow. Its cross-platform execution via WebAssembly allows for zero-installation, collaborative live coding in browsers, while the underlying Rust audio library offers performance and safety for audio app development.
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Graph-oriented live coding language and music/audio DSP library written in Rust
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