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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

These are the contents of the former NiCE NeXT User Group NeXTSTEP/OpenStep software archive, currently hosted by Netfuture.ch.