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Renoise plugin wishlist (sorta) pt 1 (maybe)

SuperCollider interface/host

A SuperCollider (https://supercollider.github.io/) host inside a digital audio workstation has been something I have been wanting for a long while. The idea of being able to code my own synth right inside my DAW, has been something I have hoped for a long long while. I think with Renoise's (https://www.renoise.com/) plugin/tool support it could be possible. One of the most impressive tools I have used for Renoise is CDP interface (https://www.renoise.com/tools/cdp-interface. A tool that well allows Renoise to interface with Composers Desktop Project (https://www.composersdesktop.com/) an absolutely wonderful (but clunky to use) DSP effects.

Typically you would use these effects via the command line and some absolutely mad parameters (as seen below) CDP example image but having Renoise be able to interface with these and send these parameters with a simple GUI is such a godsend.

So with CDP interface being a thing, i think a SuperCollider interface could be possible too. I could have a crack at it myself but it could be a whole lotta work with my less then ideal Lua (https://www.lua.org/) knowledge. if i do i'll be sure to update it here and on my Github repo. (https://github.com/chrymusic/renoise-plugins)