Many thanks Dave. I think I'll take the plunge into CM, as that sounds more like what I am looking for. I run a planerccrma system already, so installation should be straightforward. I'll try and get hold of the book as well. Regards, Jamie On Fri, 2005-03-18 at 08:03 -0500, Dave Phillips wrote: > Hi Jamie: > > OM is effectively unsupported. In its Mac incarnation it's an > ultra-cool graphic environment for the development of musical ideas and > forms; unfortunately, the Linux port is incomplete and cannot be > considered fully operational. It is usable, but it's quite limited > compared to the original. Btw, if you do decide you want to try it, I > suggest using the package from either AGNULA/Demudi or Planet CCRMA. > > CM is incredible. IMO it ranks among the best music software available > for any platform, but it is not an essentially graphics-based > environment. The latest versions do include a nice GTK-based front-end > for rendering CM code to its various targets. That GUI also includes the > Plotter, a sort of graphic output display that can be edited for > interactive use with your code. Output targets include MIDI (files and > realtime streaming via MidiShare), Common Music Notation (if you'd like > to experiment with algorithmically produced scores), and score formats > for Common Lisp Music and Csound (with realtime audio output if > desired). Documentation is very good, and you can purchase the author's > book (Notes From The Metalevel) for in-depth explication and exercises. > > Both OM and CM are Lisp-based environments, so you'll have to learn > some Lisp-ish ways. Fortunately that's not too difficult, and you really > only need to familiarize yourself with some basics before you can dive > deeply into the environments. I advise getting Rick's book if you really > want to get into Common Music, it's an excellent introduction not only > to CM but to the domain of computer-assisted algorithmic music composition. > > HTH, > > dp > > > > Jamie Bullock wrote: > > >Dear list, > > > >Could anyone who has used both of the above pieces of software give a > >brief comparison, or point to an appropriate url? Aside from the fact > >that OM is graphical, what are the functional differences? Which offers > >the broadest range of features, and which is more widely used/better > >supported? > > > >Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated, as I don't particularly want > >to install and learn both just to find out which I prefer! > > > >Thanks, > > > >Jamie > > > > > > > > > >
