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csound~ Troubleshooting

MaxMSP can't find csound~. (WinXP/MacOSX)
csound~ complains about missing .dll files. (WinXP)
csound~ is running Csound4, but I want it to run Csound5. (MacOSX)
csound~ says "failed to open csd file: no such file or directory". (WinXP/MacOSX)
I'm getting error code 126. (WinXP)

MaxMSP can't find csound~. (WinXP/MacOSX)

      1) Have you installed Csound5?

      2) If you installed csound~.mxe or csound~.mxo while MaxMSP was running,
         restart MaxMSP.

      3) Make sure csound~.mxe or csound~.mxo is installed in your externals folder.

         On WindowsXP, this folder is usually "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Cycling '74\externals".

         On Mac OSX, this folder is usually "/Library/Application Support/Cycling '74/externals".

csound~ complains about missing .dll files. (WinXP)

      1) Have you installed Csound5?

      2) Are you environment variables set up correctly?

         A good way to check is to open up a DOS prompt.  cd to some directory other
         than the Csound5 bin directory.  Run the command "csound".  If that fails,
         then your environment variables need to be set properly.

         Right-click on "My Computer", select "Properties".  Switch to "Advanced" tab.
         Click "Environment Variables" button.  Look for "PATH" and check to see if
         your Csound5 bin directory has been appended to it.  Look for "OPCODEDIR" or
         "OPCODEDIR64", depending on which version of Csound5 you installed.  If they
         are not present, then add them.

         When modifying the "PATH" environment variable, it's a good idea to modify
         the user variable rather than the system variable.

      3) If you installed the 32bit version of csound~, then you must have 32bit Csound5 installed
         in order for csound~ to run.  The same goes for 64bit csound~ and 64bit Csound5.

         Consult the installation instructions for tips on which Csound5 installers to use.

csound~ is running Csound4, but I want it to run Csound5. (MacOSX)

      csound~ cannot run Csound4.  Max is loading Matt Ingalls' csound~ rather than
      my csound~.mxo.  To fix this problem, remove Matt Ingalls' csound~ object from
      the externals directory.  If it's not there, then it is somewhere else within Max's search path.

      Search all directories within Max's search path (including ones that you have added
      via the Options->File Preferences... menu item).  Remove any files named "csound~".

csound~ says "failed to open csd file: no such file or directory". (WinXP/MacOSX)

      1) If you're using an absolute pathname in the "csound" message, then you have
         made a mistake.  Correct the pathname.

      2) If you're using relative pathnames in the "csound" message, and the relative
         pathname is correct, then the directory that contains your patch is within
         Max's search path.

         Move the directory containing your patch to another location outside Max's
         search path, or use absolute pathnames in your "csound" message.

I'm getting error code 126. (WinXP)

      This problem is usually caused by dll files not being found.

      1) Make sure the version of csound~ you are using is compatible with the version of
         Csound5 that is installed.  See the installation instructions for details.

      2) Navigate to your Csound\bin\ directory and look for csound32.dll.5.1 or
         csound64.dll.5.1.  If you're using 32bit csound~, then csound32.dll.5.1
         should be there.  If you're using 64bit csound~, then csound64.dll.5.1
         should be there.

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