Musimat Version 1.2 was released November 26, 2010.
Added support for Apple Xcode development environment
Several compilation-related errors and warnings were fixed
Better formatting so the code is easier to read
Some further explanatory information was added
Additional information on how to run the tutorials was addedto INSTALL.txt
No major new functionality was introduced.
The Musimat code in Gareth Loy's book "MusimathicsVol. 1" can be downloaded for freehere. Or, you can view the sources and other documentation for Musimaton-linehere.
In "MusimathicsVol. 1", Gareth Loy introduces a programming language hecalls "Musimat", designed for the musical examples in hisbook. He describes Musimat as "C++ in sheep's clothing."Indeed, Musimat is a simplified version of the C++ programminglanguage designed for didactic purposes. Musimat provides astraightforward introduction to programming in a modern computerlanguage and especially provides a demonstration of how to begin toadapt such a language to musical purposes.
The Musimat codeconsists of three software projects:
TheMusimat Tutorial -- an introduction to Musimat based on AppendixB of "MusimathicsVol. 1".
Musimatexamples -- musical examples and explanatory text derived fromChapter 9 of "Musimathics" Vol. 1.
TheMusimat Library -- data types and operations of Musimat. TheMusimat Library is used by the Musimat Tutorial and Chapter 9materials.
The software download consists of source code in Musimat and C++,documentation, makefiles, executables, and project files for buildingthe source code.
DownloadMusimat1.2.exe,a self-extracting archive file for Windows. When the file hasbeen downloaded, execute the file to install the software. A dialogbox will open allowing you to choose a destination directory forinstalling Musimat.
DownloadMusimat1.2.zip,a zip archive file.
For MacOS, double-click on the downloaded file, which willextract its contents to a folder in the same directory.
For Windows, you may need a zip file extraction tool such asWinZip to open the file and extract its contents. Such a tool canbe foundhere.Many other similar products are available elsewhere on the WorldWide Web, some of them freeware.
If you just want to examine the code, you can view it on-linehere. To compile and run thecode, you will need to have a C++ code development platform, such as:
Apple Xcode – a free integratedsoftware development environment (IDE) for C++ and other languages.If you are running MacOSX, you can get it for freehere.
Cygwin-- a free software development package that emulates thedevelopment environment of the standard Unix operating system onWindows platforms.
Visual.NET C++. -- Microsoft's integrated development environment(IDE) for C++. A freeware version of this IDE is availablehere.
VisualSlickEdit -- an alternative IDE. There's also a version forMacintosh. This is an excellent code surfing tool.
FreeBSDUnix -- a modern freeware version of UNIX for x86compatible computers with integrated development tools
Linux--freeware operating system with integrated development tools.
If you are just getting started and run Windows, I recommend thefreeware version of Visual .NET C++, or the full version if you canafford it. If not, then Cygwin is free, but offers only aline-oriented user interface. Visual SlickEdit provides an IDE,is very flexible, and has many useful features at moderate price.Unix and Linux are complete operating systems that includeline-oriented code development systems. Apple's Xcode is excellentand free if you are running MacOSX.
Documentation consists of::
TheMusimat Tutorial -- an introduction to Musimat based on AppendixB of "MusimathicsVol. 1".
Musimatexamples -- musical examples and explanatory text derived fromChapter 9 of "Musimathics" Vol. 1.
TheMusimat Library -- data types and operations of Musimat. TheMusimat Library is used by the Musimat Tutorial and Chapter 9materials.
Other links of interest:
"Musimathics" is widelyavailable from bookstores.
Here is the MIT Press website::http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=10916
Gareth Loy's Musimathics website:http://www.musimathics.com/
Gareth Loy's home page:http://www.GarethLoy.com/
Gareth, Incorporated:http://www.GarethInc.com/
Musimat, the Musimat Tutorial, the documentation, examples, andlibrary are © 2006 Gareth Loy, and are released under the terms ofthe GNU General Public License available here:http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt. Musimat is released WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the impliedwarranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Forinformation on usage and redistribution, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALLWARRANTIES, see :http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt,or the file, LICENSE.txt, in this distribution.
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Last updated: October 30, 2010