# Tidal 1.7 is released! **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Created:** [26 January 2021 09:01 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-1-7-is-released/2801 "2021-01-26T09:01:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [26 January 2021 09:01 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-1-7-is-released/2801/1 "2021-01-26T09:01:47Z")
The new version 1.7 of Tidal and 1.7.2 of SuperDirt is out! They should be upgraded together. Here's info about the upgrade, please hit reply if you have problems. The next effort is to document the changes, there's some good stuff! I use Linux, but instructions should be similar for other platforms - please share any os-specific findings! First for superdirt, upgrade the quark to v1.7.2. You can do this by running the following in SuperCollider: ```haskell Quarks.checkForUpdates({Quarks.install("SuperDirt", "v1.7.2"); thisProcess.recompile()}) ``` The next and final job is to install version 1.7 of the tidal Haskell library. For simplicity and lack of bugs, I recommend using the old 'v1-' install method with cabal. _For the most predictable experience, it might be best to wipe your haskell packages at this point and start from a clean slate, especially if you have previously installed tidal with the now default 'v2' `cabal install` method. Under linux/mac os can do this by removing the `~/.ghc` and `~/.cabal` folders._ Here's how you install tidal 1.7, from a terminal window: ```haskell cabal v1-update cabal v1-install tidal ``` > _If you later want to change back to a previous version of tidal, you can do this:_ > > ```haskell > ghc-pkg unregister tidal-1.7 > cabal v1-install tidal-1.6.1 -- or whatever version you prefer > > ``` **Trying it out** We're working on a new documentation website but there's a couple of fun things to try below. You can also check the brief [release notes for tidal](https://github.com/tidalcycles/tidal/releases) and [superdirt](https://github.com/musikinformatik/superdirt/releases). **Control busses** This lets you route an effect via a bus.. In practice, this means you can pattern the effects of a sound while it's playing. ```haskell -- A simple sax sound d1 $ sound "sax" # legato 1 -- This doesn't do anything different d1 $ sound "sax" # legato 1 # squiz "0 1.5 0 1.5" -- A workaround is to chop up the sounds into parts: d1 $ chop 4 $ sound "sax" # legato 1 # squiz "0 1.5 0 1.5" -- But now you can use a bus to change a single sound while it plays: d1 $ sound "sax" # legato 1 # squizbus 1 "0 1.5 0 1.5" -- You can add a bus to most things but have to take care to give each thing a different bus number: d1 $ sound "sax" # legato 1 # squizbus 1 "0 1.5 0 1.5" # lpfbus 2 "400 2000 3000" # lpq 0.2 -- You can pattern things within bus patterns: d1 $ sound "sax" # legato 1 # squizbus 1 (chunk 4 (fast 4) "0 1.5 0 1.5") -- A big limitation is that bus patterns are monophonic. So if you do some patterning that layers them up, you'll be disappointed with the results: d1 $ jux rev $ s "sax" # ampbus 1 ("[1 0 [1 0] 1]*6") # legato 1 -- A workaround is to add 1 to the bus number, and 0 to the value: d1 $ jux (rev . (|+ ampbus 1 0)) $ s "sax" # ampbus 1 ("[1 0 [1 0] 1]*6") # legato 1 -- Or replace the control using a different bus number with `#` d1 $ jux (rev . (# ampbus 2 "1 0 1 0")) $ s "sax" # ampbus 1 ("[1 0 [1 0] 1]*6") # legato 1 ``` Most things work, but some key things like speed, gain, vowel and note don't. `panbus` will work, but in the range -1 to 1 instead of 0 to 1. Working on this.. (That range would be better in general, as you could multiply patterns to change amplitude) **Syncopation with `press`** A simpler function that I'm excited about is `press`. In mininotation terms it basically turns every instance of 'a' into '[~ a]'.. Every beat then becomes an offbeat and so the overall effect is to syncopate a pattern. A couple of quick examples: ```haskell d1 $ stack [every 4 (fast 2) $ sound "drum*4" # squiz 1.3 # speed 2, every 2 press $ sound "sd:1*2 sd:4*3 sd*2 sd:2*2" ] d1 $ jux press $ sound "sd:1*2 sd:4*3 sd*2 sd:2*2" ``` Funky times ahead! ---
**Author:** ![iii](https://uzu.lurk.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/ecb155/32.png) [@iii](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/iii)\ **Post date:** [26 January 2021 14:36 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-1-7-is-released/2801/2 "2021-01-26T14:36:27Z")
I’m enjoying press! ``` d1 $ jux (pressBy $ slow 2 sine) $ s “hh(5,8)” ``` fun drifting ---
