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- /******** Csnd.app v2.0 README ********/
-
- Stephen David Beck
- School of Music
- Louisiana State University
- Baton Rouge, LA 70803
- USA
- voice: 1-(504)-388-3261
- fax: 1-(504)-388-2562
- email: sdb@comp.music.lsu.edu
-
- This is a beta release of Csnd.v2.0.app, a NEXTSTEP GUI to MIT/Bath Csound.
- This distribution contains the following:
-
- 1) A fat binary (NeXT/Intel only) Csnd.v2.0.app application
- 2) A fat csound binary (NeXT/Intel only) compiled using the MIT/Bath sources
- (v3.41)
- 3) The file README.csound.newopcodes
- 4) This README file
-
- To install, login as root, place Csnd.v2.0.app.tar.gz in your /LocalApps
- directory and unzip the file with the following commands:
-
- cd /LocalApps
- gunzip -cd Csnd.v2.0.app.tar.gz | tar -xf -
-
- Place the Csnd.v2.0.app in your /LocalApps directory. Be sure your system
- has the Csound binary located in a public path (i.e., /usr/local/bin).
-
- This is strictly a beta release. No warranties, no guarantees, no nothin'!
- I don't have access to an Intel NEXTSTEP machine, so I'm only about 80%
- confident that the MAB files work. (i.e. I hope it works...)
-
- Our NeXT cube is on its last legs, and so is the development of this
- program. It has not been tested by my students, and I haven't done much
- work on it since Fall (1995). But I've had a few days to finish up some
- stuff, and to make sure everything works.
-
- On the other hand, Csnd.v2.0.app has some really cool improvements, like a
- file inspector (sound files, text files, lpc analysis files), a compiler
- module (will automatically set flags for midi, extract and scot files),
- and a much improved GUI for soundfile analysis. Please send your comments,
- your thanks, and any suggestions.
-
- If GNUstep/OPENSTEP takes off, or someone donates an Intel box to the school
- (wink, wink, nudge, nudge), I might work on it further.
-
- Changes since v1.6
- - file inspector built-in (sound, text and lpc analysis files)
- - separate compiler module (will automatically set flags for midi,
- extract and scot files if present)
- - improved interface for soundfile analysis
- - fixed bug of /tmp/score.srt problems (important if multiple users
- on one machine)
- - added kill buttons for compiler
-
-
- Changes since 1.5
- - MAB csound binary
- - Preliminary version of info panel for lpc anal files (shows graphs
- of Pitch, RMS (original and residual) and Error, and displays
- header data)
- - More bug fixes
-
- Changes since 1.1
-
- - Support of AIFF files for analysis and playback (read-only)
- - Improved Preferences Manager
- - MAB for Intel and NeXT hardware
- (Csnd.app only; csound binary is machine specific)
- - Messages selected editor for MIDI files
- - Many bug fixes (I'm sure there are still more)
-
- Changes since 1.0
-
- - Compile sounds to floating point
- - Use Midi files & extract files in compile
- - Import Midi files into project
- - Upgrade to March 1994 csound binary
- - Bug fixes in subprocess manager
-
- Csnd.app has several distinct differences from Snd.app:
-
- - It can access files from any available directory;
- - Csnd.app creates a separate process to compile files,
- returning control to the user as soon as the compiling
- begins;
- - It has services to send the following messages from Edit to
- Csnd.app:
- - recompile last orc & sco file import file to project
- - search MIT Csound Quick Reference for selection
- - open standard NeXT help with MIT Csound Manual
- - Double-click on browser calls appropriate edit program for file
-
- Csnd.app also takes advantage of the analysis programs built-in to
- MIT Csound, and provides an intuitive interface to them. Some of
- the analysis features are:
-
- - Soundfile display and playback
- - Analysing all or only selected portion of soundfile
- - Analysis generated by Csound are automatically imported to
- projects upon completion.
-
- For more information, e-mail: sdb@comp.music.lsu.edu
-
- Stephen David Beck
- School of Music
- Louisiana State University
-