Introduction to Pure Data (pd)

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Introduction to Pure Data (pd)

• Thomas Edwards
• http//www.t11s.com

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Patcher/Max/Pd Family Tree
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Pd Patch Boxes

• Message send messages
• Object do things
• GUI number / slider / toggles

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Pd Connections

• Inlets on top
• Outlets on bottom
• Control (messages) thin lines
• Signal (audio) thick lines
• Signal processing objects often have

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Bang

• Bang sends a trigger message makes stuff happen

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Sending Messages (without patch cables)
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Important Things

• Right click on object to get Help
• Ctrl-E to move in and out of Edit Mode
• Turn audio on and off in a patch with these
  messages

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Subpatches
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For More Info

• Pd Documentation
• http//www-crca.ucsd.edu/msp/Pd_documentation
• The Theory and Technique of Electronic Music
  e-book
• http//crca.ucsd.edu/msp/techniques/latest/book-h
  tml/book.html
• Bang the pd book

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Introduction to Pure Data (pd)

• Thomas Edwards
• http//www.t11s.com