# Foxdot **URL:** https://forum.toplap.org/c/communities/foxdot/17.md [Latest](https://forum.toplap.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.toplap.org/categories.md) --- ## [Frequently Asked Questions](https://forum.toplap.org/t/frequently-asked-questions/504)
**Author:** [@ryan](https://forum.toplap.org/u/ryan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [9 March 2021 15:47 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/frequently-asked-questions/504 "2021-03-09T15:47:23Z")
Q: How do I install FoxDot? A: Check out the install guide here: http://foxdot.org/index.php/installation/ Q. When trying to use pip install FoxDot, why do I get an error "pip is not a recognised command" or "no comm… --- ## [About the FoxDot category](https://forum.toplap.org/t/about-the-foxdot-category/167)
**Author:** [@ryan](https://forum.toplap.org/u/ryan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [6 June 2019 14:05 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/about-the-foxdot-category/167 "2019-06-06T14:05:51Z")
Discussion of the Python-based live coding environment, FoxDot. Come here to ask questions and share your own work. Don’t hesitate to start a new topic and ask a question but please check if it has already been answered… --- ## [Instability of Supercollider](https://forum.toplap.org/t/instability-of-supercollider/753)
**Author:** [@jean31270](https://forum.toplap.org/u/jean31270)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [21 August 2019 00:53 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/instability-of-supercollider/753 "2019-08-21T00:53:17Z")
I have a problem with SC that freezes or just disappears when a browser is on the road or when I change my desktop (as a reminder I’m on linux lubuntu). However, as I am a beginner with FoxDot I always need help with mou… --- ## [Issue launching FoxDot](https://forum.toplap.org/t/issue-launching-foxdot/2114)
**Author:** [@DRJLULZ](https://forum.toplap.org/u/DRJLULZ)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [21 October 2024 12:17 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/issue-launching-foxdot/2114 "2024-10-21T12:17:31Z")
I’m having some issues launching FoxDot from the terminal after following the installation guide. This is the error I get: PS C:\\Users\\flipt\\FoxDot\> py -m FoxDot Traceback (most recent call last): File "\"… --- ## [Running Python files with Renardo code](https://forum.toplap.org/t/running-python-files-with-renardo-code/2380)
**Author:** [@tmnplc](https://forum.toplap.org/u/tmnplc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [19 August 2024 18:54 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/running-python-files-with-renardo-code/2380 "2024-08-19T18:54:18Z")
Hi, I’m trying to run a regular python script with Renardo code and I found this tutorial to do it with regular old FoxDot, but importing Renardo and using Go() is not working. Is it possible to do this with Renardo? E… --- ## [Renardo - no sound - scynth not running](https://forum.toplap.org/t/renardo-no-sound-scynth-not-running/2376)
**Author:** [@tmnplc](https://forum.toplap.org/u/tmnplc)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [16 August 2024 17:50 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/renardo-no-sound-scynth-not-running/2376 "2024-08-16T17:50:46Z")
Hi, I’m using Renardo (updated FoxDot) for the first time and can’t get any sound playing with “p1 \>\> pluck()”. Following these suggestions and reinitialized Renardo and also my computer. I also checked if sclang and… --- ## [MIDI notes issue](https://forum.toplap.org/t/midi-notes-issue/1957)
**Author:** [@dvillalba](https://forum.toplap.org/u/dvillalba)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [21 June 2024 11:42 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/midi-notes-issue/1957 "2024-06-21T11:42:30Z")
Hi! I’ve been working with FoxDot for several months and have seen in documentation and in my own experience that there is a problem sending midi notes to external devices: Be careful when repeating the same note with … --- ## [Trying to control printing frequency in sync with sound](https://forum.toplap.org/t/trying-to-control-printing-frequency-in-sync-with-sound/2315)
