# General **URL:** https://forum.csound.com/c/general/5.md?page=3 [Latest](https://forum.csound.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.csound.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.csound.com/tags.md) **Page:** 4 --- ## [Plotting Csound data in Python](https://forum.csound.com/t/plotting-csound-data-in-python/834)
**Author:** [@JasonHallen](https://forum.csound.com/u/JasonHallen)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2022, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/plotting-csound-data-in-python/834 "2022-09-17T11:19:42Z")
Hi all, I’m working with PyQt5 to make a GUI for a Csound instrument, and I’m looking for a good solution for plotting real-time audio signal data. Plotting the waveform of a microphone input is an example. It appears… --- ## [Route vst MIDI](https://forum.csound.com/t/route-vst-midi/836)
**Author:** [@jomortal](https://forum.csound.com/u/jomortal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 10:50am UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/route-vst-midi/836 "2022-09-09T10:50:51Z")
I would like to route MIDI from MIDI effect vsts within Csound. Is there any way to do this? I am only seeing the ability to access vst audio using the vstaudio opcode, but what about MIDI signals sent by a vst? Any sugg… --- ## [Using python to generate score](https://forum.csound.com/t/using-python-to-generate-score/654)
**Author:** [@littleowl](https://forum.csound.com/u/littleowl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2022, 12:08pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/using-python-to-generate-score/654 "2022-08-30T12:08:37Z")
Hello, I have tried following the instructions in “Csound A Sound and Music Computing System” and the examples given in the Floss Manual to use python to generate a score for my csd file but I am unable figure out how th… --- ## [CsoundNative I’m AthenaCL](https://forum.csound.com/t/csoundnative-i-m-athenacl/827)
**Author:** [@Jair-Rohm\_Wells](https://forum.csound.com/u/Jair-Rohm_Wells)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/csoundnative-i-m-athenacl/827 "2022-08-25T20:58:27Z")
Hi, I’m getting back into AthenaCL after being away from it for some years. How do I change the CsoundNative instrument? Thanks, Jair-Rohm --- ## [OSCsend only transmits over UDP?](https://forum.csound.com/t/oscsend-only-transmits-over-udp/825)
**Author:** [@JasonHallen](https://forum.csound.com/u/JasonHallen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 4:26am UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/oscsend-only-transmits-over-udp/825 "2022-08-23T04:26:32Z")
Hi everyone, Does the OSCsend opcode only transmit over UDP and not websockets? Here’s my use case. In Csound I’m sending OSC messages like this: OSCsend kcount, "127.0.0.1", 8080, "/test/message/", "f", kmeter I’m … --- ## [Manual needs to be more clear](https://forum.csound.com/t/manual-needs-to-be-more-clear/816)
**Author:** [@ALDO](https://forum.csound.com/u/ALDO)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/manual-needs-to-be-more-clear/816 "2022-08-17T22:04:00Z")
coudl you be more spesific in puting all the usage off all terms in the manual as example are they together or separated asig and ifgl or a+sig and i+fgl and what do they mean I feel that the idea is very vague for … --- ## [EBU-128 or other audio normalization methods](https://forum.csound.com/t/ebu-128-or-other-audio-normalization-methods/790)
**Author:** [@jlj](https://forum.csound.com/u/jlj)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/ebu-128-or-other-audio-normalization-methods/790 "2022-08-16T16:35:14Z")
Is there any opcode or other avenue to normalize audio tracks, or get normalization data? Is there an implementation of EBU-128? I have a lot of videos and the audio peaks and ranges are sometimes very different. I can … --- ## [Cabbage in hackernews](https://forum.csound.com/t/cabbage-in-hackernews/794)
**Author:** [@rory](https://forum.csound.com/u/rory)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2022, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/cabbage-in-hackernews/794 "2022-07-22T13:27:33Z")
With the obligatory put down of Csound because it was developed by academics :roll\_eyes: --- ## [Ftload works, ftloadk not - why?](https://forum.csound.com/t/ftload-works-ftloadk-not-why/775)
**Author:** [@ReinerZ](https://forum.csound.com/u/ReinerZ)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 5:04am UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/ftload-works-ftloadk-not-why/775 "2022-06-04T05:04:03Z")
I have problems converting a Csound instrument from using ftload to ftloadk and ran into problems. A minimal example is here: ftload\_test – Google Drive If I run ftload-test.csd it works as expected rewriting table 1 wh… --- ## [Csound in C program](https://forum.csound.com/t/csound-in-c-program/779)
**Author:** [@Ignacio](https://forum.csound.com/u/Ignacio)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/csound-in-c-program/779 "2022-06-03T20:12:06Z")
Hello there! I made a turn based battle game in C and I want to make realtime sounds for it with Csound. Is this possible? --- ## [Issues with building Java examples in Csound API repo](https://forum.csound.com/t/issues-with-building-java-examples-in-csound-api-repo/757)
