Raspberry Pi Hardware & A Lisp Brain (with Dimitris Kyriakoudis)
Developer Voices
Lisp in Live Coding: Technical Choices and Musical Applications
This chapter explores the technical decisions behind using Lisp as an interface for live coding, emphasizing its unique syntax and capabilities in decision-making processes. It discusses the advantages of a Lisp-based implementation for custom musical tasks, such as sequencing and generating compositions, while also delving into concepts like macros and metalinguistic abstraction. The narrative highlights real-time performance challenges, predictability in programming, and the interplay between programming languages and musical expression.
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