hi mimo, are you thinking of something like buzz (or maybe max/msp) where audio can be routed in a free-form network from sources (generators) to sink (master output)? i'm a big fan of this idea.
> the Preprocessor Level that lazily generates a set optimised list of > instructions for the audio io level can you go into more detail on this point? are you planning to use ladspa/dssi plugins as the machines? i think it's a good idea to make something that can be relied on in a live gig.