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Modalys interference?

OpenMusic
#1

Hi All,

I have noticed a curious phenomenon. If I open a workspace with Modalys lib selected and loading since opening fo workspace, some patches that use audio give me a lot of various and strange errors. If I deselect Modalys lib in preferences, shut down OM and restart it (that is without Modalys lib loaded inopening of the workspace), the same patches run perfectly. I enclose one of these patches for example. With reference to enclosed patch, when problem appears, I see that the various temp audio files that the patch should have to generate, are not created, so it is not possible to have final sound by mixing temporary audio files.
I am on OsX 10.8.5, OM 6.12 and last version of Modalys lib.
Can anyone explain me what is the matter, please?
Thank you in advance

fdsdb

14_bandfilter_mono_02.omp (94.6 KB)

#2

Hi Fabio.

Modalys changes the Lisp environment default “read” format for floats from single-float to double-float.
This has some impact in the way float numbers are formatted in SuperVP parameter files, which probably cause your troubles.

I’ll try to make OM-SuperVP more adapted to that.
In the meantime, you can just evaluate :
(setf cl:read-default-float-format 'single-float)
after loading Modalys so as to restore the default float format.

Jean

#3

Hi Jean,

Thank you for reply. Please, forgive my inexperience, I hope I have done the correct moves. I have evaluated your expression inside the OM Lisp editor, I hope it is correct. But, with Modalys library loaded, opening the above patch (or other ones involving chant or SuperVP) I receive this error:

An error of type foreign-type-error
occurred: 1.0 cannot be converted to
foreign type :lisp-single-float

Must I do sommething different?

Thank you in advance, ciao

Fabio

#4

Sorry I’ve edited my previous flot: the code to evaluate is “single-float”

(setf cl:read-default-float-format 'single-float)

Evaluate it in the OM listener or create your own .lisp file in the “patches” folder

#5

Hi Jean,

Thank you, now it runs, I have tested a little, so I write the following if useful for anyone:

  • I have saved your lisp code in a .lisp file inside patches folder, with a memo title (modalys+supervp.lisp)
  • I have tested some different possibilities, and the result is the following: either I open my workspace with Modalys library already loaded, or I load Modalys after opening my workspace, in both cases I must open the Lisp editor, open the saved .lisp file and evaluate the code to restore the correct setting about single/double-float.

It seems to me that in opening Open Music (with Modalys library set to be laoded) the lisp patch is not evaluated after loading Modalys, so it is necessary to do it manually if I want to use Modalys and SuperVP at the same time. I am not a programmer, so it is only an intuition, of course.

I hope this observations can be of some utility. Thank you again, ciao

Fabio

#6

In principle the .lisp file should be evaluated if it is in “OM 6.12/patches/”
I have recently seen some problem with this (files in “patches” not loaded) in MacOS Sierra [*] but in your case this shouldn’t be the case (your’re on 10.8 right ?)…

[*] the Sierra case in discussed here: http://forumnet.ircam.fr/user-groups/openmusic/forum/topic/om-6-12-doesnt-see-stock-libraries/
it apparently requires disabling the OS GateKeeper before downloading and installing OM…

#7

Yes Jean, I am still on 10.8.5, and the .lisp file is inside OM 6.12/patches.

I think it can be a case of order/precedence of loading: perhaps .lisp file is loaded first, but when Modalys library is loaded it can be it restores its own setting about float-format, so it is necessary to turn on the format expressed by .lisp file manually evaluating it.

But I am doing some intuitive hypothesis, because I am not a programmer and I don’t know the mechanism/order of starting of Open Music.

Anyway it is not a big problem, it is sufficient I remember again to evaluate the .lisp file if I want to use patches that require, for example, Modalys and SuperVP at the same time. Otherwise it could be possible to try a code or something other that extablish an exact order of laoding of elements, if that is possible.

#8
I think it can be a case of order/precedence of loading: perhaps .lisp file is loaded first, but when Modalys library is loaded it can be it restores its own setting about float-format, so it is necessary to turn on the format expressed by .lisp file manually evaluating it.

Of course. You’re right.

You can also just hack in the Modalys library and put the same line of code in there (for instance at the end of Modalys/Modalys.lisp).

#9

Thank you Jean, I have tried adding the code at the end of Modalys/Modalys.lisp file and it runs perfectly.

Thank you very much, ciao

Fabio