# Problem getting Tidal to generate sound

**URL:** <https://uzu.lurk.org/t/problem-getting-tidal-to-generate-sound/540>\
**Category:** TidalCycles\
**Tags:** installation\
**Created:** [21 April 2020 18:17 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/problem-getting-tidal-to-generate-sound/540 "2020-04-21T18:17:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![kellas](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/kellas/32/194_2.png) [@kellas](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/kellas)\
**Post date:** [21 April 2020 18:17 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/problem-getting-tidal-to-generate-sound/540/1 "2020-04-21T18:17:01Z")

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I can't get Tidal to generate sound. Superdirt is listening to Tidal and I have typed in the code exactly as instructed, and executed with Ctrl+Enter. When I start Super Dirt in Super Collider, there are some warning about Synthdef being too big to send, not sure if that's related.

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**Author:** ![yaxu](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/yaxu/32/2_2.png) [@yaxu](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/yaxu)\
**Post date:** [21 April 2020 18:44 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/problem-getting-tidal-to-generate-sound/540/2 "2020-04-21T18:44:37Z")

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Hi Kellas,

That warning is normal, everyone sees that one.

You should be running tidal code in atom - do you see any error messages there?

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**Author:** ![kellas](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/kellas/32/194_2.png) [@kellas](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/kellas)\
**Post date:** [21 April 2020 19:58 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/problem-getting-tidal-to-generate-sound/540/3 "2020-04-21T19:58:02Z")

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Hey Alex,  
No errors in Tidal.

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**Author:** ![kellas](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/kellas/32/194_2.png) [@kellas](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/kellas)\
**Post date:** [21 April 2020 19:58 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/problem-getting-tidal-to-generate-sound/540/4 "2020-04-21T19:58:36Z")

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And, yeah, running Tidal in Atom.

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**Author:** ![yaxu](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/yaxu/32/2_2.png) [@yaxu](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/yaxu)\
**Post date:** [21 April 2020 20:09 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/problem-getting-tidal-to-generate-sound/540/5 "2020-04-21T20:09:45Z")

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Try opening a scope via the menu you get in supercollider when you click on the numbers on the bottom right. Do you see the scope move when you run a pattern?

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**Author:** ![kellas](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/kellas/32/194_2.png) [@kellas](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/kellas)\
**Post date:** [23 April 2020 18:22 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/problem-getting-tidal-to-generate-sound/540/6 "2020-04-23T18:22:04Z")

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The scope doesn't move when I run the pattern.

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**Author:** ![yaxu](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/yaxu/32/2_2.png) [@yaxu](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/yaxu)\
**Post date:** [23 April 2020 21:11 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/problem-getting-tidal-to-generate-sound/540/7 "2020-04-23T21:11:49Z")

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Could there be a something like a firewall stopping network communication between tidal and supercollider? I could have a quick look in teamviewer if you like