#Expresseur project

documentation , presentation : www.expresseur.com

1. basslua This library can be used by a GUI, to manage MIDI inputs and LUA scripting (to invent your own MIDI logic). C library 64 bits. Started by the GUI, which load :

   • main lua script to catch the midi-event
   • luachord.lua
   • luascore.lua
   • luabass

   dependencies :

   • lua5.3 64 bits : www.lua.org
   • bass 64 bits : www.un4see.com
   • winmm/pc, coremidi/Mac

2. luabass :

   This library can be used to manage audio output (MIDI, VST, SF2, wav) from a LUA script. C library 64 bits. Started by lua script, to render midi-out, SF2, VSTi, Wav

   dependencies :

   • lua5.3 64 bits : www.lua.org
   • bass, bassmix, bassmidi ( bassasio/PC ) 64 bits: www.un4seen.com
   • winmm/pc, coremidi/Mac
   • vsti sdk (include only, dynamic VSTi-dll loaded dynamically on demand)

3. expresscmd :

   This command-line can be used to launch basslua and luabass, and to interact with the LUA script. C exe command-line 64 bits. Starts basslua

   dependencies :

   • basslua 64 bits

4. expresseur

   This graphical User Interfacepresents two ways to play : improvisation and score-playing. C++ wxwidgets Graphic User Iinterface 64 bits. Starts basslua

   dependencies

   • wxwidgets3.1 64 bits
   • basslua 64 bits

5. mac

   build wxwidgets 64 bits ( used by expresseur GUI ) :

   • cd ~/wxwidgets/
   • git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/wxWidgets/wxWidgets.git
   • mkdir build64
   • cd ~/wxwidgets/build64
   • ~/wxwidgets/configure --with-macosx-version-min=10.9 --disable-shared --disable-sys-libs --prefix="$(pwd)"
   • make

   build lua5.3.3 64 bits ( used by basslua & luabass )

   • cd $root_dir/../mac ( $root_dir is the platform where the git project is downloaded )
   • curl -O http://www.lua.org/ftp/lua-5.3.3.tar.gz
   • tar xf lua-5.3.3.tar.gz
   • rm lua-5.3.3.tar.gz
   • modification de src/Makefile : ligne macosx:
   • $(MAKE) $(ALL) SYSCFLAGS="-DLUA_USE_MACOSX -mmacosx-version-min=10.9 " SYSLIBS="-lreadline" CC=cc
   • make macosx

   rtmidi : https://github.com/thestk/rtmidi.git

   sound & Midi 64 bits libraries from www.un4seen.org : bass , bassmix, bassmidi

   GNUmakefile builds the app package, with include & directories in mac directory

   • make -f GNUmakefile copy Expresseur.app ni Applications folder within Expresseur.app/Contents/MacOS : command-line "expresscmd" is available

6. pc

   status : Solution 64 bits solution with Visual Studio available and operationnal. GNU Makefile not available.

7. Linux Ubuntu / Debian

   build wxwidgets 64 bits ( used by expresseur GUI ) :

   • sudo apt-get install gtk2.0
   • git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/wxWidgets/wxWidgets.git
   • cd wxwidgets
   • mkdir buildgtk
   • cd buildgtk
   • ../configure --with-gtk
   • make
   • sudo make install
   • sudo ldconfig

   build lua 64 bits ( used by expresseur GUI ) :

   • sudo apt-get install libreadline6 libreadline6-dev
   • ou debian : sudo apt-get install libreadline7 libreadline-dev
   • cd linux/lua-5.3.4
   • make linux alsa dev package
   • sudo apt-get install libasound2-dev

   rtmidi under linux/rtmidi from : https://github.com/thestk/rtmidi.git

   sound/midi 64 bits lib under linux/bass .h and .so , from www.un4seen.org : bass , bassmix, bassmidi

   GNUmakefile builds the epresseur package

   • make -f GNUmakefile cd expresseur/Expresseur.app/Contents/Linux :
   • ./expresseur for the GUI,
   • or ./expresscmd for the command-line
   • to create a Gnome icone : adapt path in expresseurv3.desktop and copy to /usr/share/applications