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**Author:** [@yaxu](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/yaxu)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [11 April 2026 20:35 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/superdirt-synths/6132 "2026-04-11T20:35:27Z")
I’m getting back into performing more, and would love more superdirt synths to play with, but don’t know enough about synthesis to make my own. Does anyone have some synths that play well with tidal to share, or links to… --- ## [Monophonic synth with slide / portamento](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/monophonic-synth-with-slide-portamento/6137)
**Author:** [@Nikola\_Nenov](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/Nikola_Nenov)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [8 April 2026 13:16 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/monophonic-synth-with-slide-portamento/6137 "2026-04-08T13:16:27Z")
Ello, Are there any synth defs or a way in tidal cycles / super dirt to play a synth as monophinc with portamento, e.g. enable / disable portamento, adjust slide amount/duration or base it on legato / sustain? I am rea… --- ## [loopMidi virtual ports not showing up](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/loopmidi-virtual-ports-not-showing-up/6134)
**Author:** [@fran](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/fran)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [8 April 2026 12:48 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/loopmidi-virtual-ports-not-showing-up/6134 "2026-04-08T12:48:40Z")
I’m trying to send midi from Tidal to Ableton/Reaper using virtual midi ports with loopMidi. When executing the MIDIClient.init; command in SC none of the virtual midi ports in loopMIDI are showing up. I’ve checked in… --- ## [Go private?](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/go-private/6131)
**Author:** [@yaxu](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/yaxu)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [2 April 2026 08:44 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/go-private/6131 "2026-04-02T08:44:17Z")
I’m wondering about configuring this forum so that only the announcements channel is visible for non logged-in users. This is to reduce the amount of scraping by AI bots, and create less of a ‘public’ feeling where peopl… --- ## [How to play a TidalCycles synth sound once with OSC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/how-to-play-a-tidalcycles-synth-sound-once-with-osc/6118)
**Author:** [@lexlagoon](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/lexlagoon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [27 March 2026 07:47 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/how-to-play-a-tidalcycles-synth-sound-once-with-osc/6118 "2026-03-27T07:47:34Z")
Hello I want to replicate something like the following command with OSC (in python) but have not been able to find the syntax of the OSC message and what command to put in TidalCycles once $ sound "gabor" # n (3) Plea… --- ## [Variable Help](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/variable-help/6130)
**Author:** [@evanforry](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/evanforry)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [26 March 2026 16:23 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/variable-help/6130 "2026-03-26T16:23:34Z")
Before I give up on Tidal, i figired I’d come here and ask for help and clarify whether what i want do do is possible or not within Tidal. What i want to do is randomly choose a key and randomly choose a scale. I want t… --- ## [Making a shorthand for a synth or any combination of chained functions?](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/making-a-shorthand-for-a-synth-or-any-combination-of-chained-functions/5964)
**Author:** [@nslisica](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/nslisica)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [23 March 2026 04:29 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/making-a-shorthand-for-a-synth-or-any-combination-of-chained-functions/5964 "2026-03-23T04:29:19Z")
Hello there, I've got these two expressions in my strudel editbox: note("\<\[\[f2 g2 f2 ~\] c2\*8\]!3 \[f2 c2 a1 e2\]\>").s("saw, sine").lpf(100) and a little further down: note("f2@3 ~").s("saw, sine").lpf(200), is it possi… --- ## [Sound effect chain order](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/sound-effect-chain-order/6129)
**Author:** [@Nikola\_Nenov](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/Nikola_Nenov)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [22 March 2026 20:34 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/sound-effect-chain-order/6129 "2026-03-22T20:34:21Z")
Ello, I’m finally starting to dip my toe into tidal and its been great so far, i have LOADS of beginner questions and so far theres been loads of super useful resources I’ve found. One thing I was wondering about, I’ve … --- ## [New install on Windows is silent](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/new-install-on-windows-is-silent/6125)
**Author:** [@IanBadcoe](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/IanBadcoe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [12 March 2026 16:05 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/new-install-on-windows-is-silent/6125 "2026-03-12T16:05:38Z")
Hi, I initially used the chocolatey install, but it was difficult to make it work. ((I think I may have already had an older chocolatey installed and the new install command did not upgrade it… But when I realised I u… --- ## [Uzu language directory](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/uzu-language-directory/6121)
**Author:** [@yaxu](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/yaxu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [27 February 2026 14:29 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/uzu-language-directory/6121 "2026-02-27T14:29:40Z")
This post is a ‘wiki’, so you should be able to edit it directly to add new uzulangs! If you don’t have permission to edit it’s probably because you’re a new user or something - in that case please drop me a message for … --- ## [Seamless audio input (sound "in")](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/seamless-audio-input-sound-in/6115)
