| --- |
| license: lgpl-2.1 |
| library_name: other |
| tags: |
| - audio |
| - dsp |
| - spectral |
| - granular |
| - waveset |
| - cdp |
| - composers-desktop |
| - electroacoustic |
| --- |
| |
| # CDP8 binaries — mirrored for MAESTRO |
|
|
| Cross-platform pre-built binaries of the [Composers Desktop Project (CDP) Release 8](https://github.com/ComposersDesktop/CDP8) — Trevor Wishart's classical DSP program suite — packaged for fetch-on-demand installation inside [MAESTRO](https://github.com/AEmotionStudio/maestro). |
|
|
| ## What's in this repo |
|
|
| | Platform | File | Status | Notes | |
| |-----------------------|-------------------------------|------------|-------| |
| | Linux x86_64 | `cdp8-linux-x86_64.tar.gz` | ✓ Available | 220 binaries, ~29 MB compressed / ~65 MB extracted | |
| | macOS ARM64 | (not yet available) | — | Needs a Mac to build | |
| | macOS x86_64 | (not yet available) | — | Needs a Mac to build | |
| | Windows x86_64 | (not yet available) | — | MinGW build pending | |
|
|
| Each platform tarball is self-contained: 220 program binaries, the LGPL-2.1 |
| license text, attribution notes, and a modification disclosure. |
|
|
| ## Why this repo exists |
|
|
| CDP's upstream releases ship full installers for macOS and Windows but not for |
| Linux (which expects users to build from source). MAESTRO needs the same set |
| of binaries on every supported platform, packaged so its CDP panel can |
| fetch-on-demand without asking users to install a CMake toolchain. This repo |
| is that distribution layer. |
|
|
| We do **not** modify CDP's audio algorithms or behavior — only build |
| configuration where needed for non-Clang compilers. See `MODIFICATIONS.md` |
| inside each tarball for the exact diff. |
|
|
| ## License & attribution |
|
|
| CDP is licensed under the [GNU LGPL-2.1](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html). The binaries in this repo are unmodified builds (apart from documented build-system patches) and are redistributed under the same license. |
|
|
| **Original authors**: Trevor Wishart, Richard Dobson, and contributors to the Composers Desktop Project (1986–present). |
|
|
| **Source code**: https://github.com/ComposersDesktop/CDP8 |
|
|
| ## How MAESTRO uses these |
|
|
| When a user opens the CDP panel in MAESTRO's AI tab → Design category: |
|
|
| 1. MAESTRO checks `~/.maestraea/cdp/bin/` for existing binaries. |
| 2. If missing, it fetches `cdp8-<platform>.tar.gz` from this repo via |
| `huggingface_hub.hf_hub_download` and extracts to `~/.maestraea/cdp/bin/`. |
| 3. The panel browser then lists all 200+ programs across 13 categories. |
|
|
| You don't need a HuggingFace account or token to download — this repo is public. |
|
|
| ## Contributing builds for other platforms |
|
|
| If you're on macOS or Windows and want to contribute a tarball: |
|
|
| 1. Clone https://github.com/ComposersDesktop/CDP8 |
| 2. Apply the patch in `MODIFICATIONS.md` (gates `-stdlib=libc++` behind Clang) |
| 3. Build per `building.txt` — `cmake -DUSE_LOCAL_PORTAUDIO=OFF .. && make` |
| 4. Package the `NewRelease/` directory as `cdp8-<platform>.tar.gz` with the |
| layout shown above |
| 5. Open a PR on https://github.com/AEmotionStudio/maestro (or open an issue |
| and we'll upload the artifact) |
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