**Author:** [@lixt](https://forum.toplap.org/u/lixt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [12 May 2024 22:36 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/trying-to-control-printing-frequency-in-sync-with-sound/2315 "2024-05-12T22:36:59Z")
Hey all! Tnx for the help. I’m working on a project which intends to use the printing in the log window in sync with the audio loop. So I have created 4 lists with the same content and made it in the way that it prints m… --- ## [FoxDot MIDI Controlled parameters?](https://forum.toplap.org/t/foxdot-midi-controlled-parameters/2254)
**Author:** [@retrolojik](https://forum.toplap.org/u/retrolojik)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [17 December 2023 10:45 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/foxdot-midi-controlled-parameters/2254 "2023-12-17T10:45:33Z")
Is there a way to control a FD device parameter via a MIDI controller (knobs, sliders, push buttons)? I’m not sure if there real-time MIDI message monitoring and if that would impact the performance somehow, but would be… --- ## [Arpeggiating a TimeVar chord?](https://forum.toplap.org/t/arpeggiating-a-timevar-chord/2229)
**Author:** [@Christian\_Augustin](https://forum.toplap.org/u/Christian_Augustin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [30 October 2023 00:58 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/arpeggiating-a-timevar-chord/2229 "2023-10-30T00:58:24Z")
I would like to have a global chord progression: var.chords = var( \[(0,2,4),(-3,3,4)\], 2) Works very well to follow the chords with players, but can’t wrap my head around how to arpeggiate notes in a given sequence, or… --- ## [How can I start the group of players?](https://forum.toplap.org/t/how-can-i-start-the-group-of-players/1757)
**Author:** [@mzg23](https://forum.toplap.org/u/mzg23)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [13 May 2023 14:12 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/how-can-i-start-the-group-of-players/1757 "2023-05-13T14:12:42Z")
Morning everyone, I know I can stop or mute the group of players. How can I trigger it to start automatically? Sometimes in my compositions they are getting too high in the window and when I stop them it is difficult to… --- ## ["Late" messages in Supercollider](https://forum.toplap.org/t/late-messages-in-supercollider/2159)
**Author:** [@Satyam\_Jha](https://forum.toplap.org/u/Satyam_Jha)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [28 February 2023 17:20 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/late-messages-in-supercollider/2159 "2023-02-28T17:20:26Z")
I initialise the FoxDot IDE and start running codes. If i just work with one player object everythings good. But as soon as i introduce another. I see a lot of “late” messages in Supercollider. And everyething goes haywa… --- ## [Receiving OSC in FoxDot](https://forum.toplap.org/t/receiving-osc-in-foxdot/642)
**Author:** [@jwmatthys](https://forum.toplap.org/u/jwmatthys)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [22 February 2023 19:23 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/receiving-osc-in-foxdot/642 "2023-02-22T19:23:00Z")
Hi! Can anyone give me some guidance about receiving OSC data in FoxDot? --- ## [Questions about PChain](https://forum.toplap.org/t/questions-about-pchain/1350)
**Author:** [@timnilsen](https://forum.toplap.org/u/timnilsen)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [3 February 2023 21:05 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/questions-about-pchain/1350 "2023-02-03T21:05:41Z")
Howdy, I’m quite new to live coding (and coding in general), but I’m finding FoxDot to be incredibly intuitive. As far as improvising goes, PChain seems very useful. I’d like to use it to string together a handful of d… --- ## [Upgrades of FoxDot](https://forum.toplap.org/t/upgrades-of-foxdot/2131)
**Author:** [@qantuum](https://forum.toplap.org/u/qantuum)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [11 January 2023 20:13 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/upgrades-of-foxdot/2131 "2023-01-11T20:13:55Z")
hey there! I was on FoxDot in 2018 and I’ve also joined a telegram group about FoxDot recently. My setup wasn’t updated until now because I stopped using FoxDot in 2019. I’d like to slowly back to it. On telegram, the… --- ## [VRender: Pan2 input 0 is not audio rate: 0.0 scalar](https://forum.toplap.org/t/vrender-pan2-input-0-is-not-audio-rate-0-0-scalar/2127)
**Author:** [@Brian\_Lo](https://forum.toplap.org/u/Brian_Lo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [15 December 2022 01:07 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/vrender-pan2-input-0-is-not-audio-rate-0-0-scalar/2127 "2022-12-15T01:07:49Z")
Hi, I’m following the directions for vRender here: FoxDot/README.md at master · Qirky/FoxDot · GitHub When I run from .Extensions.VRender import vrender, I get the following error in SuperCollider. Wondering if anyone k… --- ## [Is live coding platform is possible using Python?](https://forum.toplap.org/t/is-live-coding-platform-is-possible-using-python/2100)
**Author:** [@palak231](https://forum.toplap.org/u/palak231)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [5 December 2022 20:03 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/is-live-coding-platform-is-possible-using-python/2100 "2022-12-05T20:03:45Z")
Hi this is Palak Sharma I am an Engineering Student and doing my engineering from Computer Science & Engineering branch. Various programming languages I am learning here. Now a days we are implementing a project where w… --- ## [FoxDot and p5js integration](https://forum.toplap.org/t/foxdot-and-p5js-integration/1312)
**Author:** [@Carlos\_de\_Oliveira\_J](https://forum.toplap.org/u/Carlos_de_Oliveira_J)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [26 September 2022 15:11 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/foxdot-and-p5js-integration/1312 "2022-09-26T15:11:05Z")
Hi, I felt in love with foxdot, and I would appreciate recommendations to integrate foxdot and p5.js. How would be your approach to accomplish a coding experience like this: Thanks in advance! --- ## [Mistake in Quark installation instruction?](https://forum.toplap.org/t/mistake-in-quark-installation-instruction/924)
**Author:** [@alestsurko](https://forum.toplap.org/u/alestsurko)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [12 December 2021 23:47 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/mistake-in-quark-installation-instruction/924 "2021-12-12T23:47:49Z")
Hi. Just letting you know. Following installation instructions I got an error when I tried to: Quarks.install("FoxDot") ERROR: Quark 'FoxDot' not found But I’ve successfully installed it by replacing path to git: Qua… --- ## [Playing a long loop](https://forum.toplap.org/t/playing-a-long-loop/865)
**Author:** [@Drumaliens](https://forum.toplap.org/u/Drumaliens)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [23 October 2019 06:47 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/playing-a-long-loop/865 "2019-10-23T06:47:11Z")
I want to be able to play a single instance of a long sample. In an attempt to do this I have used the code below … which sort of works but it doesn’t always start at the begining. Any ideas what the issue is or if ther… --- ## [Struming and microtiming](https://forum.toplap.org/t/struming-and-microtiming/1849)
**Author:** [@speedymollusc](https://forum.toplap.org/u/speedymollusc)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [10 September 2021 15:44 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/struming-and-microtiming/1849 "2021-09-10T15:44:54Z")
Hello all! Naive question from a naive person: Is there a simple way to “strum” a chord? For example, if i do p1 \>\> pluck() + (0,2,4) then p1 is playing a major triad, with all 3 notes occuring simultaneously. What I… --- ## [Using a sampler within FoxDot](https://forum.toplap.org/t/using-a-sampler-within-foxdot/1807)
**Author:** [@jaime](https://forum.toplap.org/u/jaime)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [1 September 2021 15:22 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/using-a-sampler-within-foxdot/1807 "2021-09-01T15:22:47Z")
Hi friends, I would like to use a sampler as a new instrument in FoxDot. I have found SuperSampler (GitHub - allenloves/SuperSampler: SuperSampler is a sampler synthesizer project on SuperCollider. The sampler is applyi… --- ## [Import own function modules](https://forum.toplap.org/t/import-own-function-modules/1774)
**Author:** [@ButaYama](https://forum.toplap.org/u/ButaYama)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [15 June 2021 14:12 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/import-own-function-modules/1774 "2021-06-15T14:12:02Z")
I would like to import functions which are stored in separate .py files. Example: I try to follow the turorial at MAKING DUB WITH COMPUTERS - CHAPTER 8: PROGRAMMING THE NYABINGHI RHYTHM (?) - Tutorials - Studio Dubro… --- ## [Restart a long sample at the beginning](https://forum.toplap.org/t/restart-a-long-sample-at-the-beginning/1515)