**Author:** [@boonier](https://forum.csound.com/u/boonier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/issues-with-building-java-examples-in-csound-api-repo/757 "2022-05-03T16:30:04Z")
I’m getting a build error when using the Ant method (also Netbeans) to build the examples on macOS Monterey (M1 silicon) \[javac\] /Users/boonier/GIT/csoundAPI\_examples/java/src/csoundapiexamples/Example1.java:18: error: … --- ## [Expand the tablesize with silence](https://forum.csound.com/t/expand-the-tablesize-with-silence/678)
**Author:** [@tjingboem](https://forum.csound.com/u/tjingboem)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/expand-the-tablesize-with-silence/678 "2022-04-11T14:56:30Z")
Hello, i have a question: Using the flooper2 opcode, i have this sample that i like. But, sometimes i’d like, while flooper2 is looping, to add some silence (so: zeroes) at the end of the sample before it loops. That w… --- ## [Fractional instrument decimal point limits](https://forum.csound.com/t/fractional-instrument-decimal-point-limits/728)
**Author:** [@DespairBear](https://forum.csound.com/u/DespairBear)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/fractional-instrument-decimal-point-limits/728 "2022-04-04T14:25:29Z")
Hey all, Was curious if anybody here knows the limitations of the fractional instrument instancing, as in, how many decimal places does this support? I imagine the parsing of fractional instruments has a limit to how m… --- ## [CsoundUnity: Where is the read output from csound actually passed to Unity's AudioSource?](https://forum.csound.com/t/csoundunity-where-is-the-read-output-from-csound-actually-passed-to-unitys-audiosource/725)
**Author:** [@DespairBear](https://forum.csound.com/u/DespairBear)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2022, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/csoundunity-where-is-the-read-output-from-csound-actually-passed-to-unitys-audiosource/725 "2022-04-02T11:28:46Z")
Hey all, Doing some mucking around with optimization in Unity. Trying to figure out where the output from csound is actually passed to Unity’s audio engine. Was trying to figure out if there’s a way to apply Unity’s “… --- ## [Analogue Oscillator Modelling: Best Opcodes](https://forum.csound.com/t/analogue-oscillator-modelling-best-opcodes/681)
**Author:** [@mark\_ferguson](https://forum.csound.com/u/mark_ferguson)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/analogue-oscillator-modelling-best-opcodes/681 "2022-02-17T10:00:00Z")
Hi all, I’m looking at the vco/vco2 opcodes for modelling analogue oscillators, and was wondering if anyone has created alternatives to those? Are there any udos or custom hacks that offer interesting analogue modelling… --- ## [Transegr opcode](https://forum.csound.com/t/transegr-opcode/601)
**Author:** [@piripero013](https://forum.csound.com/u/piripero013)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2021, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/transegr-opcode/601 "2021-12-21T20:02:55Z")
Hello everyone! :sunglasses: So, I’m trying to use transegr in one of my instrs 'cause I need the release phase starts after I push a certain note on my MIDI device, as madsr or other opcodes ending with r do. The defi… --- ## [Sync two vco2 oscillators?](https://forum.csound.com/t/sync-two-vco2-oscillators/358)
**Author:** [@DespairBear](https://forum.csound.com/u/DespairBear)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2021, 10:41am UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/sync-two-vco2-oscillators/358 "2021-12-10T10:41:34Z")
Just a general question, being vco2 is a modeled analog oscillator I was curious if there’s any resources or existing examples of syncing two of them to get some of those classic sync tones or if there would be another s… --- ## [Ctcsound import error](https://forum.csound.com/t/ctcsound-import-error/577)
**Author:** [@TetsuyaMiwa](https://forum.csound.com/u/TetsuyaMiwa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2021, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/ctcsound-import-error/577 "2021-11-19T13:09:35Z")
Hi, After updating ctcsound (I need to do it manually due to my Anaconda configuration), I found that importing ctcsound results in error. I tried ctcsound from csound-MacOS\_x86\_64-6.16.2.dmg and Csound source reposito… --- ## [Live audio recording troubles](https://forum.csound.com/t/live-audio-recording-troubles/559)
**Author:** [@Kajikoji](https://forum.csound.com/u/Kajikoji)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2021, 10:36am UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/live-audio-recording-troubles/559 "2021-11-12T10:36:36Z")
Hi, there. It’s first time to post here. It’s been for few months after using csound. And I have a specific trouble with live recording from terminal on macOS. The code is the basic csd such like a “ins.csd”. The tr… --- ## [Visualize filter frequency response?](https://forum.csound.com/t/visualize-filter-frequency-response/523)
**Author:** [@genell](https://forum.csound.com/u/genell)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/visualize-filter-frequency-response/523 "2021-10-28T18:03:47Z")
Hi! I was wondering is there is any opcode that allows for easy visualization of filter frequency response in Csound? I suppose it could be done using e.g. dispfft in some clever way, but I just wanted to know if there … --- ## [Donations](https://forum.csound.com/t/donations/533)
