# I can't install SuperDirt **URL:** \ **Category:** TidalCycles\ **Tags:** installation\ **Created:** [3 January 2025 06:29 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/i-cant-install-superdirt/5553 "2025-01-03T06:29:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shihpin\_Lin](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/shihpin_lin/32/1007_2.png) [@Shihpin\_Lin](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/Shihpin_Lin)\ **Post date:** [3 January 2025 06:29 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/i-cant-install-superdirt/5553/1 "2025-01-03T06:29:18Z")
Hello people. I have done Tidal install before, but forgot everything. This time I am struggling. I am following Windows installation page. When I execute below in SC IDE, include("SuperDirt"); I get: ERROR: Quark 'SuperDirt' not found Obviously without SuperDirt, you can't do anything. Where should I go from here? ---
**Author:** ![Shihpin\_Lin](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/shihpin_lin/32/1007_2.png) [@Shihpin\_Lin](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/Shihpin_Lin)\ **Post date:** [3 January 2025 13:37 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/i-cant-install-superdirt/5553/2 "2025-01-03T13:37:44Z")
I somehow succeeded in installing SuperDirt (and the samples).Changing SuperDirt's version number to the latest did it. Then I installed Pulsar and then went to [Pulsar Package Explorer](https://web.pulsar-edit.dev/) and tried to install tidalcycles package but it is for Atom. Atom no longer exists, they went away. How can I use Pulsar when the install button for tidalcycles package does not respond? I am also trying VSCode but it is not going well. I think the installation how-tos on [tidalcycles.org](http://tidalcycles.org) needs major overhaul. The installation process is far from smooth. It may be my fault though because I lack CS knowledge. Emergence of Windows 11 also had an effect on installation process, who knows. Any suggestions welcome. I am almost there, but not quite. ---
**Author:** ![cleary](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/cleary/32/177_2.png) [@cleary](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/cleary)\ **Post date:** [9 January 2025 04:14 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/i-cant-install-superdirt/5553/4 "2025-01-09T04:14:45Z")
Hi, Thanks for bringing the docs update to our attention - I've updated the superdirt version: > > > ref https://club.tidalcycles.org/t/i-cant-install-superdirt/5553/2 Regarding the pulsar plugin - that is just a description, the plugin has had a lot of work done porting from atom to pulsar (when the atom project was sunsetted). The pulsar plugin is maintained as a separate repo here: > **[GitHub - tidalcycles/pulsar-tidalcycles: Pulsar plugin for TidalCycles](https://github.com/tidalcycles/pulsar-tidalcycles)** > > Pulsar plugin for TidalCycles Bug reports are very welcome - I had a quick look in the codebase, and it doesn't seem to be configured there, so it may be something in the pulsar package management backend itself... I don't really know how it works The docs are maintained by the community, in general large scale overhauls are very difficult to implement, but incremental improvements are very doable - you are welcome to get involved with the documentation group and propose improvements! ---
**Author:** ![cleary](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/cleary/32/177_2.png) [@cleary](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/cleary)\ **Post date:** [9 January 2025 04:18 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/i-cant-install-superdirt/5553/5 "2025-01-09T04:18:31Z")
> [@Shihpin\_Lin](#): > > How can I use Pulsar when the install button for tidalcycles package does not respond? I've just given it a test on a clean pulsar install here and it went through ok - do you have a screen capture/gif of the problem? Have you tried shutting pulsar down and restarting it? Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling? > [@Shihpin\_Lin](#): > > I am also trying VSCode but it is not going well. If you can provide more detail, we may be able to help with this ---
**Author:** ![Shihpin\_Lin](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/shihpin_lin/32/1007_2.png) [@Shihpin\_Lin](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/Shihpin_Lin)\ **Post date:** [9 January 2025 05:55 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/i-cant-install-superdirt/5553/6 "2025-01-09T05:55:33Z")
![スクリーンショット 2025-01-09 145319](https://club.tidalcycles.org/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9e7487c8a1d5fbf5ecfb2a1ac0ec4c301eb37227.png) ---
