Frequently Asked Questions - for Beginners
Questions are presented via a thematic and elementary index to get onto this documentation from a pragmatic - and also a beginner’s - view.
Are menus the only access to classes and functions ?
Where do I get programming tools ?
Can programming material be accessed thematically ?
Where can I access files at a session ?
- Alternatives
How can I include alternative operations in a program ?
- Basics / Handover
What are the basis to start using OM ?
How do I manage a whole OM session ?
- Commands / Shortcuts
How do I get an overview of the OM commands ?
- Compare
- Comments
How do I add comments into a patch ?
- Conditions
How can I define conditions in a program ?
- Control
How can I control a function ?
How can I put prerequisites before evaluating of a function ?
- Data / Values
How do I add plain data / values / text to a box?
- Documentation / Information
How do I get documentation about a box ?
How do I get information about a box ?
- Environment
What is the OM environment made of ?
How can I personalize my working environment ?
What do I do if an error occurs ?
How can I avoid error messages / crashes?
- Evaluation
How do I evaluate a box or a program ?
- Factory box
How can I know which type of values are accepted by a factory box ?
How can I know which arguments are accepted by a function ?
How do I control the evaluation of a function ?
How can I control a function ?
- Global Variables
How can I create a global variable ?
How can I modify a global variable ?
Are there default global variables ?
- Images - Icons / Pictures
How do I assign an icon/picture to an object in a program ?
How do I put a picture in a patch ?
How do I assign an icon/picture to an object or background in a maquette ?
How do I assign an icon/picture to an object or background in a patch ?
- Import / Export
How do I import / Export files / objects ?
- Instance
How can I save a musical object I have designed ?
How can I modify an instance ?
What do I get when I evaluate a box I took from a class ?
How can I export an instance ?
- Interaction
Are there intuitive interaction items in OM ?
- **Learn **
Where do I find didactic material / tutorial patches?
How do I use tutorial patches ?
- Listen
How can I listen to musical objects ?
- Location
Where are my programs located ?
- Maquette
Can I design temporal programs ?
How can I add an object into a maquette from a patch ?
- Microtones
How can I listen to microtones ?
How can I display microtones in a score ?
- Objects / Material
What is the programming material available in OM ?
What kind of musical objects can I manipulate ?
What are objects created from ?
What do I manipulate objects with ?
What do I get when I manipulate an object ?
How can I save an object and use it in another program ?
- **Organizing Programs - Abstraction - **
How can I gain space in a program ?
Can I embed programs into other programs?
How can I build multiple layers programs ?
Can I put a patch into another patch ?
- Programming / Programs
How do I start building musical objects ?
Where do I get the programming tools/material ?
Can I use maquettes in patches?
Can I synthesize a maquette into a program ?
- Protect
How can I protect an object in a program ?
- Repeat
How do I repeat a calculus / operation ?
- Results
Where do I read results of computations ?
How can I display the results of a computation in a patch ?
- Rhythm
Are there rhythmic objects in OM ?
- Scales
Can I use specific melodic scales ?
- Score
Can I use notes, chords, or melodic sequences ?
How can I visualize musical objects ?
How can I create and modify musical objects directly in a score ?
How do I define the default appearance of scores ?
- Sequencer
Is there something that resembles a sequencer in OM ?
- Session
How do I manage a whole OM session ?
- Share / Store
How can I use an object I have created in other patches ?
Where can I store the instances / objects I want to use in other programs ?
- Start
- Text
Can I apply recursive programs to text files ?
- Tonality
- Tutorial Patches
How do I use tutorial patches ?
- Upgrade
How do I upgrade works from earlier OM versions ?
- Workspace
How do I bring items into a workspace ?
References :
Contents :
- OpenMusic Documentation
- OM User Manual
- Introduction
- OpenMusic Presentation
- Additional Information
- Elementary F.A.Q.
- System Configuration and Installation
- Going Through an OM Session
- The OM Environment
- Visual Programming I
- Visual Programming II
- Basic Tools
- Score Objects
- Maquettes
- Sheet
- MIDI
- Audio
- SDIF
- Lisp Programming
- Reactive mode
- Errors and Problems
- Introduction
- OpenMusic QuickStart