**Author:** [@nervousdata](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/nervousdata)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [24 February 2026 15:42 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/seamless-audio-input-sound-in/6115 "2026-02-24T15:42:03Z")
Recently I noticed that when using an audio input as sound source, it’s not coming through seamless or rather is “patterned” – I can clearly hear tiny gaps when setting cps 20 for example. legato is 1. I worked with aud… --- ## [Emacs autocomplete](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/emacs-autocomplete/1389)
**Author:** [@beise](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/beise)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [23 February 2026 10:49 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/emacs-autocomplete/1389 "2026-02-23T10:49:21Z")
Has anyone managed to get emacs autocompletion on tidal code? I gave a quick try running lsp-haskell but didn't get anything to work properly yet. --- ## [Uzu History](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/uzu-history/6097)
**Author:** [@tiemposdelruido](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/tiemposdelruido)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [21 February 2026 14:23 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/uzu-history/6097 "2026-02-21T14:23:11Z")
Hello! I’m researching live coding history, communities, and social/political contexts. Could anyone point me to documentation about the origins and early development of the Uzu languages (who started them, when/where, a… --- ## [BootTidal.hs conceptual questions](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/boottidal-hs-conceptual-questions/6113)
**Author:** [@kaosbeat](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/kaosbeat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [20 February 2026 21:52 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/boottidal-hs-conceptual-questions/6113 "2026-02-20T21:52:28Z")
Hi, I've been using TidalCycles for quite a while, in various configurations, on several computers (simultaneously sometimes), with different hardware and network environments or editors (mainly VSCode and emacs). It is… --- ## [Strudel Library, a self hosted Gallery for your strudel files](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/strudel-library-a-self-hosted-gallery-for-your-strudel-files/6066)
**Author:** [@mightyjr](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/mightyjr)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [20 February 2026 14:09 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/strudel-library-a-self-hosted-gallery-for-your-strudel-files/6066 "2026-02-20T14:09:24Z")
Hello Strudel community! I am a recent Strudel user along with my music partner leo and we absolutely love the app/language/engine. One of the gaps we found using strudel was there was no way to share tracks locally to j… --- ## [Once or asap in Strudel](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/once-or-asap-in-strudel/5864)
**Author:** [@ivanabreu](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/ivanabreu)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [19 February 2026 22:23 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/once-or-asap-in-strudel/5864 "2026-02-19T22:23:03Z")
Hi everyone, is there a Strudel function equivalent to Tidal Cycles' "once" or "asap" that allows instructions to be executed just once? --- ## [Downgrade tidalCycles](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/downgrade-tidalcycles/6104)
**Author:** [@fabien](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/fabien)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [17 February 2026 13:37 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/downgrade-tidalcycles/6104 "2026-02-17T13:37:58Z")
Hello, I´d like to downgrade from tidal 1.9.5 to 1.9.4 on a linux machine (ubuntu 24.04.4). I tried these steps: but ghc-pkg list tidal return: /home/fabien/.ghcup/ghc/9.4.8/lib/ghc-9.4.8/lib/package.conf.d (no pa… --- ## [Rejigging this forum](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/rejigging-this-forum/6077)
**Author:** [@yaxu](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/yaxu)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [17 February 2026 10:00 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/rejigging-this-forum/6077 "2026-02-17T10:00:49Z")
In recent years the discord has been the main focus for tidal + strudel, but probably we will move away from that. The obvious thing to do would be to refresh this discourse forum. As strudel has grown into a fully-fled… --- ## [How does updating cold strudel work?](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/how-does-updating-cold-strudel-work/6103)
**Author:** [@tyow](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/tyow)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [17 February 2026 08:50 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/how-does-updating-cold-strudel-work/6103 "2026-02-17T08:50:54Z")
Certain things in warm, such as the faq, Frequently Asked Questions 🌀 Strudel , would be rather useful to have in the non warm version. How does updating that version work? --- ## [How does this discussion platform work?](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/how-does-this-discussion-platform-work/6092)
**Author:** [@scrappy\_fiddler](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/scrappy_fiddler)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [16 February 2026 20:38 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/how-does-this-discussion-platform-work/6092 "2026-02-16T20:38:31Z")
I’m new to this platform, but not new to forums in general. I jumped from discord to this place. How does this work? Do I understand it correctly that there are no sub-forums, but just posts. And posts are clustered by… --- ## [I took some notes from glossing's lfo tutorial](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/i-took-some-notes-from-glossings-lfo-tutorial/6098)
