more info in README

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Quick start:
1. Load a bunch of samples into the brain
1. Load a bunch of short wav files into the brain
2. Click (re)generate brain
3. Load a loop sample into the target
3. Load a short loop sample into the target
4. Click (re)generate blocks
5. Press play
6. Tweak brain
The default block size (3000) is really high to prevent CPU glitches -
500 to 1000 is a better range.
500 to 1000 is a better range. Larger wav files like whole tracks can
be used, but take a long time to process, after which they can be
saved as "brain" files and instantly reloaded.
# [Demo brain session](https://static.thentrythis.org/samplebrain/demo.samplebrain)
Load this file using "load session" not "load brain" (sessions contain
both the target and brain samples).
both the target and brain samples). The original samples used to
create the demo session [can be found here for
testing](https://static.thentrythis.org/samplebrain/samples/).
# [Manual](docs/manual.md)
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# Binaries
* **Windows**: (new fix for ridiculous CPU usage) [samplebrain_0.18.1_win.zip](https://static.thentrythis.org/samplebrain/samplebrain_0.18.1_win.zip)
* **Mac (new fix for silence/should work on m1)**: [samplebrain_0.18.1_macintel.zip](https://static.thentrythis.org/samplebrain/samplebrain_0.18.1_macintel.app.zip)
As this is experimental non-commercial software (only originally
written to run on a couple of computers!) you will have to bear with
us as we gradually stabilise things based on your feedback. There
might currently be problems running it on 64bit Windows.
* **Windows**: [samplebrain_0.18.1_win.zip](https://static.thentrythis.org/samplebrain/samplebrain_0.18.1_win.zip)
* **Mac (intel/m1)**: [samplebrain_0.18.1_macintel.zip](https://static.thentrythis.org/samplebrain/samplebrain_0.18.1_macintel.app.zip)
Thank you to [Nik Gaffney](http://fo.am) for help with the Apple builds
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Security & Privacy > General. At the bottom of the window, select
"Allow apps to be downloaded from Anywhere".
Windows note: Some people are reporting problems with windows 11.
# Old/broken/spurious binaries
* **Windows* *: [samplebrain_0.18_win.zip](https://static.thentrythis.org/samplebrain/samplebrain_0.18_win.zip)
* **Mac (intel)**: [samplebrain_0.18_macintel.zip](https://static.thentrythis.org/samplebrain/samplebrain_0.18_macintel.zip)
* **Mac (m1)**: [samplebrain_0.18_m1_v2.dmg](https://static.thentrythis.org/samplebrain/samplebrain_0.18_m1_v2.dmg)
**Linux install (Ubuntu)**
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:thentrythis/samplebrain
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$ sudo apt install ttf-mscorefonts-installer
# Old/broken/spurious binaries
* **Windows* *: [samplebrain_0.18_win.zip](https://static.thentrythis.org/samplebrain/samplebrain_0.18_win.zip)
* **Mac (intel)**: [samplebrain_0.18_macintel.zip](https://static.thentrythis.org/samplebrain/samplebrain_0.18_macintel.zip)
* **Mac (m1)**: [samplebrain_0.18_m1_v2.dmg](https://static.thentrythis.org/samplebrain/samplebrain_0.18_m1_v2.dmg)
# Building from source
## Linux (Ubuntu)
Install libraries for the sample engine (use brew on mac, MinGW on win):