**Author:** ![Shihpin\_Lin](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/shihpin_lin/32/1007_2.png) [@Shihpin\_Lin](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/Shihpin_Lin)\ **Post date:** [9 January 2025 05:56 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/i-cant-install-superdirt/5553/7 "2025-01-09T05:56:29Z")
This is where I am stuck. Thanks clary for helping me. ---
**Author:** ![Shihpin\_Lin](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/shihpin_lin/32/1007_2.png) [@Shihpin\_Lin](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/Shihpin_Lin)\ **Post date:** [9 January 2025 06:04 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/i-cant-install-superdirt/5553/9 "2025-01-09T06:04:47Z")
![スクリーンショット 2025-01-09 150352](https://club.tidalcycles.org/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d68fb230a833f8378725100bccfd355ce817cf2d.png) ---
**Author:** ![Shihpin\_Lin](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/shihpin_lin/32/1007_2.png) [@Shihpin\_Lin](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/Shihpin_Lin)\ **Post date:** [9 January 2025 06:05 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/i-cant-install-superdirt/5553/10 "2025-01-09T06:05:54Z")
This is when I try to boot tidal in pulsar. ---
**Author:** ![cleary](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/cleary/32/177_2.png) [@cleary](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/cleary)\ **Post date:** [10 January 2025 02:33 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/i-cant-install-superdirt/5553/11 "2025-01-10T02:33:01Z")
Searching on the error turned up this thread: > [@Could not load module ‘System.IO’](https://club.tidalcycles.org/t/could-not-load-module-system-io/4652/4): > > Thank you, this fixed the issue on a NixOS 23.05 (stable channel) machine, which packages cabal 3.10.x and ghc 9.2.x And just for the record, cabal 3.6.2 (with ghc 8.10.7) doesn't have this behavior. Can you give the resolution suggested there a try? PS to clarify, this is not a pulsar issue - pulsar has handed off to ghci by this point, and tidal is failing to boot. This will affect all editors ---
**Author:** ![Shihpin\_Lin](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/shihpin_lin/32/1007_2.png) [@Shihpin\_Lin](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/Shihpin_Lin)\ **Post date:** [10 January 2025 03:23 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/i-cant-install-superdirt/5553/12 "2025-01-10T03:23:54Z")
`cabal install --lib base` did the trick. I can hear the sound of tidal. Thanks Bernie. I really appreciate it. ---
**Author:** ![Shihpin\_Lin](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/shihpin_lin/32/1007_2.png) [@Shihpin\_Lin](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/Shihpin_Lin)\ **Post date:** [10 January 2025 03:40 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/i-cant-install-superdirt/5553/13 "2025-01-10T03:40:23Z")
One last problem. Ear phone doesn't work for Pulsar, it uses PC speaker. Strangely I can hear other app's music such as soundcloud with ear phone. ---
**Author:** ![cleary](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/cleary/32/177_2.png) [@cleary](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/cleary)\ **Post date:** [10 January 2025 03:47 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/i-cant-install-superdirt/5553/14 "2025-01-10T03:47:34Z")
So this is an issue with the auto device selection in SuperCollider - there are docs: [https://doc.sccode.org/Reference/AudioDeviceSelection.html#Windows](https://doc.sccode.org/Reference/AudioDeviceSelection.html#Windows) You'll need to work out what works for you, I'm afraid my windows experience is severely lacking ---
**Author:** ![Shihpin\_Lin](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/shihpin_lin/32/1007_2.png) [@Shihpin\_Lin](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/Shihpin_Lin)\ **Post date:** [10 January 2025 04:10 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/i-cant-install-superdirt/5553/15 "2025-01-10T04:10:52Z")
o = Server.default.options; o.inDevice\_("Windows WASAPI : Microphone"); o.outDevice\_("Windows WASAPI : Speakers"); From [https://doc.sccode.org/Reference/AudioDeviceSelection.html#Windows](https://doc.sccode.org/Reference/AudioDeviceSelection.html#Windows) solved the problem. I can hear Tidalcycles from earphone. Thanks Bernie. ---
**Author:** ![Djj](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/djj/32/3100_2.png) [@Djj](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/Djj)\ **Post date:** [25 March 2025 18:38 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/i-cant-install-superdirt/5553/16 "2025-03-25T18:38:45Z")
im also struggling with the installation ☹ couldnt install individually, tried to build a linux virtual machine in windows for the package in wsl didnt work tried in powershell couldnt install tidal cycles tried with chocolatey but it found some old back lof already install im high on terminal and chat gpt gave up on me im lost and defeat