what is it? : ChucK is a programming language for real-time sound synthesis and music creation. ChucK offers a unique time-based, concurrent programming model that is precise and expressive (we call this strongly-timed), dynamic control rates, and the ability to add and modify code on-the-fly. In addition, ChucK supports MIDI, OpenSoundControl, HID device, and multi-channel audio. It is open-source and freely available on MacOS X, Windows, and Linux. It's fun and easy to learn, and offers composers, researchers, and performers a powerful programming tool for building and experimenting with complex audio synthesis/analysis programs, and real-time interactive music.

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Programming for Musicians and Digital Artists: Creating music with ChucK (a BooK on ChucK!)

Introduction to Real-time Audio Programming in ChucK (an all-time top 100 online course)

Artful Design: Technology in Search of the Sublime (a comic book on design—and why we design)

2015 CMJ ChucK article peruse Ge's PhD Thesis (and check out Perry's chuck anthem!) more ChucK + related publications check out Ge's talk on ChucK, laptop orchestra, ocarina, and social music Chunity: ChucK for Unity using ChucK in the Unity game engine! Extending ChucK chugins, chugens, chubgraphs! fauck | chugins on github ChucK powers PLOrk and SLOrk lists + forums: chuck | chuck-users | more join the community!