I have fixed the following issues in the Csound 5.08 beta Windows installer for double-precision samples and replaced the installer on SourceForge:

— The Python opcodes (py.dll) were missing, and have been added.

— The PortAudio DLL was in the wrong location, and has been moved to the correct location.

— The SConstruct file will now build Csound for the installer on Windows XP using either the MinGW 4.2.1 compiler in the MSYS shell, or the Microsoft Visual C++ 15.0 compiler in the Windows shell, or the Intel C++ Compiler 10.1 in the Windows shell.

The following issues remain to be resolved:

— FLTK labels are reported to be the wrong size.

— The Python extension modules do not build properly with the Microsoft or Intel compilers because of classes that are exported but are derived from non-exported base classes. This should be fixed, but I am not sure if there are follow-on effects for other compilers or operating systems.

Please advise me of any other problems, issues, or suggestions.

Regards,
Mike

Friends (and enemies and those indifferent)

Following a number of technical problems I can announce that the Beta
version of Csound 5.08 is now available for Windows, MacOSX and Linux
on Sourceforge.

Announcing a new, minor article relating to live-performance Csound:

A BETTER LIVE-PERFORMANCE CSOUND PRESET FOR CME UFx SERIES CONTROLLERS

The article discusses the CME UF5/6/7/8 MIDI keyboards as Csound control surfaces. The UFx’s have a single, rather convoluted preset that has been modified (through various USB driver incarnations) several times. The solution: a new sysex preset. Included is a discussion of the MIDI controller options I routinely use in my compositions; choices I’ve settled on in order to accommodate a wide range of control surfaces. (Happily, the new CME UF50/60/70/80 series comes much closer to “getting it right.”)

To be found at the top of the list at:
http://www.arthunkins.com/articles.htm

Art Hunkins