GSoC Proposal

[Seb Ruiz]

On 28/03/2008, Mark Kretschmann <kretschmann at kde.org> wrote:
> On 3/28/08, Abhishek Batra <abhshk.btra at gmail.com> wrote:
>  > I have been working on a project on my own. It is a sound processor
>  > ( coded in python ). A version of it has already been demonstrated in
>  > Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences' tech fest in 2007. Though it
>  >  is currently just for win32, I have been working on development for other
>  > platforms (scarcity of Macs in India being a big hindrance! ).
>  >
>  > I came up with the idea that it could be added as an extension to Amarok.
>  >  The most important feature of my project is that it has the capability
>  > of  processing sound on the fly. Hence. mixing of various mediums is
>  > possible. Also it would be much more useful than most other sound
>  > processing software since being available as an extension to Amarok will
>  >  allow users to organize their mixed and processed sound with their music
>  > collection.
>  >
>  > I have a lot of experience with c++ and python, and am now somewhat
>  > familiar with KDE.
>  >
>  > I want to know if someone could help me out with the final proposal if this
>  >  sounds good.
>
>
> Hi Abhishek,
>
>  to say the truth I think sound processing is somewhat out of scope for
>  an audio player like Amarok. Currently I wouldn't support such a
>  proposal, as I can't see a useful application for it.
>
>  Perhaps you could list some examples of what could be done with your
>  sound processor?

In the same vein, perhaps there are different apps which could use
your work, such as Audacity or Mixxx (a Qt based dj-ing app)



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