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Csound5 for mac... How to begin?

Date2006-03-03 10:26
FromVadim Kupriyanov
SubjectCsound5 for mac... How to begin?
Hello!

I want to use Csound 5 on OSX. But it seems to be difficult to use  
(if compare it with MacCsound)
What you recomend for beginner users of Csound5? How to use realtime?  
how to use midi realtime?


I has tryed to use Cs5 with CsndX (http://www.madstudio.lsu.edu/csndx/ 
apps/download.html).
I has replaced Csound in Resources folder to version 5. Firsttest.csd  
is working, but other...

Best regards,
Vadim

Date2006-03-03 11:45
FromVictor Lazzarini
SubjectRe: Csound5 for mac... How to begin?
CsndX seems to be based on earlier versions of Csound, so I  don't
think it supports Csound5. The project dates from 2001 and 2002 so I
am not sure how well it is supported.

Matt has a replacement frontend for macCsound, called CsoundX, which
works with Csound5. Perhaps you might want to try it. Here's a copy
of Matt's latest announcement:
========
CsoundX is a csound5 front-end application for OSX
Although it is still in proof-of-concept phase,
it may still prove useful.

http://sonomatics.com/CsoundXAlpha2.dmg

Things you can do with CsoundX:
Render simultaneous MULTIPLE csd/orc/sco in real-time or to disk.
Use a generic GUI Control panel for real-time control that
         you can replace or modify with YOUR OWN INTERFACE
         using Apple's Interface Builder application. [ see README ]

Things you can't do with CsoundX:
Edit [ save ] your csd/orc/sco files
FLTK [ hangs CsoundX ]
=================================

Otherwise Csound 5 is just Csound, you can fire up a terminal and run it, or
you can use the Csound 5 GUI which works more or less in the same way.

Victor

At 10:26 03/03/2006, you wrote:
>Hello!
>
>I want to use Csound 5 on OSX. But it seems to be difficult to use
>(if compare it with MacCsound)
>What you recomend for beginner users of Csound5? How to use realtime?
>how to use midi realtime?
>
>
>I has tryed to use Cs5 with CsndX (http://www.madstudio.lsu.edu/csndx/ 
>apps/download.html).
>I has replaced Csound in Resources folder to version 5. Firsttest.csd
>is working, but other...
>
>Best regards,
>Vadim
>
>--
>Send bugs reports to this list.
>To unsubscribe, send email to csound-unsubscribe@lists.bath.ac.uk

Victor Lazzarini
Music Technology Laboratory
Music Department
National University of Ireland, Maynooth 

Date2006-03-03 13:09
FromMitchell Turner
SubjectRe: Csound5 for mac... How to begin?
Vadim,
Victor is right on.

When using Matt's CsoundX, you can pass flags by adding a   
flags go here block in your CSD file.  Here is a very  
brief example:



-odac -iadc --midi-device=0 -m0 -d


sr = 44100
kr	=	4410
ksmps = 10
nchnls = 2

instr 1
	; your instrument goes here
endin


; f-table
f1	0	4096 10 1

;i#	str	dur
i1		0		8888			; run instrument 1 for 8888 seconds




When I'm using the standard Csound5 for OSX, I use the flags:
-odac -iadc --midi-device=0 -m0 -d -b512 -B512

The "--midi-device=0" defines which MIDI device to use for realtime  
MIDI notes.  You may have to try different numbers (--midi-device=1)  
for your setup.

The CSD file I use with standard Csound5 for OSX does not have a  
 block.  I am unsure if you can pass flags using the  
 block with Csound5.  Can anyone tell me if you can?

I'll be happy to send you some RealTime instruments (using MIDI or  
Mic) off list if you like.  Hope this is helpful,
Mitch
mmturner    (AT)  mindspring   (DOT)  com



On Mar 3, 2006, at 6:45 AM, Victor Lazzarini wrote:

> CsndX seems to be based on earlier versions of Csound, so I  don't
> think it supports Csound5. The project dates from 2001 and 2002 so I
> am not sure how well it is supported.
>
> Matt has a replacement frontend for macCsound, called CsoundX, which
> works with Csound5. Perhaps you might want to try it. Here's a copy
> of Matt's latest announcement:
> ========
> CsoundX is a csound5 front-end application for OSX
> Although it is still in proof-of-concept phase,
> it may still prove useful.
>
> http://sonomatics.com/CsoundXAlpha2.dmg
>
> Things you can do with CsoundX:
> Render simultaneous MULTIPLE csd/orc/sco in real-time or to disk.
> Use a generic GUI Control panel for real-time control that
>         you can replace or modify with YOUR OWN INTERFACE
>         using Apple's Interface Builder application. [ see README ]
>
> Things you can't do with CsoundX:
> Edit [ save ] your csd/orc/sco files
> FLTK [ hangs CsoundX ]
> =================================
>
> Otherwise Csound 5 is just Csound, you can fire up a terminal and  
> run it, or
> you can use the Csound 5 GUI which works more or less in the same way.
>
> Victor
>
> At 10:26 03/03/2006, you wrote:
>> Hello!
>>
>> I want to use Csound 5 on OSX. But it seems to be difficult to use
>> (if compare it with MacCsound)
>> What you recomend for beginner users of Csound5? How to use realtime?
>> how to use midi realtime?
>>
>>
>> I has tryed to use Cs5 with CsndX (http://www.madstudio.lsu.edu/ 
>> csndx/ apps/download.html).
>> I has replaced Csound in Resources folder to version 5. Firsttest.csd
>> is working, but other...
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Vadim
>>
>> --
>> Send bugs reports to this list.
>> To unsubscribe, send email to csound-unsubscribe@lists.bath.ac.uk
>
> Victor Lazzarini
> Music Technology Laboratory
> Music Department
> National University of Ireland, Maynooth
> -- 
> Send bugs reports to this list.
> To unsubscribe, send email to csound-unsubscribe@lists.bath.ac.uk

Date2006-03-04 11:15
FromIstvan Varga
SubjectRe: Csound5 for mac... How to begin?
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