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Pure Data as a plugin, with a new GUI

192 points by sudara 4y ago

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daguava 4y ago
I'm going to ask the dumb question here - how is this at the top with zero discussion? If I need to get dunked for asking that's fine, but I don't understand, since HackerNews is suppose to be a place for high quality discussion on tech.
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- augustuspolius 4y ago
  This plugin could potentially be a big deal. PureData has been around for decades but fell behind Max and/or MaxMSP mostly (IMO) due to usability limitations. If more people will be able to incorporate PureData organically into their workflow, it could create a real alternative to Max4Live in DAWs other than Live. I could fantasize even further. A PureData plug-in could kickstart a VCVRack type effort - an open source library of interconnected audio processing modules.
  - timothyschoen 4y ago
    You can get close to this VCVRack idea by combining automatonism with PlugData
    - singingfish 4y ago
      I had a look at automationism, but don't really like how it imposes the CV concept in an environment where it doesn't make much sense (to me) - but is still fun to fiddle with. I came across a toolkit[1] yesterday which is similar but doesn't impose analogue concepts on the workflow in the same manner. Also not as polished in the GUI sense either mind you, but the guy who wrote it makes really good occasional pd tutorials on youtube as well[2] [1] https://github.com/algomusic/Live-Coding-Toolkit-for-Pure-Data https://github.com/algomusic/Live-Coding-Toolkit-for-Pure-Da... [2] https://www.youtube.com/user/QCGInteractiveMusic https://www.youtube.com/user/QCGInteractiveMusic
  - PaulDavisThe1st 4y ago
    VCV Rack is already open source. What would be the benefit of duplicating the 2000+ modules already present in Rack with PureData?
    - augustuspolius 4y ago
      The advantage of this PureData plugin and Max4Live over VCVRack is that you can edit the patch on the fly right in the DAW (in addition to the fact that visual programming is way more accessible than a compiled language).
      - jsilence 4y ago
        Just FYI: you can do that too with a VST fork of VCVRack called Cardinal: https://github.com/DISTRHO/Cardinal https://github.com/DISTRHO/Cardinal
        bambax 4y ago
        Yes. There os also a commercial initiative by the author of VCV to have it as a VST im the DAW. The difference between the two are that Cardinal only accepts open source modules and is packaged with all of them, while the VCV official VST lets you download modules on the fly.
        NickC25 4y ago
        +1 for the VCV VST. The fact that it's paid might be a turn off for some, but I've found it to be really useful, and it works really well inside of Ableton. Can't speak for other DAWs but having been using it for the past 6 months or so, it's been fantastic. Does anyone know of good resources for folks who want to develop their own modules for VCV rack?
        augustuspolius 4y ago
        v2 doesn't have native Apple Silicon compatibility yet. Rumors are we will need to wait for the v3 release. In terms of the dev resources: 1. Here is a basic official tutorial: https://vcvrack.com/manual/PluginDevelopmentTutorial https://vcvrack.com/manual/PluginDevelopmentTutorial 2. A pretty good video tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d670AFZKGnw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d670AFZKGnw
- kennyloginz 4y ago
  This is cool if you are interested in digital synthesis. Pure data and max/ msp have a long and complicated history. Very nice to see that pure data is still keeping up vs the ableton live / max programs.
- dang 4y ago
  It often takes a while for comments to start showing up. That can be a good sign, actually—interesting reactions often take a while, since processing information takes time. Quick reflexive responses are often a bit mechanical/predictable.
