Re: Csound

>From: Patrick Pagano <ppagano@bellsouth.net>
>
>dante
>that is the other one i tried to download from the Csound front page
>maybe it's just my computer
>Pat
>
Pat-

You have to make sure you get the right version. Go to the "newest" folder:

ftp://ftp.maths.bath.ac.uk/pub/dream/newest/

there you will find the latest version for windows as well as MacPPC,

file contents
csound_new.zip Csound.exe for MS DOS, and alll utility programs
csound_con.zip only the most recent Csound.exe for DOS
csound_win.zip Winsound.exe for Windows 95 (or Win32S)

csound_source.zip Csound C source code - for programmers.

dante

Thank you sir
i will download again!
Pat

> ftp://ftp.maths.bath.ac.uk/pub/dream/newest/
>
> there you will find the latest version for windows as well as MacPPC,
>
> file contents
> csound_new.zip Csound.exe for MS DOS, and alll utility programs
> csound_con.zip only the most recent Csound.exe for DOS
> csound_win.zip Winsound.exe for Windows 95 (or Win32S)
>
> csound_source.zip Csound C source code - for programmers.
>
> dante
>
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Dear Rick,

I recommend using some editor like QuteCsound (http://qutecsound.sourceforge.net/) on the Mac, it does many settings automatically.

> Even the directions for writing the pathway .plist file in the > terminal is not clear (do I press 'return' after each command?).

If you use plain Csound, then it is indeed a good idea to set the Environment Variable SFDIR (i.e. the directory where output sounds are saved to etc.). If you use QuteCsound, then you can set this variable in its preference settings (Environment tab). Alternatively, you can set it in the file ~/environment.plist (as recommended by the readme file in your Mac installation files) or in ~/.profile (that is what I did). For the latter, create or open the textfile ~/.profile in any plain text editor and add the following line (replace the path /users/victor/audio by some path on your machine...).

export SFDIR=/users/victor/audio

For further details I suggest contacting one of the Csound mailing lists (http://www.csounds.com/community), I am not affiliated in any way with Csound.

Best
Torsten

On 6 Jul 2009, at 15:24, rick ballan wrote:
> Hi Torsten,
>
> I downloaded the Csound and all seems to be working. Thanks. But I > haven't got a clue how to start. Even the directions for writing > the pathway .plist file in the terminal is not clear (do I press > 'return' after each command?). And in the manual, it says 'write > this', but where??
>
> Regards from
>
> Stupid

--
Torsten Anders
Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research
University of Plymouth
Office: +44-1752-586219
Private: +44-1752-558917
http://strasheela.sourceforge.net
http://www.torsten-anders.de

--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, Torsten Anders <torsten.anders@...> wrote:
>
> Dear Rick,
>
> I recommend using some editor like QuteCsound (http://
> qutecsound.sourceforge.net/) on the Mac, it does many settings
> automatically.
>
> > Even the directions for writing the pathway .plist file in the
> > terminal is not clear (do I press 'return' after each command?).
>
> If you use plain Csound, then it is indeed a good idea to set the
> Environment Variable SFDIR (i.e. the directory where output sounds
> are saved to etc.). If you use QuteCsound, then you can set this
> variable in its preference settings (Environment tab). Alternatively,
> you can set it in the file ~/environment.plist (as recommended by the
> readme file in your Mac installation files) or in ~/.profile (that is
> what I did). For the latter, create or open the textfile ~/.profile
> in any plain text editor and add the following line (replace the
> path /users/victor/audio by some path on your machine...).
>
> export SFDIR=/users/victor/audio
>
> For further details I suggest contacting one of the Csound mailing
> lists (http://www.csounds.com/community), I am not affiliated in any
> way with Csound.
>
> Best
> Torsten
>
>
> On 6 Jul 2009, at 15:24, rick ballan wrote:
> > Hi Torsten,
> >
> > I downloaded the Csound and all seems to be working. Thanks. But I
> > haven't got a clue how to start. Even the directions for writing
> > the pathway .plist file in the terminal is not clear (do I press
> > 'return' after each command?). And in the manual, it says 'write
> > this', but where??
> >
> > Regards from
> >
> > Stupid
>
> --
> Torsten Anders
> Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research
> University of Plymouth
> Office: +44-1752-586219
> Private: +44-1752-558917
> http://strasheela.sourceforge.net
> http://www.torsten-anders.de
>
Thanks Torsten,

I'll download qutesound and see how I go from there. Reminds me of my first lesson on the computer years ago where I learnt all about rom and ram but didn't know how to turn one on. I'm sure I'm just missing the obvious (which most manuals often tend to do).

Rick