Lua2SC

Lua client for supercollider scsynth and supernova. Pure lua implementation based on standard portable modules: lualanes, wxlua, luasocket, plus some custom modules: osclua, pmidi, random.

------Lua learning resources--------

• https://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/ (Lua specification)

• https://www.lua.org/pil/contents.html (Online book for Lua 5.0, but great Lua introduction)

• http://luajit.org/ (LuaJIT additions to Lua 5.1 as ffi.)

• http://tylerneylon.com/a/learn-lua/ If you dont have more than 15 minutes

------Lua2SC learning resources---------

• The pieces and other examples I will be uploading.
• Ctrl+I will find the source of most keywords (those in pale blue color in the IDE)
• I am open to any questions posted as issues in Lua2SC repository.

------Ubuntu Studio building requirements --------- All of them can be installed with sudo apt install

• cmake (should be >= 3.13)
• libasound2-dev

and for wx module

• libgtk2.0-dev
• libgl1-mesa-dev
• freeglut3-dev

------Building-----------

from build directory:

• set LUAJIT_BIN to the desired installation absolute location in init_cmake.bat (.sh)
• add -DBUILD_WXLUA=ON in init_cmake.bat if you wish to also build wx module.
• run init_cmake.bat (or copy to init_cmake.sh)
• make
• make install

you will get Lua2SC installed directory where you pointed LUAJIT_BIN to.

this directory can be copied anywhere.

--------------To first try---------------------

run: Lua2SC.bat or Lua2SC.sh

1. set Debug/settings
2. Supercollider/BootSC (wait until booted)
3. open simple_theme (or any other) in lua2SC\examples\
4. Debug/run (F6)
5. Debug/Cancel run (F5)

------------Using lillypond--------------------

1. Find location of lilypond executable in Debug->Settings
2. Set as first line in script: LILY = require"sc.lilypond"
3. Set as last line in script: LILY:Gen(initial beat,last beat)
4. Run as plain lua script with F7

------------Using Non real time---------------

1. Set as first line in script: NRT = require"sc.nrt":Gen(number of beats to render)
2. Run script with Run Lua2SC (F6)