CMask is a stochastic score generation tool for Csound that implements its own high-level language for describing musical gestures. Just a few lines of CMask code can create thousands of score events.
CMask was written by Andre Bartetzki and he released the source code for CMask under the GNU General Public License in 2006. I am deeply indebted to Andre for making CMask free software and for sending me the Macintosh resource files needed to recompile the Mac version of the program.
Huge thanks also to Charles Engstrom for his support of the development of the Mac OS X port!!
The following releases of CMask are for Mac OS X or Mac OS Classic and they should all be functionally identical to the Andre’s 0.31 release as far as the CMask language and score generation routines are concerned. They include updates to the Macintosh GUI interface or bug fixes in the case of the command-line versions.
Releases 2 thru 4 below include the CMask application, information about the changes I’ve made, the modified source code, and copies of Andre Bartetzki’s manual and example files. These examples and the manual were downloaded directly from Andre Bartetzki’s site and I have not modified or added to them. My only contribution to these packages was the updated Macintosh interface.
CMask 0.31 Release 4
New January 20, 2013
For Mac OS X 10.4 or later
The Macintosh interface in Release 4 has been largely rewritten to be compatible with the latest Mac OS X systems, but functionally it is nearly identical to Release 3. This version is a “Universal Binary” and should support running on any Macintosh computer with Mac OS X 10.4 or later, including Intel Macs with 10.7 Lion or 10.8 Mountain Lion.
Download:
CMask-0.31r4.dmg (1.6MB)
CMask 0.31 Release 3
Released on January 20, 2013 (developed in 2008)
For Mac OS 8 thru Mac OS X 10.6
The Macintosh interface in Release 3 includes a few bug fixes and other minor improvements since Release 2.
Release 3 can run on any PowerMac or Intel Mac computer running Mac OS 8, OS 9, or Mac OS X up to 10.6 (Snow Leopard).
Download:
CMask-0.31r3.dmg (1.5MB)
CMask 0.31 Release 2
Released October 18, 2007
For Mac OS 8 thru Mac OS X 10.6
Release 2 was the first version of the Macintosh interface to be Carbonized so that it runs as a native Mac OS X application. This version also runs on Mac OS 8 and 9. I added functional menus and made it possible to generate scores multiple times without quitting. In addition, I added drag and drop support between CMask and the Finder.
Please note: this package is a Mac OS Classic disk image that has been encoded with MacBinary. You may need to install a program such as Stuffit Expander to open it correctly.
Download:
CMask-0.31r2.img.bin (1.3MB)
Command-line CMask binaries
Updated January 20, 2013
I have also corrected a bug in the command-line version of CMask that would cause it to crash if the input filename was longer than 32 characters. (Note that I did not provide a complete fix, but merely expanded the limit to 2048 characters and made the limit easier to change).
The following archives include the modified source code. The first one also includes binaries compiled for Mac OS X 10.5 or later (both PowerPC and Intel). They were compiled with GCC 4.0.1 and should be easy to recompile on many Unix-like operating systems. I have heard that the C++ code needs a few changes to compile with some more recent versions of GCC though.
For Mac OS X 10.5 or later
Downloads:
CMask source code and OS X binaries (124K)
CMask source code only (32K)
If you have an earlier version of Mac OS X, you may wish to download this command-line binary of CMask for Mac OS X 10.2 or later. This is an older version WITHOUT THE FILENAME BUG FIX.
For Mac OS X 10.2 thru 10.6
Download:
Command-line binary from March 15, 2007 (172K)
Sending Feedback
I am always happy to hear from people who are using my work but I currently have no plans to continue working on this software. Feel free to leave a public comment below or send other feedback via the email address on my contact page.
THANKS!! 