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Csound for Android on Windows Pc

Developed By: Irreducible Productions

License: Free

Rating: 4,5/5 - 52 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version	6.15.0
Size	65.2 MB
Release Date	February 05, 21
Category	Music & Audio Apps
App Permissions: Allows applications to access information about networks. [see more (13)]
What's New: This release includes a WebAssembly build of the CsoundAC library for algorithmic composition, including chord spaces. CsoundAC is accessible using JavaScript... [see more]
Description from Developer: Csound is an open source user-programmable software sound synthesizer of great power, originally created by Barry Vercoe at MIT in 1984. Users write instrument definitions in Csoun... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Csound for Android and install on Windows PC. Csound for Android is free Music & Audio app, developed by Irreducible Productions. Latest version of Csound for Android is 6.15.0, was released on 2021-02-05 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 5,000. Overall rating of Csound for Android is 4,5. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 52 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 36 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Csound for Android on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Csound for Android on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Csound for Android on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Install using BlueStacks
Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Csound for Android using BlueStacks

Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
Once installed, click "Csound for Android" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Csound for Android on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Csound for Android" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 6.15.0.

Download Csound for Android 6.15.0 on Windows PC – 65.2 MB

Csound is an open source user-programmable software sound synthesizer of great power, originally created by Barry Vercoe at MIT in 1984. Users write instrument definitions in Csound's orchestra language to render notes written in Csound's score language, played on a MIDI controller, or generated within the orchestra or by some other programming language.

Csound contains a full complement of digital oscillators, samplers, filters, envelope generators, random number generators, physical models, sound granulators, phase vocoders, and other unit generators contributed for over 30 years by a community of musicians, programmers, and researchers from around the world.

This Android version of Csound provides a user interface with predefined sliders, buttons, and trackpad for real time control of instruments, or the user can write a custom user interface in HTML and JavaScript. The app integrates with text editors so that the app itself can be used to develop Csound pieces.

Csound pieces for the app can embed LuaJIT or JavaScript code for algorithmically generating scores.

The app was originally written by Victor Lazzarini and Steven Yi, and has been extended and is currently maintained by Michael Gogins.

This release runs only on Android 5.0 or later.

This release includes a WebAssembly build of the CsoundAC library for algorithmic composition, including chord spaces. CsoundAC is accessible using JavaScript in HTML pieces.

Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows an application to access data from sensors that the user uses to measure what is happening inside his/her body, such as heart rate.
Allows an application to capture audio output.
Allows applications to change network connectivity state.
Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to manage access to documents, usually as part of a document picker.
Allows an application to modify global audio settings.
Allows an application to read the low-level system log files.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an application to write to external storage.