**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:** [26 January 2021 14:51 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-1-7-is-released/2801/3 "2021-01-26T14:51:51Z")
It seems the `gain` function is not working.. Will look into it, in the meantime `amp` is similar. ---
**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:** [28 January 2021 07:55 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-1-7-is-released/2801/4 "2021-01-28T07:55:21Z")
25 posts were split to a new topic: [Tidal 1.7 install problems](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-1-7-install-problems/2814) ---
**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:** [27 January 2021 09:41 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-1-7-is-released/2801/12 "2021-01-27T09:41:35Z")
SuperDirt v1.7.2 now up with another small fix to ~amp! ---
**Author:** ![kindohm](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/kindohm/32/395_2.png) [@kindohm](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/kindohm)\ **Post date:** [28 January 2021 00:02 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-1-7-is-released/2801/30 "2021-01-28T00:02:37Z")
`press`! I've been using my own custom functions to create this behavior but I never thought that we could build in something like this. Can't wait to give it a try! ---
**Author:** ![junior3](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/junior3/32/612_2.png) [@junior3](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/junior3)\ **Post date:** [28 January 2021 02:53 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-1-7-is-released/2801/32 "2021-01-28T02:53:07Z")
Just completed a successful upgrade on Big Sur. For CLI `sclang` users remember that you can upgrade SuperDirt with the following command in the sc3 prompt: ```haskell Quarks.checkForUpdates({Quarks.install("SuperDirt", "v1.7.2"); thisProcess.recompile()}) ``` Thanks, Yaxu. ---
**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:** [28 January 2021 07:55 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-1-7-is-released/2801/33 "2021-01-28T07:55:47Z")
For those having install problems, I made a separate thread here -\> [Tidal 1.7 install problems](https://club.tidalcycles.org/t/tidal-1-7-install-problems/2814) ---
**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:** [29 January 2021 08:21 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-1-7-is-released/2801/34 "2021-01-29T08:21:30Z")
Any more success / failure stories with this release? We'll put Tidal 1.7.1 up with some small fixes so lmk of any annoyances! ---
**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:** [29 January 2021 08:22 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-1-7-is-released/2801/35 "2021-01-29T08:22:10Z")
> [@junior3](#): > > `Quarks.checkForUpdates({Quarks.install("SuperDirt", "v1.7.2"); thisProcess.recompile()})` That's a good way for everyone to upgrade really.. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![nilhartman](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/nilhartman/32/957_2.png) [@nilhartman](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/nilhartman)\ **Post date:** [29 January 2021 08:33 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-1-7-is-released/2801/36 "2021-01-29T08:33:31Z")
Lately I've had various, mysterious issues with my previous Tidal build. That wass before updating FWIW. And I kept failing on updating too. So I ended doing a fresh OS install (Win 10) , and went for Chocolatey install : went flawlessly. Just updated manually to most recent SC / SC plugins afterward. I've even found the reason of previous bugg (believe me it drove me mad, as everything looked like it worked, but output no sound nor MIDI) : a simple line in my startup.scd file that suddenly stopped working :S : ```haskell SuperDirt.start; s.waitForBoot { MIDIClient.init; ~midiOut = MIDIOut.newByName("Tidal", "Tidal"); ~dirt.soundLibrary.addMIDI(\midi, ~midiOut); }; ``` After some trial and error, removing `s.waitForBoot` solve the problem. If anyone's running into the same issue, that could be a solution. Anyway, now off to enjoy 1.7, thanks Alex and everyone involved ! ---
