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When updating programs you'll probably have to run this again.
- from the Installation Notes

"Run Terminal (it starts in your home directory) and at the command prompt,
type (followed by pressing Enter; note the spaces):
xattr -rc cdpr8

(The -r flag signifies "recursive" - it will visit every file and folder inside cdpr8,
releasing, so to speak, all executable files and apps from Quarantine.) "

Simon

"ps the capatcha on this forum is very difficult!"

Sorry about that, We've had significant amount of bad Actors, mostly Russian, getting signed up & posting junk. It's become considerably onerous & time consuming whilst trying to keep this an open space for CDP'ers.

Oh well....Onwards!

Hi Oli,
Welcome to the CDP forum!

Continuing a small conversation the we began on the Sound on Sound forum.

If you could please firstly fix the saving problem with the stand alone & Vst version I personally would be more likely to spend more time spotting bugs.
I did generate some nice output sounds yesterday but was ~really~ frustrated to loose them....

Also you may not have noticed that there is a partial announcement on Synthtopia that you might like to follow up on.
https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2026/07/09/composers-desktop-project-cdp-features-hundreds-of-free-sound-design-tools/

Simon

Probably using the 96K sample rate would do it.
I'm not sure if SL can handle that

The CDP software has been Open Source for about twelve years.
So, you could download the source code & try for yourself.

https://github.com/ComposersDesktop/CDP8

Please let us know you you get on.

Apart from the (currently) problematic use in Soundshaper

I believe midi files can be used for input to Tabula Vigilans (tv) or ProcessPack
More info here:
https://www.composersdesktop.com/pdf/tvinfopgnew.pdf

https://www.composersdesktop.com/interfaces.html

Hello,
There is a file called 'Manualconfig-MAC.pdf in the /cdpr8/docs folder.
Look down to 1b on page 3 & follow the instructions there.

Please let us know that it works for you.

Simon

Hi Jonathan,
Congratulations on your work, this looks really good !
I just watched the first video & downloaded the zip file. So, I'll be eagerly trying this out in the next few days.

Simon

This is a known issue & there are no viruses...virii (?) in the CDP downloads.
Please see this thread
https://unstablesound.net/cdpforum/index.php?topic=292.0

Quote from: giuliarrr on February 02, 2025, 12:11:41 PMBut I am confused because I am installing CDP 8. 
What does it mean ?

Yes, well spotted !
I noticed that too, I think it's a legacy thing.
Many of the fully operational CDP prgs have not had their headers updated as they are not new versions.
 I'll flag that up anyway.

But it does look as though you have a fully working CDP system. So I'm not sure that the problem can be attributed to the CDP software.
Have you tried asking on the Supercollider forum?

Maybe you could try some other sound files with differing formats.
I am sorry but I'm not a Supercollider user these days, so not much help to you there.

Simon

Hi Guiliarr
I would just like to check that your install is working.

Please,in a Terminal window enter 'sndinfo' (no quotes)
& see what you get.
It should give you -
'CDP release 7.1.2016'. and the usage of sndinfo.

If that is ok I wonder if your original problematic sound file has spaces in the name?

Note: We have been testing & building all the CDP software on Mac silicon for the past year or so. There may well be bugs somewhere however....

Please feel free to keep me updated.

Simon

Hi,
It is not quite clear from your question if you can run CDP processes from the command prompt outside Supercollider
Have you run the command detailed in the CDP Installation Notes?

'Run Terminal (it starts in your home directory) and at the command prompt,
type (followed by pressing Enter; note the spaces):
xattr -rc cdpr8
(The -r flag signifies "recursive" - it will visit every file and folder inside cdpr8, releasing, so to speak, all executable files and apps from Quarantine.)'

Simon

Hi Zander
Welcome to the CDP

Soundloom doesn't permit files with spaces in the name.
Here ia a page for troubleshooting common SoundLoom problems

http://www.trevorwishart.co.uk/sloomtips.html

Simon

This thread might help

https://unstablesound.net/cdpforum/index.php?topic=267.0

There is also an AI elephant in this imaginary room and somewhat philosophically challenging.

Is it acceptable for AI bots to run round scraping other artist work without payment ?

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/oct/22/thom-yorke-and-julianne-moore-join-thousands-of-creatives-in-ai-warning