  - theknocker 4y ago
- cl0ckt0wer 4y ago
  I just assumed astroturfing
- spindle 4y ago
  Hacker News has moderators who can place things at the top of the page regardless of votes. Personally I think they've been do a great job, but YMMV.
- sudara 4y ago
  Good q! I’m an audio dev who thought the general community might appreciate the project. It’s a cool effort (my primary beef with pd was always the UI)
- anigbrowl 4y ago
  PD is pretty popular and also has the distinction of being first-of-its-kind in many respects, so a major UX overhaul would automatically attract approval. Also the front page on HN is a lot less 'competitive' on the weekends.
throw_m239339 4y ago
For those who don't know, Pure Data or PD is a visual audio programming language that can be used to develop software synthesizers. It's open source, the commercial version by the same creator is called MAX-MSP.
- musesum 4y ago
  To be honest, I've spent many hours in PD and Max and didn't realize that Miller Puckette was behind both. Super cool! Next week, I travel to Bali to focus on developing a data flow based visual music synth. I can't understate how big an influence that Puckette's work has been on my thinking.
  - singingfish 4y ago
    Pukette got the shits with the conditions of his grant from the french government that allowed the development of Max, because it disallowed him to use the same techniques to do visual synthesis. So he quit and reimplemented the whole thing. Except this time he used an open source license. The other advantage is because these things were implemented in the 80s when real time audio was a really big ask for computers, they are very computationally efficient.
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    - spacechild1 4y ago
      > The other advantage is because these things were implemented in the 80s Pd was developed in the mid 90s > they are very computationally efficient Not as efficient as it could be, though. For example, instead of proper SIMD instructions, the DSP perform routines only use manual loop unrolling, praying that the compiler will auto-vectorize it. Finally, everything is single-threaded, leaving lots of performance on the table. FWIW, I have a PR for an asynchronous task API (https://github.com/pure-data/pure-data/pull/1357 https://github.com/pure-data/pure-data/pull/1357) and also a branch for multi-threaded DSP (https://github.com/Spacechild1/pure-data/tree/multi-threading https://github.com/Spacechild1/pure-data/tree/multi-threadin...).
Flipflip79 4y ago
I am only on mobile right now and travelling so can’t actually test this. But boy is it exciting to see a potential OSS alternative to max4live. I think Max and m4l are well worth the price if it’s something you do all the time, but as a more casual user something with a lower cost of entry would be highly welcomed.
- PaulDavisThe1st 4y ago
  This is not an alternative to Max4Live. M4L's integration with Live goes way beyond what any JUCE-based plugin is going to be able to do. This will be handy for some things that overlap with what M4L can do. But there's lots of things people do with M4L in Ableton Live that you will not be able to do with PlugData in any plugin host.
- jcelerier 4y ago
  If you're interested in something closer to M4L (having patches in a timeline / more classical DAW), I invite you to check the software I'm developing, https://ossia.io https://ossia.io :) also wrote about Pd integration recently: https://periodicos.unespar.edu.br/index.php/vortex/article/view/4545 https://periodicos.unespar.edu.br/index.php/vortex/article/v...
pierrec 4y ago
Tangential, but I was surprised at how clean the project structure is, considering that the last time I used JUCE, it imposed a messy and annoying (IMO) project structure based on its own build tool. Turns out I missed the news from a couple of years ago, and you can now use CMake and include JUCE in a project as a "library" rather than an all-encompassing "framework": https://forum.juce.com/t/native-built-in-cmake-support-in-juce/38700 https://forum.juce.com/t/native-built-in-cmake-support-in-ju... With that said, my Pure Data is very rusty but this seems like a great excuse to get back into it.
throwaway17_17 4y ago
I have a large collection audio plug-ins, but mainly for effects. While I would assume Pure Data can do effects I haven’t seen that capability pushed. So, does anyone know of good resources for learning Pure Data, not just in the context of effects, but for creating synths or anything else as well?
- Flipflip79 4y ago
  Genuinely just google whatever effect you want with “pure data”. E.g. “delay patch pure data” and you’ll find lots and lots of resources. If you want something deeper look for more generalized DSP tutorials in PD
- FelipeCortez 4y ago
  Designing Sound, by Andy Farnell
codedokode 4y ago
PureData is an interesting tool, but it is very low-level. You have to reimplement from scratch things that are present in most DAWs or synths, for example: there is no GUI-controlled equaliser, no reverb. No oscilloscopes and FFT displays. If I am not mistaken, there is even no primitive for modulating frequency of one oscillator with another. The filters are very primitive and limited. The user is expected to learn the theory themselves. As far as I remember, there is no filter that can be modulated with audio frequency (without artifacts) and it is difficult to find information how to create one. Does anybody know how to do it, by chance?
- PaulDavisThe1st 4y ago
  All of this is, in some sense, the entire point of PureData.
- spacechild1 4y ago
  The idea of Pure Data is to be a minimum core that can be extended with "abstractions" and "externals". For example, the "else" library comes with literally hundreds of additional useful objects. Everything you wish for in your post already exists, you just need to find it :-p
- chaosprint 4y ago
  You can find many [abstractions] doing the job you request. The key is to learn how to build them from scratch. You can read Miller's book: The Theory and Technique of Electronic Music It's free online. Also these two tutorials are very helpful: https://archive.flossmanuals.net/pure-data/ https://archive.flossmanuals.net/pure-data/ http://www.pd-tutorial.com/ http://www.pd-tutorial.com/
nilslindemann 4y ago
PureData has a very outdated looking GUI. Actually, it even looks as if the elements are rendered wrong. This has always driven me away from using it. This new thing has a much more pleasant looking GUI. Promising.
- patrakov 4y ago
  Have you looked at PurrData, an Electron-based GUI?
- frou_dh 4y ago
  My issue with the PureData UI was that it was a RSI factory. Constantly having to precisely mouse-drag connections between the teeny-tiny ports on the objects: https://puredata.info/docs/wiki_doc_Images/StartHere/oscMultDacConnection.gif https://puredata.info/docs/wiki_doc_Images/StartHere/oscMult...
  - timothyschoen 4y ago
    This is also really bad from an accessibility standpoint, and one of the reasons (though there are a few more) I started working on this project.
- spacechild1 4y ago
  FWIW, there is a current effort of rewriting the GUI backend to move away from Tcl/Tk and allowing alternative GUI implementations. It will take some time though. Personally, my main problem with the current Tcl/Tk GUI is that it's also painfully slow...
rmnclmnt 4y ago
This is the kind of project you now is doable but never take the time to start. Great initiative!
chaosprint 4y ago
For those who are interested in music programming, I would like to invite you to have a look on the project I am working on and any feedback would be appreciated. https://glicol.org https://glicol.org You can also live coding Glicol code as scripts inside a VST plugin: https://youtu.be/tmmBhBmIEW0 https://youtu.be/tmmBhBmIEW0 Pd is one of the most famous MPL and I have been referring to and reflecting on its design from the first day I design Glicol. I have been teaching it to students, and one issue I found is that when the projects get a little complex, the code becomes very difficult to read even with comments. Essentially I think it's determined by the philosophy of the language. So I wouldn't complain about the fact that you need to start from scratch. That's exactly the elegancy from pd. Have a look on the "counter" example in Pd; it will give you a new understanding for "programming". But from this perspective, I would be interested to see how people will design VST with PD from scratch. Maybe the opposite would be more practical, to use VST in PD (https://youtu.be/Cs0NPime0kU https://youtu.be/Cs0NPime0kU), considering they are both GUI-based tools. PD is also great for algorithmic composition (https://youtu.be/I9_3CfRm8GE https://youtu.be/I9_3CfRm8GE). Also to make project in real world some batteries like the else lib would be great and it's great that the PlugData has included that. Also check this Erbe reverb pd patches: http://tre.ucsd.edu/wordpress/?p=625 http://tre.ucsd.edu/wordpress/?p=625 You should also look at some hardware in the future such as Bela and Daisy where you can also run Pd and Glicol.
- chaosprint 4y ago
  Also check this project: https://github.com/enzienaudio/hvcc https://github.com/enzienaudio/hvcc The heavy hvcc compiler for Pure Data patches. Very useful for working with embedded devices, which is also my current focus.
- nextaccountic 4y ago
  I would love to get into this, but its syntax is so hard to read I get that you went for a compact syntax that is fast to write (maybe like a shell scripting for music programming), but it's also too hard to read / too sigil heavy IMO In special, the use of ` is very confusing and could probably be replaced by braces { }
regular 4y ago
monetus 4y ago
From tcl/tk to juce - there is a lot to be said about that. Taking in all the FUDI commands from pdsend, and then translating it into a Juce GUI is pretty, and pretty neat. Especially if you can organize the patch cords. You may start a fight, with that in mind.
- timothyschoen 4y ago
  This is more or less what purr-data does (but then it's tcl to JS), but PlugData works differently. Basically, it assumes that patches only change through user interaction. Since all user interaction goes through PlugData's GUI, it can check and synchronise the patch content with Pd whenever the user does something. I do intercept messages to UI objects, to detect when their state has changed. The big advantage of that is that we can change the way the UI looks without modifying any Pd source code. PlugData actually works on top of an unmodified pd-vanilla, which saves me a lot of maintenance work. The only limitation with this is that dynamic patching (using messages to pd to modify the patch, like a meta-patch) doesn't work yet.
victornomad 4y ago
If you ever need to use Pure Data patches in Android combined with sensors, networking, and more you can use PHONK. There is an example where you just drop a patch inside and you can communicate with it using the typical send/receives PHONK https://phonk.app/ https://phonk.app/
spacechild1 4y ago
I think the first project of this kind was pdvst~ (https://github.com/jyg/PdVst https://github.com/jyg/PdVst). A more recent effort is Camomile (https://github.com/pierreguillot/Camomile https://github.com/pierreguillot/Camomile). PlugData seems to be much more extensive and flexible, though!
iainctduncan 4y ago
I know there are a lot lisp fans here, so at the risk of being a thread-spammer: I made an extension for Pure Data to let you program in Pd in Scheme (the message part, not the DSP part). It's here in case anyone is curious. It's the Pd cousin of my Scheme for Max project. https://github.com/iainctduncan/scheme-for-pd https://github.com/iainctduncan/scheme-for-pd Demo video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW_KxEK_k2M&ab_channel=MusicwithLisp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW_KxEK_k2M&ab_channel=Music... I'm curious to see how it will fare in plugdata!
JoshuaACNewman 4y ago
The Discord is blowin up. People are making cool stuff.

