This page discusses the unofficial versions of Tachyon Audio Time Stretch, namely the versions for:
- Windows (32-bit);
- Linux (architecture-independent - see notes below);
- Generic (Java).
For the official versions (Windows 64-bit and Mac OS), see the Home Page.
Installation instructions
- Windows (32-bit): launch the .msi installer and follow the instructions.
- Linux:
- If upgrading from a 1.0.x version, please uninstall the old version first (see "Uninstall" below)!
- DEB:
- Command line: go to the directory that contains the .deb file and type sudo apt install ./Tachyon-Audio-Time-Stretch-Linux-2.1.0.deb (The "./" in front of the file name is important so that apt recognizes it is a .deb file and not the name of a package).
- GUI: right-click on the .deb file, and choose "Open with GDebi Package Installer" or "Open with Software Install" or similar. You may need to install "gdebi" first.
- RPM:
- Command line: go to the directory that contains the .rpm file and type sudo dnf install Tachyon-Audio-Time-Stretch-Linux-2.1.0.rpm.
- GUI: right-click on the .rpm file, and choose "Open with Software Install" or similar.
- New since version 1.1.0:
- The installation package no longer includes a Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
- However, it now contains a dependency on a JRE version 11 or greater. If no suitable JRE is installed but one is available, it will be downloaded and installed automatically by the standard package manager. If a suitable JRE is already installed it will be used.
- A JRE that was not installed through the standard package manager (for instance an Oracle version downloaded and installed manually) will not be recognized, and will trigger the download and installation of an additional JRE through the standard package manager. Advanced users that want to use a manually installed JRE (or a version 8 - 10) should use the "Java (Generic)" version of Tachyon.
- The launchers in /opt/tachyon-audio-time-stretch/bin are now .sh script files instead of binaries. This removes the dependency to GLIBC that prevented Tachyon from running on old systems.
- The application itself is now architecture independent. Hence it can be installed and used on any architecture for which a JRE 11 or greater is available through the standard package manager (Intel/AMD 32 / 64 bit, ARM 32 / 64 bit, ppc64, etc)
- If both a suitable JRE (version >= 11) and an older JRE (for instance Java 8) are installed, the application will only run if the default java version (as set by the update-java-alternative command) is a version 11 or greater. Advanced user may want to edit the .sh files in /opt/tachyon-audio-time-stretch/bin to specify an exact path for the java command.
- Java (Generic): Read the "README.txt" and "TestedSystems.html" files that are included in the .zip file.
Uninstall
- Windows (32-bit): From the Windows start menu, choose Settings, Apps, Apps & Features. Search for "Tachyon Audio Time Stretch" and click "Uninstall".
- Linux:
- DEB:
- Open a command-line and type sudo apt remove tachyon-audio-time-stretch
- RPM:
- Open a command-line and type sudo dnf remove tachyon-audio-time-stretch
- Java (Generic): There is no installer, this is a "portable" version. Just delete the "Tachyon-Generic" directory.
Known issues
- Windows (32-bit):
- Tachyon takes at most 1 GB of RAM, regardless of the available RAM.
- If less than 1 GB is available, the computer may swap.
- This allows you to transform audio files at up to 384 kHz stereo or 96 kHz 5.1, at the maximum quality.
- Linux:
- A Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 11 or greater must be available through the standard package manager. Users that want to use Tachyon with a JRE version 8 or with a manually installed JRE must use the "Generic (Java)" version instead.
- The DEB / RPM packages should add an entry to the menu, however on some systems they don't.
- In that case this should be done manually using a menu editor.
- The Tachyon application is installed in "/opt/tachyon-audio-time-stretch/bin". The executable file is named "Tachyon Audio Time Stretch.sh". An icon can be found in the same directory.
- There are various issues on scaled displays.
- From within Tachyon, choose the menu "File", "Settings", tab "Appearance". Try the different options: depending on your system, some skins do not work on scaled display while others work.
- On some systems, setting the GDK_SCALE=2 environment variable helps.
- Generic (Java)
- This version is only for advanced users! If you are not comfortable with shell scripts or .bat files, do not use it.
- This version does not come with an installer.
- It requires a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 8 or greater (at least 11 recommended) to be installed.
- It probably requires modifying the included .sh or .bat script to launch the application.
- Please refer to the "README.txt" and "TestedSystems.html" files that are included in the download.
- There is no guarantee it will work on your system. Only limited testing has been done.
Tachyon Audio Time Stretch Home Page