**Author:** [@lastdaytripper](https://forum.toplap.org/u/lastdaytripper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [9 April 2021 17:56 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/restart-a-long-sample-at-the-beginning/1515 "2021-04-09T17:56:45Z")
hi I wanted to know if there was a way to make the long sample restart at the beginning each time it is executed with Crt+enter. something with start() or something else? p1 \>\> loop (“longsample”, seconds(0), dur=seco… --- ## [User Study Opportunity](https://forum.toplap.org/t/user-study-opportunity/1719)
**Author:** [@stardude1](https://forum.toplap.org/u/stardude1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [25 March 2021 20:07 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/user-study-opportunity/1719 "2021-03-25T20:07:56Z")
Hello! We have been working on a study to determine the merits of text-based chat and audio-based chat on the collaborative experience of remote collaborative live-coded music. We are looking for participants in a user … --- ## ["Message 'activate' not understood." When Running FoxDot.start](https://forum.toplap.org/t/message-activate-not-understood-when-running-foxdot-start/1715)
**Author:** [@Bryan\_Green](https://forum.toplap.org/u/Bryan_Green)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [24 March 2021 18:26 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/message-activate-not-understood-when-running-foxdot-start/1715 "2021-03-24T18:26:04Z")
According to the FAQ, this happens when the BatLib quark is not installed. However, I do have the BatLib quark installed, and I’m still getting this message… Bryan --- ## [Running SuperCollider code in Python IDE](https://forum.toplap.org/t/running-supercollider-code-in-python-ide/1702)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Molyneux](https://forum.toplap.org/u/Jonathan_Molyneux)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [23 March 2021 07:29 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/running-supercollider-code-in-python-ide/1702 "2021-03-23T07:29:28Z")
Hey all, I’m almost finished with my uni project for the year :smile: My automated music generator works great using the FoxDot library. It’s been a dream to work on. However, I’m looking to communicate from my Python … --- ## [Project : Algorithmic Musical Progression in FoxDot: Would any one have an opinion?](https://forum.toplap.org/t/project-algorithmic-musical-progression-in-foxdot-would-any-one-have-an-opinion/1660)
**Author:** [@stretchyboy](https://forum.toplap.org/u/stretchyboy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [20 March 2021 23:48 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/project-algorithmic-musical-progression-in-foxdot-would-any-one-have-an-opinion/1660 "2021-03-20T23:48:38Z")
Hi, I’m a FoxDot user and teacher based in Sheffield. I’m setting an A Level project to add code that extends patterns in what I hope are musically interesting ways. Doing multistep algorithms (like sorting) to produce … --- ## [Polyrhytmical feature?](https://forum.toplap.org/t/polyrhytmical-feature/1691)
**Author:** [@davidjanto](https://forum.toplap.org/u/davidjanto)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [9 March 2021 02:44 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/polyrhytmical-feature/1691 "2021-03-09T02:44:49Z")
Is there a way to setup a polyrhythmical beats within FoxDot without dealing with polymeters? Essentially, having two clocks running at the same time with objects tied to either one of them. Or having one beat in 4/4 on … --- ## [Embedding FoxDot as an API?](https://forum.toplap.org/t/embedding-foxdot-as-an-api/1656)
**Author:** [@BlackRail](https://forum.toplap.org/u/BlackRail)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [7 February 2021 17:18 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/embedding-foxdot-as-an-api/1656 "2021-02-07T17:18:15Z")
Hello, all – apologies if this was addressed; I don’t think I saw it in the forum. I’d like to control FoxDot from another running Python program – one that’s specifically reading a stream of data. I’d like to process t… [Next page](https://forum.toplap.org/c/communities/foxdot/17.md?page=1)