Library Person

James McCartney

American programmer, creator of the SuperCollider audio synthesis language.

Type
Person
Subjects
Computation Sound

James McCartney studied computer science and electronic music at the University of Texas at Austin before creating SuperCollider in 1996, releasing it as open source in 2002 after joining Apple, where he spent sixteen years in the CoreAudio group.

Works in the Library

  • James McCartney SOFTWARE

    SuperCollider

    Audio synthesis and algorithmic composition language created by James McCartney in 1996.

    COMPUTATION SOUND