Re: [PD] selecting audio device by device name using startup flag

Hi Jakob, To circumvent this, what I often do from the menu is save a preferences file. First you hook up all your devices and tell pd to use them from the GUI. Then you “Save To” a specific file. This way, you can use the -prefsfile command line flag to specify the path to that preferences fil

Re: [PD] Tip of the Day [was] Re: [midifile]

+1 I also think it would be nice to encourage users to submit their own tips to this list as in: “click here to submit your tip of the day”. fdch.github.io > On Feb 10, 2022, at 2:50 PM, Julian Brooks wrote: > >  > +1 on this > I still find things out re Pd that elicit a facepalm/no-way(you

Re: [PD] [PD-announce] pd 0.52-1 released

Wow!! Great news, indeed! Thanks to everyone for this release. Somehow you keep making Pd better than it already is. Congrats to all. The [file] and array stuff are fantastic. The doc is looking great. Aah so many great things happening on the gui end. Hurray! Cheers, Fede ___

Re: [PD] why not adding other boxes like gatom from objects?

Here's my 2 cents, if I understand porres' question right. Personally, I always type iemgui names, to be honest. But, I think typing "floatatom" or "symbolatom" (or "listbox") into an object would be cumbersome at first glance, and we would need an alias to make it worth. In that sense, thei

Re: [PD] Ability to access error messages from patch

Hi all, Here's another thought. What about setting "log" to "6", which would enable sending anything that is posted on the pd console to the current "pd" symbol, so that you place a [r pd] in your patch and route the console messages and errors? Best! Fede _

Re: [PD] Camera in GEM broken on Mac?

Hi Dana, I am on Mojave and pix_video works. What os version do you have? best, Fede fdch.github.io > On May 28, 2021, at 7:13 PM, Dana Moser wrote: > > Greetings. > Is there a fix to get a camera input to work > in Pd with GEM on the Mac? > Thank you! > -Dana > > > > __

Re: [PD] plotting spectra/spectrograms with Gem?

Hi Peter, I got the magnitudes into tables and used [gemvertexbuffer] to plot arrays in Gem. Have a look at the main.pd patch here https://github.com/fdch/marelle_response. Hope it helps! f fdch.github.io > On May 4, 2021, at 5:23 AM, Peter P. wrote: > > Hi, > > has anyone tried plot

[PD] search for installed externals (was: Re: detect dependencies from patch)

This would be a nice feature to have within the deken plugin: to search among already installed externals > however, it also means that deken doesn't know anything about which libraries > are already installed, and which versions thereof. Currently, you can browse from pd's browser, but it in

[PD] [PD-announce] Networked Performance Livestream (Into the Multiverse) on Tuesday, Nov 10

https://wexarts.org/performing-arts/wexep-sonic-arts-ensemble --- From Marc Ainger: We will be presenting a Networked Performance Livestream (Into the Multiverse) on Tuesday, Nov 10 at 7 PM EST featuring the Sonic Arts Ensemble (directed by Marc Ainger and Fede Camara Halac) with Elizabeth A

Re: [PD] announce: deken.puredata.info

Indeed, this feels good!! Thanks, IOhannes! fdch.github.io > On Nov 4, 2020, at 1:58 PM, Antoine Rousseau wrote: > >  > > I say: wow! > > > >> Le mer. 4 nov. 2020 à 16:20, Iain Duncan a écrit >> : >> That sounds fantastic! the search in the browser feature is a great idea. >> >>> On We

Re: [PD] remote OSC messages

Hi Oscar, It is possible in vanilla, but you might still have issues with peer-to-peer communication behind institutional networks. Aoo and Quacktrip have problems with this because they can't find the constantly changing IP addresses of their peers... Netty McNetface, however, is quite reliab

[PD] multichannel vs many stereo writesf objects?

