This is a list of notable programming languages optimized for sound production, algorithmic composition, and sound synthesis.
ABC notation, a language for notating music using the ASCII character set
Bol Processor, a model of formal grammars enriched with polymetric expressions for the representation of time structures
ChucK, strongly timed, concurrent, and on-the-fly audio programming language
Real-time Cmix, a MUSIC-N synthesis language somewhat similar to Csound
Cmajor, a high-performance JIT-compiled C-style language for DSP
Common Lisp Music (CLM), a music synthesis and signal processing package in the Music V family
Csound, a MUSIC-N synthesis language released under the LGPL with many available unit generators
Extempore, a live-coding environment that borrows a core foundation from the Impromptu environment
FAUST, Functional Audio Stream, a functional compiled language for efficient real-time audio signal processing
GLICOL, a graph-oriented live coding language written in Rust
Hierarchical Music Specification Language (HMSL), optimized more for music than synthesis, developed in the 1980s in Forth
Impromptu, a Scheme language environment for Mac OS X capable of sound and video synthesis, algorithmic composition, and 2D and 3D graphics programming
Ixi lang, a programming language for live coding musical expression.
JFugue, a Java and JVM library for programming music that outputs to MIDI and has the ability to convert to formats including ABC Notation, Lilypond, and MusicXML
jMusic
JSyn
Keykit, a programming language and portable graphical environment for MIDI music composition
Kyma (sound design language)
LilyPond, a computer program and file format for music engraving.
Max/MSP, a proprietary, modular visual programming language aimed at sound synthesis for music
Music Macro Language (MML), often used to produce chiptune music in Japan
MUSIC-N, includes versions I, II, III, IV, IV-B, IV-BF, V, 11, and 360
Nyquist
OpenMusic
Orca (music programming language)[1]
Pure Data, a modular visual programming language for signal processing aimed at music creation
Tidal Cycles, a live coding environment for algorithmic patterns, written in Haskell and using Supercollider for synthesis
Reaktor
Sonic Pi
Structured Audio Orchestra Language (SAOL), part of the MPEG-4 Structured Audio standard
SuperCollider
SynthEdit, a modular visual programming language for signal processing aimed at creating audio plug-ins
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