**Author:** [@scrappy\_fiddler](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/scrappy_fiddler)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [16 February 2026 18:12 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/i-took-some-notes-from-glossings-lfo-tutorial/6098 "2026-02-16T18:12:17Z")
glossing’s awesome lfo tutorial is worth a watch. Or two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11frBA9L638 I took some notes and brought it into a form which can serve as a template to make a documentation page for the stru… --- ## [How can I shift the starting mark for spectrum](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/how-can-i-shift-the-starting-mark-for-spectrum/6096)
**Author:** [@scrappy\_fiddler](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/scrappy_fiddler)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [16 February 2026 16:12 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/how-can-i-shift-the-starting-mark-for-spectrum/6096 "2026-02-16T16:12:34Z")
Currently, .spectrum starts at the right border of my screen. I’d like to have that starting point shifted to the left, i.e. the sound that is happening right now should be in the middle of the screen. The reference doe… --- ## [Broken Badges](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/broken-badges/6074)
**Author:** [@a00](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/a00)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [16 February 2026 13:46 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/broken-badges/6074 "2026-02-16T13:46:25Z")
I've been looking through the badges page and noticed that several seemingly achievable badges have never been awarded to any users. This suggests that some of the automated triggers in the Discourse system might be misc… --- ## [Site rename + apologies for spurious emails!](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/site-rename-apologies-for-spurious-emails/6085)
**Author:** [@yaxu](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/yaxu)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [16 February 2026 12:44 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/site-rename-apologies-for-spurious-emails/6085 "2026-02-16T12:44:44Z")
Hi all This was “tidal club” but is now renamed to the Uzu forum, for Strudel and other uzulangs, as well as TidalCycles. Uzu is the collective name for ‘Tidal-like’ pattern-based live coding languages. I’ve also been… --- ## [\[SOLVED\] - vscodium tidalcycles plugin](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/solved-vscodium-tidalcycles-plugin/6069)
**Author:** [@kaosbeat](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/kaosbeat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [4 February 2026 12:52 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/solved-vscodium-tidalcycles-plugin/6069 "2026-02-04T12:52:51Z")
Hi, I switched to VSCodium, the VSCode withouth microsoft telemetry etc. I tried installing Tidalcycles and it is simply not available in the marketplace for codium. nn It is fairly simple however to package the github… --- ## [Pulsar](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/pulsar/5556)
**Author:** [@Shihpin\_Lin](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/Shihpin_Lin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [1 February 2026 17:09 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/pulsar/5556 "2026-02-01T17:09:58Z")
Hi there. I am having trouble installing tidalcycles on my Windows 11 PC. As posted recently, I succeeded in installing SuperDirt. I proceeded to installing Pulsar and then went to Pulsar Package Explorer and tried to … --- ## [SuperDirt effects on VST plugins in Tidal cycles](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/superdirt-effects-on-vst-plugins-in-tidal-cycles/6065)
**Author:** [@msautark](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/msautark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [29 January 2026 04:30 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/superdirt-effects-on-vst-plugins-in-tidal-cycles/6065 "2026-01-29T04:30:56Z")
Hello, I’m quite new to Tidal Cycles so please forgive me if I’m describing some technical aspects not 100% correct. Currently, I’m trying to build an performance instrument for my personal use that includes a 16ch mix… --- ## [Defining a pattern as string for use in hydra](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/defining-a-pattern-as-string-for-use-in-hydra/6045)
**Author:** [@nscott32](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/nscott32)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [26 January 2026 08:30 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/defining-a-pattern-as-string-for-use-in-hydra/6045 "2026-01-26T08:30:32Z")
I would like to be able to define a pattern as a string in one of the format accepted by tidal (note, struct, etc) so that I can then process it and reuse it in hydra. For example I have a note pattern with silences: … --- ## [Tidal package has compilation errors on Apple Mac M4](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-package-has-compilation-errors-on-apple-mac-m4/6030)
**Author:** [@andrewdovn](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/andrewdovn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [15 January 2026 17:05 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-package-has-compilation-errors-on-apple-mac-m4/6030 "2026-01-15T17:05:05Z")
Example of one part of the failed compilation: Undefined symbols for architecture arm64: "dyld\_stub\_binder", referenced from: \ ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture arm64 clang: error: linker… --- ## [Funny business with squeeze](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/funny-business-with-squeeze/5887)
**Author:** [@bmstr](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/bmstr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [14 January 2026 14:40 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/funny-business-with-squeeze/5887 "2026-01-14T14:40:11Z")
I’ve found myself using this: squeeze “\<0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3\>” $ x which is not very nice. I tried to make it more compact like this: squeeze (slow 2 $ “\<0 1 2 3\>”) $ x expecting the slow 2 $ “\<0 1 2 3\>” to be evaluated t… [Previous page](https://uzu.lurk.org/latest.md?page=1) [Next page](https://uzu.lurk.org/latest.md?page=3)