Installing SynthBuilder

SynthBuilder is available from ccrma-ftp.  You
will need approximately 12 MB of disk space for
installation of the source code, help files,
and application directory.

To get SynthBuilder, issue the following
commands from a UNIX shell on a system that is
connected to the Internet:
 
    % ftp ccrma-ftp.stanford.edu 
    login in with user name = anonymous
    password = your mailaddress
    ftp> cd pub 
    ftp> binary 
    ftp> get SynthBuilder.tar.Z

This will create a file in your directory
called SynthBuilder.tar.Z.  Copy it to some
place you like and then do the following:

    % uncompress SynthBuilder.tar.Z 
    % tar -xvf SynthBuilder.tar

Now you should have a directory called
SynthBuilder, and you're ready to compile and
link provided you have an installed copy of the
MusicKit 4.0 release, which you can get from
ccrma-ftp.

See ccrma-ftp: /pub/MusicKit.README

Assuming you got this far, the following
command will compile, link, and install
SynthBuilder in ~/Apps/SynthBuilder.app.

Please look at the Makefile first, just so you
have an idea of what's going to happen.  In
particular, you can change INSTALLDIR variable
to something other than ~/Apps/SynthBuilder.app


    % cd SynthBuilder 
    % make install

When the install is completed, I suggest
running through the tutorial.

In addition, the SynthBuilder.app directory
will contain the following example patches that
you can experiment with.

    addamsFamily
    am
    amSynth
    basicsounds
    basicstereo
    bottle
    brass
    brassSynth
    distorted
    dualRes
    feedback
    fm
    fmSynth
    fmSynthMidi
    fullsounds
    guitarSynth
    guitarSynthMidi
    karplusStrong
    multiControllers
    partials
    pitchednoise
    realam
    scaryBirds
    stereo
    strangeRealAm
    stringPan
    tutorial
    waveTableSynth
    waveTableSynthMidi
    wobblyWaves

Please send mail to nick@ccrma.stanford.edu if
you have any questions.




