Q: A Functional Programming Language for Multimedia Applications
Albert Gr · 2005
Q is a functional programming language based on term rewriting. Programs are collections of equations which are used to evaluate expressions in a symbolic fashion. Q comes with a set of extension modules which make it a viable tool for scientific programming, computer music, multimedia, and other advanced applications. In particular, Q provides special support for multimedia applications using PortAudio, libsndfile, libsamplerate, FFTW, MidiShare and OSC (including a SuperCollider interface). The paper gives a brief introduction to the Q language and its multimedia library, with a focus on the facilities for MIDI programming and the SuperCollider interface.