soundsinto

Soundsinto is an open-source framework for real-time audio processing, analysis, and interactive sound design. It offers a modular, graph-based data flow that allows users to route audio through processing nodes, extract features, and trigger actions from acoustic data. The project emphasizes portability and interoperability, with bindings for C++ and Python and deployment targets including desktop, embedded systems, and Web via WebAssembly. The name reflects the idea of converting sound into usable signals or events.

Origins trace to a collaborative research and new-music collective that released the first public version in 2015. Since then, Soundsinto has grown through community contributions, adopting a node editor, a library of processing modules, and standard feature extraction capabilities (e.g., spectral, rhythmic, and tonal analyses). The architecture centers on a modular core and language bindings, enabling both low-level digital signal processing and high-level scripting.

Key features include a modular node framework, real-time DSP, feature extraction modules, and data visualization components. It supports cross-language workflows, allowing researchers and artists to prototype workflows quickly, while providing stable interfaces for integration with other audio tools and plugins.

Uses span live performance, interactive installations, academic experiments in audition and perception, and hobbyist music production. The ecosystem aims to be interoperable with tools such as Max/MSP, SuperCollider, and JUCE-based applications through adapters and plugins. Governance is community-driven, with an open-source license and public repositories for issues, contributions, and documentation.