Hi, What is more efficient for recording, say, a +15 minute 16 channel performance: a single writesf with 16 channels or 8 writesf object with 2 channels each? Bonus question: What if I place a stereo writesf inside a patch and run 8 separate pd~ objects? The context: recording network perfor

Re: [PD] pd~ fifo flag and block delays

 Aha! Thanks for clarifying! One more question, while I'm at it. Is the "delay" setting in blocks like the -fifo argument? Thanks a lot! f ___ Pd-list@lists.iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> https://lists.puredata.info/list

Re: [PD] pd~ fifo flag and block delays

Hi Christof, Thanks! I am a bit confused, though. Is the "buffer (=delay)" the -fifo or are you talking about block sizes in parent and subprocess? Best, ffd ___ Pd-list@lists.iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> https://lists.

[PD] pd~ fifo flag and block delays

Hi, When using pd~ with -fifo 1, do you get a delay of 1 block like in throw/catch scenario? Thanks! fd fdch.github.io ___ Pd-list@lists.iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> https://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list

[PD] pd~ fifo flag and block delays

Hi, When using pd~ with -fifo 1, do you get a delay of 1 block like in throw/catch scenario? Thanks! fd fdch.github.io ___ Pd-list@lists.iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> https://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list

Re: [PD] pd~ binary for max/msp - test version available

Woa! This is great news! Thanks a lot, Miller! fdch.github.io > On Sep 1, 2020, at 11:58 PM, Miller Puckette via Pd-list > wrote: > ___ Pd-list@lists.iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> https://lists.puredata.info/listi

[PD] pd patching tree (was: Re: [PD-dev] REQUEST: Passed parameters into subpatch)

> On Aug 17, 2020, at 7:58 AM, Christof Ressi wrote: > >  >> >> I always structure my patches as xxxpatch.pd, and all abstractions in a >> folder, so that all abstractions can be called as [pp/xxx]. Then there's >> only one pd file in the main project folder, everything else is tucked away.

Re: [PD] any way to change the name of delay line used by [vd~] with message?

hi William, You can use $1 inside clone to name all arrays instead of $0, so inside your cloned abstraction you'd have: [vd~ DELAY$1] fdch.github.io > On Aug 14, 2020, at 7:25 PM, William Huston wrote: > >  > Hi, > > Is there any way to change the name of the delay line used by [vd~] w

[PD] libpd and peer-to-peer audio

Hi all, Will the new network additions work on libpd once you update to latest pd? More specifically, will we be able to run quacktrip or aoo from pdparty on ios :) ?? Best, Fede ___ Pd-list@lists.iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-managem

Re: [PD] Help with aoo

; home routers > Not in 2.0-pre1, but it's already implemented on develop. I'll try to finally > get a new version out as soon as possible. > > Christof > >> On 19.06.2020 03:04, Fede Camara Halac wrote: >> Hi list, >> >> I've been trying to u

[PD] Help with aoo (was: Re: AoO Coming Out: Audio over OSC - Message based streaming solution goes public...)

Hi list, I've been trying to use aoo but I am having troubles following the help files. Is there any other place I can go look for documentation? I looked through the VRR proyect, but I also fail to see the network logic behind that. I have been using Miller's quacktrip~, so I wanted to know

Re: [PD] Unity and libpd and multichannel audio (was: Unity and libpd)

11:00 AM, Fede Camara Halac wrote: > > Hi Max, everyone, > > I've been using this slightly more recent repo (1); libpd was running with > Unity on Android and OSX ( > Compiling libpd and using it is quite seamless, but only if the right > bindings are in place;

Re: [PD] Unity and libpd

e external, then use declare to load it. >> >> Whoever is providing the C# libpd binary probably didn't compile it with >> libdl. The compiler flag is listed in the libpd readme. >> >>> On May 26, 2020, at 4:22 PM, pd-list-requ...@lists.iem.at wrote: >

Re: [PD] Unity and libpd

Hi Max, everyone, I've been using this slightly more recent repo (1); libpd was running with Unity on Android and OSX (https://github.com/playdots/UnityPd fdch.github.io > On May 26, 2020, at 7:27 AM, S.E.P. > wrote: > >  > The most stable, reliable method is probably the Heavy compiler: >

Re: [PD] controlling ableton with pd via midi

eton Live can be >>> assigned to a MIDI Controller. Just right-click on any knob and select >>> "Edit MIDI map". Then just send some [ctlout] from Pd and that controller >>> (say midichannel 1 controller 1) will be auto-mapped to that Ableton knob. >&g

Re: [PD] controlling ableton with pd via midi

) will be auto-mapped to that Ableton knob. You can > also use other Pd MIDI out objects as well. > > Mensaje telepatico asistido por maquinas. > >> On 3/25/2020 12:17 AM, Fede Camara Halac wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I would like to control Ableton Live 10 Intro wit

[PD] controlling ableton with pd via midi

Hi, I would like to control Ableton Live 10 Intro with Pd 0.50.2 on macos. On Pd I set the Midi Devices "IAC Driver IAC Bus 1" as input and "2" as output. On Ableton I set "ADVANCE" as "Control Surface" with "IAC Driver IAC Bus 2" as input and "1" as output. So far, [noteout] works as expec

Re: [PD] what happens when you send signals between 0..1 instead -1..1 to dac?

Thanks Christof and Lucas for your replies! > The Amp and the Speaker will just work on "one half" of their normal area. > (50% of its audio loudness). > Exactly, that is the difference I hear in loudness. > It shouldn't hurt the amp or the speaker as long as you don't try to pump up > the vol

Re: [PD] [r pd-dsp-started] was: Re: samplerate~

What old pd-msg examples? I did bring together several undocumented pd messages a while ago, but I am probably missing some stuff :) https://github.com/fdch/pd-messages and there was wiki: http://puredata.info/community/pdwiki/PdInternalMessages/ (Pd has the "more.arrays" patch also) >> O

Re: [PD] write symbol to file and read next time to symbol

I dont understand. Are you looking for a "init"-type option like iem guis have but for pd's symbol? >> next time I open the patch will fill the >> symbol with the same 'text' what was written before. [savestate] could be helpful if you are making a gui abstraction ___

Re: [PD] compiling hidio for Windows

and fix the > build system) later this month. > > Christof > >> On 05.02.2020 00:46, Fede Camara Halac wrote: >> As I said before, I could make a binary with Christof's steps, but I dont >> know how to debug an external on windows. If you can give me som

Re: [PD] compiling hidio for Windows

As I said before, I could make a binary with Christof's steps, but I dont know how to debug an external on windows. If you can give me some basic guidelines I can continue with that. In the meantime, we got joyosc working on Windows so that's looking good! Best, f fdch.github.io > On Feb 4

Re: [PD] send a multiatom control message via netreceive

I am not sure how you are constructing those messages but If the types (or length) of the list are (is) unknown you might be better off by using: [list prepend send] | [list trim] > [list /LOGIN 6( > | > [send /OK $1 $2( > | > [netreceive] hope it helps! f __

Re: [PD] Pd 0.50+ and gem windows 32b error with libwinpthread-1.dll

> the "Gem.dll: couldn't load" appears in the console. loading with log set to "all" might give you a more specific error here > Curiously, Gem works fine on Pd 64b on both systems. I'd say happily :) ___ Pd-list@lists.iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIB

Re: [PD] Fw: Aw: Re: compiling externals for Pure Data windows

Hi, Just my 2cents, basically following Christof's reply I have also recently compiled my externals in windows, and I have to say it is not at all complicated. The two things I used to learn how to do this were the instructions on how to compile pd in windows (pd's github INSTALL.txt) and the

Re: [PD] Current status of HID on OS X and Windows?

The repo has a binary and it works on recent osx just fine! Also, check the list archives. I tried compiling hid for osx but stopped at an error that had a thread on the pd-list. I found that repo through that list post, as well as Dan's joyosc, which is a neat alternative for controller input,

Re: [PD] less intelligent patching for Pd

Amazing! Can't wait to try the new feats!!! fdch.github.io > On Jun 5, 2019, at 5:12 PM, Julian Brooks wrote: > > yep, +1 (above:) > >> On Wed, 5 Jun 2019 at 15:59, Christof Ressi wrote: >> hurray! >> >> > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 05. Juni 2019 um 16:08 Uhr >> > Von: "IOhannes m zmoelnig" >> >

Re: [PD] GEM BountySource Claims

agree :) > On Mar 17, 2019, at 3:39 PM, me.grimm wrote: > > Remember all that Gem bountysource stuff? I just remembered that while going > through email. Anyway it was never claimed huh? > > https://www.bountysource.com/issues/4185729-native-film-reading-on-osx-64bit > https://www.bountysour

Re: [PD] In 2019 is there a way to detect mouse down/up?

Not the best solution, but you may be able to monitor a slider for value changes to emulate a click-down, click-up situation... so you'd be tricking a click-drag :) fdch.github.io > On Mar 14, 2019, at 11:02 AM, IOhannes m zmoelnig wrote: > >> On 14.03.19 10:42, Chris McCormick wrote: >> >>

Re: [PD] Save patch with internal message

Hi Esteban, I have here some patches I made that go through most of (hidden) pd messages I could find https://github.com/fdch/fd_lib/tree/master/tutorials/pd-messages (The above is a bit hacky, but saving from inside a pd patch is mentioned there :) hope it helps! fede fdch.github.io > On

Re: [PD] how to edit PD's colors to make your own theme

+1 for color settings & tabbed prefs but i have to say, I misread and, for a minute, I imagined a tabbed Pd, with tabbed canvases and all. I panicked a bit :) fdch.github.io > On Mar 9, 2019, at 2:11 AM, Lucas Cordiviola wrote: > > >> On 3/8/2019 9:50 PM, Alexandre Torres Porres wrote: >

Re: [PD] Gem 0.94 on Mac OS X

Thanks!! i will compile again later and report back but what is DUMMY_GL? i did not see that in the wiki. I can run gl stuff without that and without GL_LIBS the issues i have so far: pix_video cant find video backends pix_film only has quicktime4linux i also cant use cocoawindow, only g

Re: [PD] help loading pix_opencv

binary is that the old release I have (i think from deken) contains one binary per source. Is there a way to check if pix_opencv is a single binary build? e.g, How/Where is single binary achieved in Gem? > On Mar 1, 2019, at 8:39 AM, IOhannes m zmölnig wrote: > >> On 3/1/19 2:00

Re: [PD] help loading pix_opencv

ok. i think you can discard my last email. It turns out i was loading the old 32bit i had. my bad. but i did some more digging and the reason pd does not load the externals is that they dont exist. somehow the only object built is pix_opencv.pd_darwin, which just fires a console welcome mes

Re: [PD] batch processing and event execution

Thanks Christof and Claude for your replies. My question need some clarification, namely that I am not using any object calling clocks (delay, metro, pipe, etc) or dsp objects. I am only interested in 0-time ordering, for example: [loadbang] | [t b b b ] I I I I I

Re: [PD] [PD-dev] Updated Pure Data Reference Card

Hi, Perhaps you can just pandoc the latex into Readme.md or index.html file instead of pushing a pdf file? Also, was the ref card updated manually or were you using a script to get a list of updated objects, etc? If so, it would be nice to have that script as part of the repo thanks for this,

Re: [PD] incorrect checksum for freed object - object was probably modified after being freed.

Hi Will, Thanks so much, yes! I'm puzzled. I've even compiled single-precision fftw and timbreID and still have the crash. It might be my old mac or something I must have in my environment then that I can't really pin down... Thanks for taking a closer look! I learnt a lot with tID, and it is g

Re: [PD] Random

> > a) it's super-easy to implement as an abstraction. what would a built-in > solution give you that an abstraction cannot give you? well, I think it would guarantee that there is uniqueness on each random object, independently on pd instances ideally > b) it adds a false sense of randomness.

Re: [PD] Random

Hello, I find it useful to wrap random in an abstraction, so that I use $2 as an instance id, to both receive a "seed" and to add the abstraction id to the seed. But, it would be really useful to have a unique instance id already generated in the [random] object, and a global symbol to bind all

Re: [PD] scrolling in a patch window

perhaps a shift+scroll? horizontal scrolling with a mouse wheel works with shift, at least in macos > On May 7, 2018, at 10:47 PM, Liam Goodacre wrote: > > you can't scroll horizontally. ___ Pd-list@lists.iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account

Re: [PD] pix_data issue

Would saving (cmd+s) make pix_data forget a pointer, as in [text] or [array] objects when using pointers? (also, perhaps the [pointer] object itself, but I havent tested this) > On Feb 28, 2018, at 9:54 AM, IOhannes m zmölnig wrote: > > [pix_data] remembers that pointer ___

[PD] netsend/netreceive with -nogui

Hi all, Any reason why sometimes opening 2 instances with -nogui and communicating via netsend and netreceive would fail? I am careful enought to open the socket first (netreceive) and then to connect. With gui, I have no problem. With -nogui, sometimes the network does not initialize. I rea

Re: [PD] PD .48.1 GUI freezing when resizing windows with arrays whose content is being updated.

I have also experienced a similar behavior when resizing (by click+dragging with mouse) a canvas window, on macOS. This freezing happens only when DSP is on. fdch.github.io/tv > On Feb 23, 2018, at 1:28 PM, Dario Sanfilippo > wrote: > > Hello. > > Just to let you know about this behavio

Re: [PD] snap to grid feature when editing

Hello list, I like how pd allows for non-grid-like canvas behavior. Besides, there is a feature already to Tidy Up things. If grid-behavior is included, though, I would suggest not to make it a default behavior, and I would not want cords to be subject to the grid as well. Best, Fede ps: i g

Re: [PD] no more compiled version for raspberry pi?

Totally agree with Dan here, it's really simple and straightforward. All one really needs is the dependencies, and that could be very easily obtained. cheers!! Fede fdch.github.io/tv > On Dec 25, 2017, at 4:55 PM, Dan Wilcox wrote: > > Also, Merry Christmas! > > Didn't mean sound negati

Re: [PD] GEM on Raspberry Pi

Indeed, you are right. I will try to find the flags I used. I remember trying to use the raspbian package and not succeeding, hence my need to compile. But I can't prove that right now. I will try later this week. i'm interested in those optimization flags, though :) fdch.github.io/tv > On

Re: [PD] GEM on Raspberry Pi

Hi Jim, I dont have a very clear log of what i did. But mainly I compiled pd and Gem from git, fetching all dependencies in pd's INSTALL.txt instructions and (I think) Gem's dependencies from either a debian package or looking into old puredata.info entries on Gem's dependencies. I dont remembe

Re: [PD] which pix_opencv to select in Deken?

hello, I did successfully compile pix_opencv with the opencv package available for the rpi 3 (which is opencv 2, the one needed by pix_opencv) with latest pd and Gem from github. >> It worked well except while trying to compile / use the additional >> facetracking lib which produce a segfault

Re: [PD] Best way to make file paths relative to the parent patch ?

Hello, +1 on the need for vanilla path management (https://github.com/pure-data/pure-data/pull/150) Like Seb, I also made similar objects, [mainpath] and [root], as part of my personal library https://github.com/fdch/fd_lib. [mainpath] gives the canvas full path and handles path names relativ

Re: [PD] saving parameters in "audio" file

Well, both [array] and [text] have the “-k” flag, for “keeping” text, which writes down the data stored in them inside the pd patch. This is in their help files. It is the same as the “save contents” Roman mentioned. > On Oct 1, 2017, at 2:25 PM, richard millig @ selma > wrote: > > sometimes

Re: [PD] pd~ -nogui subprocess [stdout]

Yes, same here. Also happening in debian stretch. The subprocess doesn't seem to work with -nogui. fdch.github.io/tv > On Sep 21, 2017, at 9:51 PM, Miller Puckette wrote: > > I just had the same thing happen with 0.37 - switched to 0.48 and the > problem went away... so there's something me

Re: [PD] Problem installing Gem on Mac OS X + [pix_video] on Windows 10

If i may jump in here, > Did somebody succeed with Gem+Pd048 on Mac ? Yes. Are you are using 32 or 64 bit pd and which version of Gem did you download? > I saw an article about adding "libdir" library before Gem, but it doesn't > work for me. -lib Gem is enough I prefer putting a [declare -l

Re: [PD] Font-Metrics was:( linux: "-font-size" startup flag -- does this work?)

