SuperDirt for just MIDI
ovitus opened this issue · comments
So I'm using SuperDirt as per these instructions:
http://blog.tidalcycles.org/superdirt-midi/
I'm not using the audio synthesis, just MIDI. SuperDirt takes hold of JACK and I can't run my VST in ALSA mode, or play youtube instructional videos while it is running. Is there a way to prevent it from attaching to any audio device so it works solely for MIDI?
Try to quit the server: s.quit. Does that help? You could also just not start the server.
If I don't start the SuperDirt server, when I evaluate:
~dirt.soundLibrary.addMIDI(\midi, ~midiOut);
I get:
ERROR: Message 'soundLibrary' not understood.
RECEIVER:
nil
ARGS:
CALL STACK:
DoesNotUnderstandError:reportError
arg this =
Nil:handleError
arg this = nil
arg error =
Thread:handleError
arg this =
arg error =
Object:throw
arg this =
Object:doesNotUnderstand
arg this = nil
arg selector = 'soundLibrary'
arg args = [*0]
< closed FunctionDef > (no arguments or variables)
Interpreter:interpretPrintCmdLine
arg this =
var res = nil
var func =
var code = "~dirt.soundLibrary.addMIDI(..."
var doc = nil
var ideClass =
Process:interpretPrintCmdLine
arg this =
^^ The preceding error dump is for ERROR: Message 'soundLibrary' not understood.
RECEIVER: nil
I didn't mean that you should not make a SuperDirt instance in the startup file. I meant that you just skip the lines that boot the server. But I noticed that this will throw some errors. Better you just quit the server after startup, e.g.:
~dirt.server.quit.
Of course it would be better to fix the other issue, maybe you can post it on the supercollider issue tracker?
please do feel free to reopen if you have more questions
Hi!
I get the same error message "'soundLibrary' not understood"
SuperDirt v1.1.3
SC 3.10
Tidal 1.5.2
SuperDirt.start;
MIDIClient.init;
~midiOut = MIDIOut.newByName("IAC Driver", "Bus 1");
~midiOut.latency = 0;
~dirt.soundLibrary.addMIDI(\midi, ~midiOut);
--> ERROR: Message 'soundLibrary' not understood.
I recompiled Class Library, rebooted SC several times but can't seem to get it work..
Thanks
You'll be on an old version of superdirt @StijnGovaere
Hi Alex. Do you mean I probably have 2 versions of SuperDirt? I installed v1.1.3 but should have deleted the older version first?
I'll try that
Thanks
Hi again,
I've deleted and reinstalled SuperDirt (1.1.3) several times now but keep have the same error.
No matter which version I install, the Readme file says it's v1.0dev.
Is there an other way to check which version I installed?
Thanks for your help!
tried this also and still no luck :(
Quarks.checkForUpdates({Quarks.install("SuperDirt", "v1.1.3"); thisProcess.recompile()})
Server.killAll; saved my day..!
Thanks & Sorry for the newbie questions...
Server.killAll;
Quarks.checkForUpdates({Quarks.install("SuperDirt", "v1.1.3"); thisProcess.recompile()});
SuperDirt.start;
MIDIClient.init;
~midiOut = MIDIOut.newByName("IAC Driver", "Bus 1");
~midiOut.latency = 0;
~dirt.soundLibrary.addMIDI(\midi, ~midiOut);
SuperDirt: listening to Tidal on port 57120
MIDI Sources:
MIDIEndPoint("IAC Driver", "Bus 1")
MIDI Destinations:
MIDIEndPoint("IAC Driver", "Bus 1")
-> MIDIClient
-> a MIDIOut
-> a MIDIOut
-> a DirtSoundLibrary
I've added a method that one can call in such cases, hope it saves some time for some:
SuperDirt.resetEverything
Great! Thanks.