README.md

GenCaster Quark

Live coding client for the GenCaster system.

Installation

Install the GenCaster client as a Quark by evaluating the following statement in the SuperCollider IDE.

Quarks.install("https://github.com/GenCaster/gencaster-quark.git");

// recompile interpreter to make new classes available
thisProcess.platform.recompile;

Usage

The client allows you to access the SuperCollider instances which are generating the audio stream. They allow you to execute sclang code.

Please do not overwrite the variable g as this is used for internal processing.

Client setup

// credentials are already setup for the demo
c = GenCaster();

Send instruction to specific stream

Send e.g. to stream 4

c.activate(4);

// this will now be executed on stream #4
Ndef(\foo, {SinOsc.ar*0.2!2}).play;

// stop remote evaluation
c.clear;

Send instruction to multiple streams

Send e.g. to stream 3, 5 and 7

c.activate(3, 5, 7);

// this will now be executed on stream 3, 5 and 7
Ndef(\foo, {SinOsc.ar(LFDNoise3.kr(4.0!2).exprange(400, 450))}).play;

// stop remote evaluation
c.clear;

Send instruction to all streams

Send to all available streams via broadcast

c.broadcast;

Ndef.clear;

// stop remote evaluation
c.clear;

Speak on stream

Speak on stream 5

c[5].speak("Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle");