# Install dirt with Homebrew, Nix Experimental sample playback. Version 1.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:dirt ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install dirt ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#dirt ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/di/dirt/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:dirt - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.1 - **Source summary:** Experimental sample playback - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - dirt (cli) - dirt (alias) ## Dependencies - jack - liblo - libsamplerate - libsndfile ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://codeberg.org/uzu/dirt - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Dirt is a C sampler for TidalCycles-style live-coding workflows. ### Project history The official repository describes Dirt as the original classic Dirt sampler, implemented in C for TidalCycles and related use. Its README is deliberately modest, describing it as a small tool for playing pieces of samples with some timing accuracy. ### Adoption history The README documents source builds on Linux, macOS, and Windows/Cygwin, with Homebrew and MacPorts used for dependencies on macOS. The repository description also notes that the classic Dirt lineage was later ported to SuperDirt. ### How it is used Users build Dirt with audio dependencies such as JACK, libsndfile, libsamplerate, liblo, and PortAudio, then run the dirt executable alongside a JACK audio server. In practice it belongs to the live-coding and sample-playback side of package collections. ### Why package nerds care Dirt is package-nerd interesting because it is a small native audio runtime attached to a larger creative-coding ecosystem: packaging it means making old-school C audio dependencies line up for live performance use. ### Timeline - 2016: README copyright names Alex McLean and contributors. - 2020s: Codeberg repository describes this as classic Dirt, later ported to SuperDirt. ### Related projects - The official repository ties Dirt to TidalCycles and SuperDirt. ### Sources - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** dirt - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - dirt: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/di/dirt/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Media and graphics packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [jack](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jack/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [liblo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/liblo/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libsndfile](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libsndfile/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libgig](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libgig/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, sampler. - [abcde](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abcde/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [adplay](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/adplay/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [adplug](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/adplug/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [aften](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aften/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [alsa-lib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/alsa-lib/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [bandcamp-dl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bandcamp-dl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [carla](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/carla/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [sox_ng](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sox-ng/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: audio, cli, libsndfile, media. - [audiowaveform](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/audiowaveform/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: audio, cli, libsndfile, media. - [podcast-archiver](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/podcast-archiver/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: audio, cli, media. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/dirt.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/dirt.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph