MicroOrchestra
Electroacoustic Laptop Performance using Pure Data
An intro to interactive audio using the graphical open source computer music platform, Pure Data. We'll cover some digital audio & musicianship basics and make some beeps, bonks, and various noises along the way. Bring a laptop, a mic, headphones, and things which make interesting sounds.
Length: 2-3 hours w/ concert (if time is available)
What You Need
- Install Pure Data "vanilla" 0.47+
- Download from puredata.info
- Also available as a Linux distro package, ie. "puredata" on Debian
- or build from source(?!)
- Grab the patches for the workshop: MicroOrchestra.zip & IntroToPureData.zip
External Libraries
There are many additional objects that can be added to Pure Data, either from compiled source code or resuable patch abstractions. You can also download & install some externals using Help -> Find externals.
Here are a couple of useful patch-only libraries (which may not be found in the externals search):
Pd needs to know where these libraries are located when it tries to create objects. You can place them in a location relative to your patches and add the path using the [declare] object or you can put them in a global location such as HOMEDIR/Pd/externals. See Preferences -> Path... to add global search paths.
Keep in mind, if you share patches which use external libraries, either include the patch abstractions and/or include information about which externals need to be installed.
Useful Links
- "Read the Manual" first: Help -> Pd Manual or Pd Help
- Books About Pd
- Pure Data FAQ
- Johannes Kreidler's Programming Electronic Music in Pd
- Ed Kelly's PD Workshop Wiki
A Few Projects Using Pd
- Voices & Piano - Peter Ablinger & IEM
- Égrégore - Cyrille Henry & Nicolas Montgermont
- Slice//Jockey - Katja Vetter
- Music for Flesh II - Marco Donnarumma
- Black Vox - Chikashi Miyama
- Tvestroy - Danny Perreault & Thomas Fredericks (webpage)
- Wind - Damian Stewart (webpage)
- NodeBeat - Seth Sandler, et al. (iOS app)
- Pure Data Sequencer 2015 - mrp805
- Audio synchronized graphic effects in Pure Data - Llyold Evans
Previous Workshops
- Apr 01 2022 Leonardo Zentrum, Nürnberg DE
- May 11 2018 Gulaschprogrammiernacht 18, Karlsruhe DE
- Jan 06 2018 Tag der offenen Tür, ZKM | Center for Art & Media, Karlsruhe DE
- Apr 09 2017 Emergent Digital Practices Spring Workshop series, University of Denver, Denver Colorado USA
Live recording of a short jam session by participants @ the EDP MicroOrchestra workshop, Apr 9 2017
Performers: Ben, Rich, Parker, & Dan