https://github.com/jonnor/sndflo

Visual programming SuperCollider using Flowhub
https://github.com/jonnor/sndflo

audio fbp-runtime supercollider synth

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Visual programming SuperCollider using Flowhub

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/jonnor/sndflo
• Owner: jonnor
• Created: 2014-05-03T01:15:56.000Z (about 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2017-06-08T21:29:08.000Z (about 9 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-02-05T03:22:50.889Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: audio, fbp-runtime, supercollider, synth
• Language: SuperCollider
• Homepage:
• Size: 70.3 KB
• Stars: 29
• Watchers: 6
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 9
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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README

          
Data-flow programming for SuperCollider?

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sndflo allows to program [SuperCollider](http://supercollider.sourceforge.net) using

the [Flowhub](http://flowhub.io) visual data-flow IDE.

Status

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Proof-of-concept working for wiring up Synth's.

Install

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**Note: Only tested on GNU/Linux.**

Should work fine on other platforms with minor adjustments in install.

Prerequities

* [SuperCollider](http://supercollider.sourceforge.net/downloads/) (version 3.5 or later)

* [node.js](http://nodejs.org/download/)

Install

    git clone https://github.com/jonnor/sndflo.git

    cd sndflo

    # Install as SuperCollider extension, ref http://doc.sccode.org/Guides/UsingExtensions.html

    # On Linux

    mkdir -p ~/.local/share/SuperCollider/Extensions || true

    ln -s `pwd` ~/.local/share/SuperCollider/Extensions/sndflo

    # On Mac OSX

    mkdir -p "$HOME/Library/Application Support/SuperCollider/Extensions" || true

    ln -s `pwd` "$HOME/Library/Application Support/SuperCollider/Extensions/sndflo"

    npm install -g node-gyp

    npm install

Running

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    # For Mac OSX only, specify where sclang is

    export PATH=$PATH:/Applications/SuperCollider/SuperCollider.app/Contents/Resources/

    node sndflo.js --verbose --user MY_FLOWHUB_UUID

Will start up SuperCollider, loading the sndflo runtime and FBP protocol bridge.

On success should output something like 

    Listening at WebSocket port 3569 

    OSC send/receive ports:  57120 57122

    Registered with Flowhub, should be accessible in UI

Go to [http://app.flowhub.io](http://app.flowhub.io), refresh the runtime list.

You should see our sndflo runtime listed, be able to create projects for 'sndflo' and connect.

Note: on GNU/Linux sclang might fail with a segfault if X11 is not available.

You can use `xvfb-run` to work around this.

Vision

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* Program audio pipelines visually, by Synth's wiring together with Busses

* Program synths visually, by creating SynthDefs by combining UGens

* Do not replace sclang, integrate with it

    * Allow to use SynthDefs created in sclang in visual pipelines

    * Allow to drive visually created Synth pipelines using sclang Events/Patterns

* Seamless integration with other FBP

    * MicroFlo for communicating with microcontrollers (sensing/acting)

    * NoFlo for general-purpose use, and generating composition/scores

    * Combined audio processing with [noflo-webaudio](https://github.com/automata/noflo-webaudio)

* Program scores visually, using Streams and Patterns

Usecases

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* Generative & algorithmic composed music

* Reactive and interactive art installations

* Audio effect pipelines, processing sound inputs

* Audio and music analysis, feature extraction