Getting set up

If you need to install TidalCycles, the easiest thing to do is to go to the main TidalCycles website and follow the installation instructions there: https://tidalcycles.org/Installation

As a basic overview, you’ll be installing

• SuperCollider, the open source sound synthesis engine that actually generates the sound from signals Tidal sends
• ghc, the program needed to run the Tidal code
• the actual Tidal library itself
• Atom, a text editor where you’ll enter your Tidal code

The video below shows how to start up TidalCycles and check if your install is working