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Originally Posted by gremlin moon  I don't think there is any need to go too deep into a programming language at this point since their are tools that do it for you (albeit that cost $200). |
I disagree here. If you have the curiosity, desire, and the will to learn how to do this kinda stuff, it's a good investment to spend some time studying the different kinds of algorithms and learning some programming. Pretty much every trick/tool/technique that is available as some VST plugin can be prototyped fairly quickly using Max/MSP, supercollider, cmix, or even reaktor, if you understand what it is your want to implement. The advantage of using as low level software tools as you can get to grips with, such as going straight to something like rtcmix, is that you have available all the coding libraries / functions available for whatever scripting environment you use.
It's takes some learning, but it is hardly an impossible task to get to the point where it's faster and easier to implement specific ideas using only free software libraries and a little scripting. You'll also gain skills that you can apply elsewhere.