**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:** [29 January 2021 09:25 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-1-7-is-released/2801/37 "2021-01-29T09:25:47Z")
Ah yes if you're doing custom SuperDirt configuration I think it's best not to use SuperDirt.start which I think will have its own 'waitForBoot' and having two is probably confusing things. In the final section of this I go into how to configure superdirt: [Technical tour of a tidal system](https://club.tidalcycles.org/t/technical-tour-of-a-tidal-system/147) With this you can then put everything into the same 'waitforboot' ---
**Author:** ![artheist](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/artheist/32/594_2.png) [@artheist](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/artheist)\ **Post date:** [30 January 2021 22:41 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-1-7-is-released/2801/38 "2021-01-30T22:41:21Z")
Hi Junior3, I almost upgraded (I am talking about Mac OS Big Sur update, not tidal) today but refrained myself after seeing that official SC does not support it and other github conversations stating there was a fix, but audio input were not working properly. Did you have any issues regarding SC on Big Sur or any workaround ? A. ---
**Author:** ![junior3](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/junior3/32/612_2.png) [@junior3](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/junior3)\ **Post date:** [31 January 2021 05:29 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-1-7-is-released/2801/39 "2021-01-31T05:29:57Z")
I had the timing problem everyone is talking about. I manually compiled SC with the following patch: > I can't speak towards the audio input issue as I'm not familiar with it. Good luck. ---
**Author:** ![nilhartman](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/nilhartman/32/957_2.png) [@nilhartman](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/nilhartman)\ **Post date:** [31 January 2021 10:09 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-1-7-is-released/2801/40 "2021-01-31T10:09:41Z")
It helped quite a lot, thanks Alex ! ---
**Author:** ![artheist](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/artheist/32/594_2.png) [@artheist](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/artheist)\ **Post date:** [31 January 2021 13:23 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-1-7-is-released/2801/41 "2021-01-31T13:23:11Z")
Ok, thanks ---
**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:** [11 February 2021 17:18 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-1-7-is-released/2801/42 "2021-02-11T17:18:42Z")
Tidal 1.7.1 is up! Mainly a maintenance release [https://github.com/tidalcycles/Tidal/releases/tag/1.7.1](https://github.com/tidalcycles/Tidal/releases/tag/1.7.1) ---
**Author:** ![nuntxaku](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/nuntxaku/32/1205_2.png) [@nuntxaku](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/nuntxaku)\ **Post date:** [13 February 2021 11:20 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-1-7-is-released/2801/43 "2021-02-13T11:20:12Z")
Hi! I've upgraded at latest versions (both tidal & superdirt) and when some control bus functions are involved in my code it doesn't give any result. i.e. ```haskell d1 $ sound "sax" # legato 1 # squizbus 1 "0 1.5 0 1.5" --that's running, but I can't hear the squiz effect d1 $ sound "sax" # legato 1 # squizbus 1 "0 1.5 0 1.5" # lpfbus 2 "400 2000 3000" # lpq 0.2 --no sound at all.... d1 $ jux rev $ s "sax" # ampbus 1 ("[1 0 [1 0] 1]*6") # legato 1 --no sound at all etc... ``` There's no error reported on the console. What's going on? ---
**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 February 2021 14:52 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-1-7-is-released/2801/44 "2021-02-21T14:52:25Z")
Sorry I missed this message. I think that the most likely problem is superdirt not being up to date. Supercollider quarks can be quite awkward to upgrade sometimes, but superdirt needs to be on v1.7.2 ---
**Author:** ![abalone1969](https://uzu.lurk.org/user_avatar/uzu.lurk.org/abalone1969/32/209_2.png) [@abalone1969](https://uzu.lurk.org/u/abalone1969)\ **Post date:** [22 February 2021 05:44 UTC](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-1-7-is-released/2801/45 "2021-02-22T05:44:31Z")
upgraded this week on manjaro linux and mac os catalina (both machines from 2012) things seem good, thanks! 🙂 [Next page](https://uzu.lurk.org/t/tidal-1-7-is-released/2801.md?page=2)