Hi All,

Just wanted to let everyone know that I updated the manual on csounds.com at:

http://www.csounds.com/manual

This is now updated to the 5.04 manual that Andres Cabrera published.
I have also removed the links to other manual versions on csounds.com
and replaced them with a link over to Sourceforge to download from
there.  It makes maintaining that page easier as well as reduces the
bandwidth for csounds.com.

The random opcode links have also been updated for the new opcodes.
(Just a reminder: having the random opcode link that is on the page
for the URL given above bookmarked will give you a random opcode
reference page each time you hit the link and is a good way to get
acquainted with the opcodes in Csound.  If you’re interested to the
use link, be sure to link to the randomOpcode.php page which forwards
on to the random page, and not to link to the page that comes up.  The
direct link for that page is:

http://www.csounds.com/manual/randomOpcode.php

).

Thanks!
steven
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The new release of Csound 5.04 also includes packages for MacOS “Classic”
(System 7.5 to OS 9.2).  The files for MacOS have been added to the
Sourceforge File Release page in the same section as the other platforms
(the “csound5” package).

Download from here:
  
<http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=81968&package_id=1204
82&release_id=462183>

The files available for MacOS are:

Csound5.04_OS9.smi.bin        Csound library, CsoundFront front end,
                              examples, etc. for all users.

Csound5.04_OS9_src.smi.bin    Complete source code for Csound, the front
                              end, all dependencies, and extras.  Only
                              useful to programmers wishing to use the
                              API, develop plugins, or to recompile
                              Csound.  (It does contain Applescript
                              examples for CsoundFront along with test
                              files and a Python interface for the Loris
                              library).

In addition to the general new features and improvements to Csound 5.04, the
MacOS version includes the following changes and bug fixes:

*  Now automatically searches for and loads plugins on MacOS.

*  All of the standard Csound utilities now work and are callable from the
   front end.

*  Includes an updated version of the MIDI to Csound utility by Bill
   Gardner, recompiled to be PowerPC native.  (Ironic now, I know 🙂

*  Includes the Mr. Tweaky application for converting analysis files
   to and from editable text files.

*  CsoundFront has a new layout for the menu bar and most menus.  Many
   new menu items exist for calling more utilities, launching more
   helper applications, etc.  (still in progress)

*  New Csound options dialog to replace the Options menu.  Contains many
   of the new options introduced with Csound 5.
  
*  New global options for selecting a soundfile player, soundfile editor,
   and the “owner applications” for text files and sound files created by
   Csound.  Options for automatically playing or editing the output
   soundfile or just playing an alert sound when rendering completes. New
   buttons in the Project window for playing, editing, or “post processing”
   the output soundfile at any time.

Please send all questions, comments, and feedback to my email address below
and include “Csound” in the subject line.

Thanks!

Anthony Kozar
anthonykozar AT sbcglobal DOT net
http://anthonykozar.net/

Everybody has their own favorite work environment, setup, etc.

But I’ve been having good luck lately on winxp reviewing c++ from Thinking in C++ e-book
with codes examples:

<<http://www.mindview.net/Books/TICPP/ThinkingInCPP2e.html>>

also using DevC++
<<http://www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.html>>

which also has various “DevPaks” to help setup up libs etc. for fltk1 and 2, and wxwidgets.

Be nice to have a csoundapi devpak as Rory mentioned at one point, but I know everyone
is busy with other things.