nov 14

abc

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_(musical_notation)
• music notation as text file
• see http://cs/on-campus/abc
• walk through BarFly application

Pure Data

• docs
  • wikipedia: pure data
  • http://puredata.info/
  • http://gem.iem.at/
  • http://crca.ucsd.edu/~msp/Pd_documentation/
  • http://mtg.upf.es/reactable/ - physical table as synthesizer
• Ian Smith-Heister's used for his plan
• started as electronic music only
• but now also has various video processing as well
• real-time, interactive
• graphical programming environment
  • 'patch' or 'canvas' files
  • made up of elements (built-in or other patches)
  • inputs: mouse drags, audio files, midi events, ...
    • click and drag in box with number and top-righ notch
  • outputs: sound, midi, audio files, ...
• examples (launch on Midi Keys first)
  • Pd-extended-0.38.4-extended Help> Browser
    • stuff > synth > 1.poly.synth.pd
      • (pick preset, turn up volume bottom-right, midi or random)
    • fft.examples > tinbell.pd and others
    • synth.pd from manual that I created
    • examples > Gem > pix > film.pd
      • (anim-1.mov, ...)