# Could not run the sketch (Target VM failed to initialize)

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/could-not-run-the-sketch-target-vm-failed-to-initialize/1841>\
**Category:** Electronics (Arduino, etc.)\
**Created:** [July 17, 2018, 4:03am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/could-not-run-the-sketch-target-vm-failed-to-initialize/1841 "2018-07-17T04:03:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![kfrajer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/kfrajer/32/196_2.png) [@kfrajer](https://discourse.processing.org/u/kfrajer)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 4:46am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/could-not-run-the-sketch-target-vm-failed-to-initialize/1841/2 "2018-07-17T04:46:38Z")

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Great you tested with some simpler files. I suggest you use the minim library for your project instead. As it is right now, the sound library is being revamped via a GSOC project. You might want to reach the current developers and comment about your problem or go ahead and use minim, which you can be installed via the Contribution Manager in the PDE.

> [@Early builds of the new Processing Sound library available for testing](https://discourse.processing.org/t/early-builds-of-the-new-processing-sound-library-available-for-testing/1796):
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> Hello, as part of Google Summer of Code I’m currently doing a from-scratch rewrite of the Processing Sound library based on a Java sound synthesis engine, which should improve support for platforms such as Android and Raspberry Pi. The project has now progressed enough that I’m putting the first complete builds out to the public to test. If you’ve had troubles with the current Sound library, you might want to give this one a shot! I’ll put weekly-ish test releases up at this URL for the rest o…

Kf

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