On Thursday, July 24, 1997 8:43 AM, Averill 
[SMTP:averill@planet.earthcom.net] wrote:
> Hi,
>
> 	I've recently been trying to fiddle with CSound, but am still
> registering a "duh" on the comprehension meter.  The manual is ok, but
> seems to be more of a reference to experienced users.
>
> 	Does anyone know of any good books, etc, that will get me started with
> this program? It seems I need to be given a little more "how" in
> addition to the "what."
>
> 	Thanks in advance!!
>
> 				- Averill
>
>

I agree that the manual is pretty terse.  That's what happens when 
programmers, rather than someone with the end-user slant, writes the docs 
(and I suspect that the programmers had themselves in mind as end-users 
).  If you'll look at the appendices of the most common manual out 
there, you'll find a short tutorial.  You can download the files 
appropriate to those tutorials at most of the big CSound sites in a 
directory called, appropriately enough, "Tutorial."   If you're looking for 
more, you'll just have to experiment, or get a bud who already knows the 
language.  Hope this helps.

Reid Sweatman
Programmer/Audio Engineer

something i've found quite useful (i-m also starting anew here...) is the
ACCCI (Amsterdam Catalogue of Csound Computer Instruments). it has lots of
models of instruments you can investigate and variate upon, dealing with
different synthesis models, etc. the only thing i missed were some granular
examples, but i managed to find some of those via Cmask.

>The Internet version of the catalogue is available via anonymous ftp from
>mars.let.uva.nl. Directory /pub/accci.  We provide archives for DOS, NeXT,
>Sun and Macintosh platforms.

best,


        santiago

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