Radicles Installation Guide

Installing Radicles

Follow these instructions to install the Radicles system.

Download and Install SuperCollider and Plugins

1. Download SuperCollider here: https://supercollider.github.io/download
2. Install SuperCollider in your computer (e.g. in MacOS: open zip file, drop it in Applications Folder)
3. Download SC3-Plugins here: https://github.com/supercollider/sc3-plugins/releases
4. Open the SuperCollider Application. Copy the following code from this website and paste it in a SuperCollider document:

   HelpBrowser.goTo("https://freuben.github.io/york/RadiclesGuide");

   Run the code by putting the cursor in the same line as the code and then evaluating it with shift+return:

5. Install the plugins by:
   1. finding out where the SuperCollider Extensions folder is. You can find this by the following piece of code to SuperCollider and then evaluating the code this with shift+return:

      Platform.userExtensionDir;

   2. opening downloaded zip file, then dropping the folder in the specified path. If the directory doesn't exist in your computer, create a directory called "Extensions" (and make sure you spell it correctly, otherwise it won't work)

Download and Install Radicles

1. Evaluate the following code (shift+return):

   Quarks.gui;

   This will open a window with a list of Quarks, which are SuperCollider libraries written by third-parties.

2. In the list, look for "Radicles" and select it by clicking on the add (+) button. This will download and install the Quark.
3. In the same window, click on the "Recompile class library" button in the upper left-side of the Quarks window. This will reset SuperCollider and load the Quark.
4. Download (and unzip) the RadiclesFiles folder here: http://www.squib-box.com/fr/Radicles/RadiclesFiles.zip
5. Place this folder in the SuperCollider Extensions folder (same folder you placed the SC3-Plugins). Remember this folder should be in the path that can be accessed by evaluating the code below: (shift+return):

   Platform.userExtensionDir;

Checking the install worked

1. Start the system by evaluating this piece of code (shift+return):

   Radicles.start;

2. This should bring a new window up. In that window, type:

   start 2

   and press return. (Some code should be posted in the SuperCollider window.

3. Then type:

       mix

   This should open a mixer interface window.

4. Finally, type:

       pl 1 drums1

   This should play the sound file called "drums1.wav".

5. If that seems to work, then you're good. If something doesn't work, then let me know and I'll come to help.