I recently upgraded from an Intel Mac (32-bit) to an M2 (64-bit). This caused the loss of the Unauthorized external, including the [playlist] and [readanysf~] objects.

Is there an updated version of Unauthorized that is available for 64-bit Mac, or has this external been abandoned?

Otherwise, is there an alternative to the [playlist] or [readanysf~] objects? Or is it possible to compile these objects for MacOS?

Apologies if this has already been asked. I attempted to find some documentation, but have so far been unsuccessful.

Thanks all.

I also don't know much about compiling/haven't had success with the process. Does anyone have a good tutorial for compiling outdated externals for MacOS (M2)?

Rosetta 2 is a nice option for now. It's currently running some of my old patches using Pd 51.4. I am using the [playlist] object again, which is a huge help.

And thank you for the correction regarding [readanysf~]. Please let me know if anyone has a recommendations for a multi-format file player (mp3, m4a, ogg, wav) on MacOS.

Thanks!

[ffplay~] is newer, but not M1/M2 yet? @myQwil @60hz
https://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/12980/ffplay-an-implementation-of-ffmpeg-for-audio-playback-of-almost-any-media-format/1

https://github.com/myQwil/pd-quilt

https://deken.puredata.info/search.html?libraries=&objects=ffplay*&descriptions=

Unfortunately, I could not get [ffplay~] to work. Followed the install instructions via Pd51 and Pd54 with no success. Error reads: /usr/local/opt/libsamplerate/lib/libsamplerate.0.dylib' (no such file)...

With [readyanysf~] and [ffplay~] not working, are there any other options for MP3 playback on MacOS M2?

ceammc library have [snd.play~] that can read and import WAV, AIFF, MP3, AAC, ALAC etc... There is also [snd.file] that is the same as [soundfiler] but import all file format to a buffer. This package could literally replace basically all other libs. You can find it on deken or https://github.com/uliss/pd-ceammc/releases/tag/v2023.10

@jo said:

has this external been abandoned?

yup, totally, though purr data still carries it?

you and anyone else should just forget about it though.

"ELSE" has play.file~ and sfload that deal with MP3s and other formats

you can have a GUIless playlist alternative with [else/dir]

cheers

sorry for deleting the messages, long story, big drama.

Anyway, I was able to fork and compile unauthorized for apple silicon. If someone really needs it, I can send the source code and instructions., or the binaries, or something.