Thanks, David, I'll look into the downgrade. Tim
On Jun 7, 2012, at 10:06 AM, "David" <[email protected]> wrote: > I searched the list archives, and found a similar question. Seems that > the book is based on version 2 of Common Music (which used Common > Lisp), but version 3 of Common Music uses Scheme. I downloaded the > last stable version of 2 (2.49) and some of the problems went away. If > you want to try that, you'll also have to download some version of > Common Lisp (it isn't bundled in with Common Music). I'll keep you > posted on my progress. > > Thanks. > > On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Timoth E. Gard <[email protected]> wrote: >> David et al, >> >> I've also been trying to work through the examples in the book (bought >> softcover some years ago and am finally getting around to it). I am having >> similar problems trying to get the OO examples working. The book says that >> some of the examples are idealized, but I cannot find a working equivalent >> for "new midi", for example. I've tried what I could find using Common Lisp, >> CLOS and various Scheme/s7 implementations, but no luck. (make-instance >> note-on, "mp:out", stuff like that) >> >> Also running Win/Grace (3.8.0) and am wondering if I may have to install >> Cygnet to move forward. >> >> I managed to find the example code that came with the hardcover book using >> the Wayback Machine at archive.org, which has at least shown me what gets >> generated when the code runs. You're welcome to a copy if you don't have >> them. >> >> Searching around, I've found a few people asking similar questions over the >> years with little results. Sorry I can't offer any good answers but wanted >> to add a "me too". >> >> Tim >> >> On Jun 7, 2012, at 5:46 AM, "David" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi! >>> >>> I just ordered a copy of the book, "Notes from the Metalevel", and I'm >>> trying to work through some of the examples. I'm using the latest >>> version of Common Music (Grace 3.8.0), and some of the examples don't >>> seem to work. I believe I installed it correctly (there's just one >>> executable file, 'Grace.exe', for Windows, so it's hard to make a >>> mistake). But I'm getting "unbound variable" errors for names like >>> "*scale*" and "pprint". I'm guessing that "pprint" isn't defined in >>> the version of Lisp that comes packaged with Grace, but what about >>> "*scale*"? Shouldn't that be part of Common Music? >>> >>> So far, the examples work with the version of Common Music on the >>> book's disk (version 2.4.2), But in the book it says this is just a >>> "bare bones" version. Which version would be most compatible with the >>> examples in the book, and where could I find it? >>> >>> Thanks for your help. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Cmdist mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://ccrma-mail.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/cmdist _______________________________________________ Cmdist mailing list [email protected] http://ccrma-mail.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/cmdist