**Author:** [@ChB](https://forum.csound.com/u/ChB)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2021, 7:49am UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/donations/533 "2021-10-13T07:49:34Z")
Dear Csound community, Since Csound takes an important place in my composition process, I’d very much like to make some donations in order to support its development and testify my gratitude for your work generously sha… --- ## [GUI solution for command line controlled program](https://forum.csound.com/t/gui-solution-for-command-line-controlled-program/532)
**Author:** [@JasonHallen](https://forum.csound.com/u/JasonHallen)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/gui-solution-for-command-line-controlled-program/532 "2021-10-12T15:11:42Z")
Hello everyone, I’ve written a Csound program in which I use the sensekey opcode and the command line (Terminal in MacOS) to input character commands on the keyboard that control the program in real time. I like this s… --- ## [Pre Compute FFT Analysis](https://forum.csound.com/t/pre-compute-fft-analysis/518)
**Author:** [@mmcdermott1](https://forum.csound.com/u/mmcdermott1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/pre-compute-fft-analysis/518 "2021-10-02T14:48:19Z")
Hey again! I am working on a program that requires several components performing phase vocoder processes simultaneously. I understand the csound opcodes are built to run in realtime, but I am using audio files as my inp… --- ## [Number of instrument in Console](https://forum.csound.com/t/number-of-instrument-in-console/506)
**Author:** [@Enrico](https://forum.csound.com/u/Enrico)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2021, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/number-of-instrument-in-console/506 "2021-09-30T20:51:46Z")
Hello…! Which flag must be written in the Options of the csd to make the list of instruments I am using appear in the CsoundQt Console, but also the correspondence between the name, possibly assigned to the instruments,… --- ## [Build older versions of Csound?](https://forum.csound.com/t/build-older-versions-of-csound/505)
**Author:** [@genell](https://forum.csound.com/u/genell)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/build-older-versions-of-csound/505 "2021-09-29T15:45:33Z")
Hi! I would, for various reasons, like to build a specific version of Csound5 for which I have a source code tarball, on a new-ish linux system. The old version used the scons build system, and I have not been able to … --- ## [Audio BPM Detection?](https://forum.csound.com/t/audio-bpm-detection/484)
**Author:** [@mmcdermott1](https://forum.csound.com/u/mmcdermott1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2021, 9:03am UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/audio-bpm-detection/484 "2021-09-22T09:03:04Z")
Morning everyone! I’m a computer music student working on my undergraduate thesis project with Dr. Boulanger at Berklee College of Music and thought I’d reach out for some advice from the Csound and Cabbage communities. … --- ## [Polyphonic pitch tracking](https://forum.csound.com/t/polyphonic-pitch-tracking/423)
**Author:** [@musicmichaelc](https://forum.csound.com/u/musicmichaelc)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2021, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/polyphonic-pitch-tracking/423 "2021-08-26T16:18:26Z")
I’ve been looking for ways to track multiple pitches (the frequencies of multiple fundamental pitches and their relative amplitudes) such as when several voices / chords are being played on a piano. The Csound manual onl… --- ## [Research on Procedural Music and Emotion/Memory in Games - Looking for participants](https://forum.csound.com/t/research-on-procedural-music-and-emotion-memory-in-games-looking-for-participants/456)
**Author:** [@videon](https://forum.csound.com/u/videon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2021, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/research-on-procedural-music-and-emotion-memory-in-games-looking-for-participants/456 "2021-08-23T19:59:04Z")
Dear Csound community, I’m currently conducting an experiment for my MA thesis on the impact of procedural music on emotion and memory in digital games. The procedural music in the experiment is generated and synthesiz… --- ## [Expseg opcode with control rate variables possible?](https://forum.csound.com/t/expseg-opcode-with-control-rate-variables-possible/448)
**Author:** [@RanjeetSingh](https://forum.csound.com/u/RanjeetSingh)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/expseg-opcode-with-control-rate-variables-possible/448 "2021-08-21T20:03:06Z")
I am trying to create a curve for amp/freq modulation but this opcode takes only init time variables. Why I need control rate is because I am trying to render a long list of notes with each note when transitioning to a… --- ## [Problems running ctcsound and csoundmagics](https://forum.csound.com/t/problems-running-ctcsound-and-csoundmagics/427)
**Author:** [@mmcdermott1](https://forum.csound.com/u/mmcdermott1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2021, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/problems-running-ctcsound-and-csoundmagics/427 "2021-08-04T00:14:05Z")
I have installed ctcsound and csoundmagics but have been unable to run these modules in Jupiter notebook. I followed installation instructions carefully outlined in Joachim’s tutorials but receive value errors when tryi… [Previous page](https://forum.csound.com/c/general/5.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forum.csound.com/c/general/5.md?page=4)