192 points by sudara 4y ago

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I'm going to ask the dumb question here - how is this at the top with zero discussion? If I need to get dunked for asking that's fine, but I don't understand, since HackerNews is suppose to be a place for high quality discussion on tech.

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augustuspolius 4y ago
This plugin could potentially be a big deal. PureData has been around for decades but fell behind Max and/or MaxMSP mostly (IMO) due to usability limitations. If more people will be able to incorporate PureData organically into their workflow, it could create a real alternative to Max4Live in DAWs other than Live. I could fantasize even further. A PureData plug-in could kickstart a VCVRack type effort - an open source library of interconnected audio processing modules.
- timothyschoen 4y ago
  You can get close to this VCVRack idea by combining automatonism with PlugData
  - singingfish 4y ago
    I had a look at automationism, but don't really like how it imposes the CV concept in an environment where it doesn't make much sense (to me) - but is still fun to fiddle with. I came across a toolkit[1] yesterday which is similar but doesn't impose analogue concepts on the workflow in the same manner. Also not as polished in the GUI sense either mind you, but the guy who wrote it makes really good occasional pd tutorials on youtube as well[2] [1] https://github.com/algomusic/Live-Coding-Toolkit-for-Pure-Data https://github.com/algomusic/Live-Coding-Toolkit-for-Pure-Da... [2] https://www.youtube.com/user/QCGInteractiveMusic https://www.youtube.com/user/QCGInteractiveMusic
- PaulDavisThe1st 4y ago
  VCV Rack is already open source. What would be the benefit of duplicating the 2000+ modules already present in Rack with PureData?
  - augustuspolius 4y ago
    The advantage of this PureData plugin and Max4Live over VCVRack is that you can edit the patch on the fly right in the DAW (in addition to the fact that visual programming is way more accessible than a compiled language).
    - jsilence 4y ago
      Just FYI: you can do that too with a VST fork of VCVRack called Cardinal: https://github.com/DISTRHO/Cardinal https://github.com/DISTRHO/Cardinal
      - bambax 4y ago
        Yes. There os also a commercial initiative by the author of VCV to have it as a VST im the DAW. The difference between the two are that Cardinal only accepts open source modules and is packaged with all of them, while the VCV official VST lets you download modules on the fly.
        NickC25 4y ago
        +1 for the VCV VST. The fact that it's paid might be a turn off for some, but I've found it to be really useful, and it works really well inside of Ableton. Can't speak for other DAWs but having been using it for the past 6 months or so, it's been fantastic. Does anyone know of good resources for folks who want to develop their own modules for VCV rack?
        augustuspolius 4y ago
        v2 doesn't have native Apple Silicon compatibility yet. Rumors are we will need to wait for the v3 release. In terms of the dev resources: 1. Here is a basic official tutorial: https://vcvrack.com/manual/PluginDevelopmentTutorial https://vcvrack.com/manual/PluginDevelopmentTutorial 2. A pretty good video tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d670AFZKGnw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d670AFZKGnw
kennyloginz 4y ago
This is cool if you are interested in digital synthesis. Pure data and max/ msp have a long and complicated history. Very nice to see that pure data is still keeping up vs the ableton live / max programs.
dang 4y ago
It often takes a while for comments to start showing up. That can be a good sign, actually—interesting reactions often take a while, since processing information takes time. Quick reflexive responses are often a bit mechanical/predictable.
- theknocker 4y ago
cl0ckt0wer 4y ago
I just assumed astroturfing
spindle 4y ago
Hacker News has moderators who can place things at the top of the page regardless of votes. Personally I think they've been do a great job, but YMMV.
sudara 4y ago
Good q! I’m an audio dev who thought the general community might appreciate the project. It’s a cool effort (my primary beef with pd was always the UI)
anigbrowl 4y ago
PD is pretty popular and also has the distinction of being first-of-its-kind in many respects, so a major UX overhaul would automatically attract approval. Also the front page on HN is a lot less 'competitive' on the weekends.

throw_m239339 4y ago

For those who don't know, Pure Data or PD is a visual audio programming language that can be used to develop software synthesizers. It's open source, the commercial version by the same creator is called MAX-MSP.

musesum 4y ago
To be honest, I've spent many hours in PD and Max and didn't realize that Miller Puckette was behind both. Super cool! Next week, I travel to Bali to focus on developing a data flow based visual music synth. I can't understate how big an influence that Puckette's work has been on my thinking.
- singingfish 4y ago
  Pukette got the shits with the conditions of his grant from the french government that allowed the development of Max, because it disallowed him to use the same techniques to do visual synthesis. So he quit and reimplemented the whole thing. Except this time he used an open source license. The other advantage is because these things were implemented in the 80s when real time audio was a really big ask for computers, they are very computationally efficient.
  - deleted 4y ago
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  - spacechild1 4y ago
    > The other advantage is because these things were implemented in the 80s Pd was developed in the mid 90s > they are very computationally efficient Not as efficient as it could be, though. For example, instead of proper SIMD instructions, the DSP perform routines only use manual loop unrolling, praying that the compiler will auto-vectorize it. Finally, everything is single-threaded, leaving lots of performance on the table. FWIW, I have a PR for an asynchronous task API (https://github.com/pure-data/pure-data/pull/1357 https://github.com/pure-data/pure-data/pull/1357) and also a branch for multi-threaded DSP (https://github.com/Spacechild1/pure-data/tree/multi-threading https://github.com/Spacechild1/pure-data/tree/multi-threadin...).

Flipflip79 4y ago

I am only on mobile right now and travelling so can’t actually test this. But boy is it exciting to see a potential OSS alternative to max4live. I think Max and m4l are well worth the price if it’s something you do all the time, but as a more casual user something with a lower cost of entry would be highly welcomed.

