element VS 4klang

Compare element vs 4klang and see what are their differences.

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element 4klang
16 4
1,018 272
3.2% -
9.4 0.0
2 months ago about 2 years ago
C++ C++
GNU General Public License v3.0 only MIT License
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element

Posts with mentions or reviews of element. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-04-12.

4klang

Posts with mentions or reviews of 4klang. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-12.
  • help packing sound in <4k
    6 projects | /r/Demoscene | 12 May 2023
    I had a deeper look at 4klang, it looks like it's not really taking care of sound output, it's "only" creating the sounds and filling a buffer (I might be wrong, that level of assembly is soooooo over my head. still damn interesting to read, tho)
  • Is there an audio equivalent of SVG?
    1 project | /r/AskProgramming | 28 Apr 2022
    Another thing that comes very close is this: https://github.com/hzdgopher/4klang This is a synth supposed to produce a size-compact output suitable for demos and similar scenarios. It does not create a XML (merely the opposite) but the main point is that the principles are close to what you are describing.
  • Creating procedural audio for demos
    1 project | /r/Demoscene | 14 Mar 2022
    Two resources that spring to mind are 4klang and this old article series by kebby that doesn't seem to be online any longer. Mirrored here.

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