What about making a glossary somewhere in puredata.info, so there's a list of all abbreviations used in the list. fdch.github.io/tv > On Sep 15, 2017, at 1:10 PM, Lucas Cordiviola wrote: > > "Pdx" is an abb. I've read on this list. > > "EOL" is from another context: > > > > :-) > Mensaj

Re: [PD] New users and external path struggles

-29 15:57 GMT-03:00 Fede Camara Halac : >> Have anyone tried making a graph of such a picture? > > well, I made a 14 page documentation in an attempt to do so - as pointed in > this other thread - but I don't know if I get your inquiry > __

Re: [PD] New users and external path struggles

Have anyone tried making a graph of such a picture? I remember seeing that on Gem and its chain Could the path structure be extracted from the code by some utilities like http://www.gson.org/egypt/egypt.html ? fdch.github.io/tv > On Jul 29, 2017, at 2:36 PM, Alexandre Torres Porres wrote

Re: [PD] Easy way to list used abstractions in patch?

xandre Torres Porres > wrote: > > > > 2017-07-28 10:03 GMT-03:00 Fede Camara Halac : >> Thanks, Dan. I understand this, and i also have seen this manner of working >> in other experienced users who send a folder with tons of .pd files (and it >> often takes a whil

Re: [PD] [Pd-0.48-test3] Pd hides when creating a Hslider using the shortcut

x27;s only an issue with macOS which uses CMD+H throughout. > >> On Jul 28, 2017, at 3:07 PM, Fede Camara Halac wrote: >> >> I tried it in test5 built with tk 8.14.19 and all shortcuts work as >> expected. >> >> fdch.github.io/tv >> >> >&g

Re: [PD] [Pd-0.48-test3] Pd hides when creating a Hslider using the shortcut

I tried it in test5 built with tk 8.14.19 and all shortcuts work as expected. fdch.github.io/tv > On Jul 28, 2017, at 7:49 AM, Dan Wilcox wrote: > > Yeah it was my dumb fault. Binding to H/h does *not* work, I'll have a fix > which returns the Hsl binding to j/J. > >> On Jul 26, 2017, at

Re: [PD] Easy way to list used abstractions in patch?

Thanks, Dan. I understand this, and i also have seen this manner of working in other experienced users who send a folder with tons of .pd files (and it often takes a while to figure out which one to open). But, i agree this works and it's very convenient. I also think this needs some pd knowledg

Re: [PD] Easy way to list used abstractions in patch?

Of course a pd patch is in itself platform independent, which is what allows one to bring patches to diff platforms. For externals, my guess is that you can ask deken to fetch the corresponding binary for the target platform and use that in the exported bundle. I dont understand, though, how

Re: [PD] Easy way to list used abstractions in patch?

I agree this is indeed very useful. I would even dare to raise the stakes, if you allow: Maybe since there is deken, which adds externals to pd, it would be nice to have a similar tool that packs and exports a "distribution" of pd for performance, with all required libs/abs/prefs the patch req

Re: [PD] data structures question ...

s. > > so here's the full response to fede's reply: > > ========== > > Fede Camara Halac wrote: > > hi oliver, > > > > cool! > > > >> you're right the help file for sca

Re: [PD] Purr Data released!

I would be interested in some up-to-date compiling instructions for Gem on mac. Very much looking forward for this!! fedecamarahalac.com > On Feb 10, 2017, at 10:36 AM, Matt Barber wrote: > > when I get some time I'll send you some instructions and patches directly. ___

[PD] PdCon16~ Concert Videos

Hey everyone, please have a look at the videos. They are up on Youtube, linked as playlists here: nyu-waverlylabs.org/pdcon16/concerts Please get in touch with me if anything, Best! Fede fedecamarahalac.com ___ Pd-list@lists.iem.at mailing li

Re: [PD] Sigmund+reblocking

Hi Christof, Thanks for this > for a 1 sample delay you can also do [rzero_rev~ 0] or - if you use zexy - > [z~ 1]. I suspected this about sigmund but I was not sure > doesn't really care about the actual blocksize of the patch it sits in. About blocksize and CPU: > but note that a lower block

[PD] Sigmund+reblocking

Hi all, Would reblocking a subpatch have any effect on [sigmund~]? Below is what I did. My idea was to delay the signal by one sample before going to sigmund. This is certainly not what is happening, though, but sigmund still works for all 10 tracks as if no reblocking had been made. Is sigmun