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+# s a m p l e   b r a i n
+
+## What is this?
+
+A custom sample granulation app designed by Aphex Twin
+
+
+   
+## Linux install:
+
+Install libraries for the sample engine:
+    
+    $ sudo apt install libsndfile1-dev portaudio19-dev liblo-dev libfftw3-dev
+
+Install dependancies for the graphical user interface:
+        
+    $ sudo apt install build-essential qtcreator qt5-default
+
+Build it:
+
+    $ qmake
+    $ make
+
+## What's here
+
+1. app:
+    main app and QT gui code
+2. brain:
+    sample granulation engine code
+3. cooking:
+    * sketches and ideas
+    * proof of concept written in python
+    * initial attept at clojure version (abandoned)
+    
diff --git a/brain/configure.ac b/brain/configure.ac
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@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ AC_CHECK_LIB(m, cos)
 AC_CHECK_LIB(pthread, main)
 AC_CHECK_LIB(fftw3, main)
 AC_CHECK_LIB(portaudio, main)
-AC_CHECK_LIB(jellyfish, main)
 AC_CHECK_LIB(sndfile, main)
 AC_CHECK_LIB(lo, main)
 
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