PaulDavisThe1st 4y ago
This is not an alternative to Max4Live. M4L's integration with Live goes way beyond what any JUCE-based plugin is going to be able to do. This will be handy for some things that overlap with what M4L can do. But there's lots of things people do with M4L in Ableton Live that you will not be able to do with PlugData in any plugin host.
jcelerier 4y ago
If you're interested in something closer to M4L (having patches in a timeline / more classical DAW), I invite you to check the software I'm developing, https://ossia.io https://ossia.io :) also wrote about Pd integration recently: https://periodicos.unespar.edu.br/index.php/vortex/article/view/4545 https://periodicos.unespar.edu.br/index.php/vortex/article/v...

pierrec 4y ago

Tangential, but I was surprised at how clean the project structure is, considering that the last time I used JUCE, it imposed a messy and annoying (IMO) project structure based on its own build tool. Turns out I missed the news from a couple of years ago, and you can now use CMake and include JUCE in a project as a "library" rather than an all-encompassing "framework": https://forum.juce.com/t/native-built-in-cmake-support-in-juce/38700 https://forum.juce.com/t/native-built-in-cmake-support-in-ju... With that said, my Pure Data is very rusty but this seems like a great excuse to get back into it.

throwaway17_17 4y ago

I have a large collection audio plug-ins, but mainly for effects. While I would assume Pure Data can do effects I haven’t seen that capability pushed. So, does anyone know of good resources for learning Pure Data, not just in the context of effects, but for creating synths or anything else as well?

Flipflip79 4y ago
Genuinely just google whatever effect you want with “pure data”. E.g. “delay patch pure data” and you’ll find lots and lots of resources. If you want something deeper look for more generalized DSP tutorials in PD
FelipeCortez 4y ago
Designing Sound, by Andy Farnell

codedokode 4y ago

PureData is an interesting tool, but it is very low-level. You have to reimplement from scratch things that are present in most DAWs or synths, for example: there is no GUI-controlled equaliser, no reverb. No oscilloscopes and FFT displays. If I am not mistaken, there is even no primitive for modulating frequency of one oscillator with another. The filters are very primitive and limited. The user is expected to learn the theory themselves. As far as I remember, there is no filter that can be modulated with audio frequency (without artifacts) and it is difficult to find information how to create one. Does anybody know how to do it, by chance?

PaulDavisThe1st 4y ago
All of this is, in some sense, the entire point of PureData.
spacechild1 4y ago
The idea of Pure Data is to be a minimum core that can be extended with "abstractions" and "externals". For example, the "else" library comes with literally hundreds of additional useful objects. Everything you wish for in your post already exists, you just need to find it :-p
chaosprint 4y ago
You can find many [abstractions] doing the job you request. The key is to learn how to build them from scratch. You can read Miller's book: The Theory and Technique of Electronic Music It's free online. Also these two tutorials are very helpful: https://archive.flossmanuals.net/pure-data/ https://archive.flossmanuals.net/pure-data/ http://www.pd-tutorial.com/ http://www.pd-tutorial.com/

nilslindemann 4y ago

PureData has a very outdated looking GUI. Actually, it even looks as if the elements are rendered wrong. This has always driven me away from using it. This new thing has a much more pleasant looking GUI. Promising.

patrakov 4y ago
Have you looked at PurrData, an Electron-based GUI?
frou_dh 4y ago
My issue with the PureData UI was that it was a RSI factory. Constantly having to precisely mouse-drag connections between the teeny-tiny ports on the objects: https://puredata.info/docs/wiki_doc_Images/StartHere/oscMultDacConnection.gif https://puredata.info/docs/wiki_doc_Images/StartHere/oscMult...
- timothyschoen 4y ago
  This is also really bad from an accessibility standpoint, and one of the reasons (though there are a few more) I started working on this project.
spacechild1 4y ago
FWIW, there is a current effort of rewriting the GUI backend to move away from Tcl/Tk and allowing alternative GUI implementations. It will take some time though. Personally, my main problem with the current Tcl/Tk GUI is that it's also painfully slow...

rmnclmnt 4y ago

This is the kind of project you now is doable but never take the time to start. Great initiative!

chaosprint 4y ago

For those who are interested in music programming, I would like to invite you to have a look on the project I am working on and any feedback would be appreciated. https://glicol.org https://glicol.org You can also live coding Glicol code as scripts inside a VST plugin: https://youtu.be/tmmBhBmIEW0 https://youtu.be/tmmBhBmIEW0 Pd is one of the most famous MPL and I have been referring to and reflecting on its design from the first day I design Glicol. I have been teaching it to students, and one issue I found is that when the projects get a little complex, the code becomes very difficult to read even with comments. Essentially I think it's determined by the philosophy of the language. So I wouldn't complain about the fact that you need to start from scratch. That's exactly the elegancy from pd. Have a look on the "counter" example in Pd; it will give you a new understanding for "programming". But from this perspective, I would be interested to see how people will design VST with PD from scratch. Maybe the opposite would be more practical, to use VST in PD (https://youtu.be/Cs0NPime0kU https://youtu.be/Cs0NPime0kU), considering they are both GUI-based tools. PD is also great for algorithmic composition (https://youtu.be/I9_3CfRm8GE https://youtu.be/I9_3CfRm8GE). Also to make project in real world some batteries like the else lib would be great and it's great that the PlugData has included that. Also check this Erbe reverb pd patches: http://tre.ucsd.edu/wordpress/?p=625 http://tre.ucsd.edu/wordpress/?p=625 You should also look at some hardware in the future such as Bela and Daisy where you can also run Pd and Glicol.

chaosprint 4y ago
Also check this project: https://github.com/enzienaudio/hvcc https://github.com/enzienaudio/hvcc The heavy hvcc compiler for Pure Data patches. Very useful for working with embedded devices, which is also my current focus.
nextaccountic 4y ago
I would love to get into this, but its syntax is so hard to read I get that you went for a compact syntax that is fast to write (maybe like a shell scripting for music programming), but it's also too hard to read / too sigil heavy IMO In special, the use of ` is very confusing and could probably be replaced by braces { }

regular 4y ago

monetus 4y ago

From tcl/tk to juce - there is a lot to be said about that. Taking in all the FUDI commands from pdsend, and then translating it into a Juce GUI is pretty, and pretty neat. Especially if you can organize the patch cords. You may start a fight, with that in mind.

timothyschoen 4y ago
This is more or less what purr-data does (but then it's tcl to JS), but PlugData works differently. Basically, it assumes that patches only change through user interaction. Since all user interaction goes through PlugData's GUI, it can check and synchronise the patch content with Pd whenever the user does something. I do intercept messages to UI objects, to detect when their state has changed. The big advantage of that is that we can change the way the UI looks without modifying any Pd source code. PlugData actually works on top of an unmodified pd-vanilla, which saves me a lot of maintenance work. The only limitation with this is that dynamic patching (using messages to pd to modify the patch, like a meta-patch) doesn't work yet.

victornomad 4y ago

If you ever need to use Pure Data patches in Android combined with sensors, networking, and more you can use PHONK. There is an example where you just drop a patch inside and you can communicate with it using the typical send/receives PHONK https://phonk.app/ https://phonk.app/

spacechild1 4y ago

I think the first project of this kind was pdvst~ (https://github.com/jyg/PdVst https://github.com/jyg/PdVst). A more recent effort is Camomile (https://github.com/pierreguillot/Camomile https://github.com/pierreguillot/Camomile). PlugData seems to be much more extensive and flexible, though!

iainctduncan 4y ago

I know there are a lot lisp fans here, so at the risk of being a thread-spammer: I made an extension for Pure Data to let you program in Pd in Scheme (the message part, not the DSP part). It's here in case anyone is curious. It's the Pd cousin of my Scheme for Max project. https://github.com/iainctduncan/scheme-for-pd https://github.com/iainctduncan/scheme-for-pd Demo video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW_KxEK_k2M&ab_channel=MusicwithLisp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW_KxEK_k2M&ab_channel=Music... I'm curious to see how it will fare in plugdata!

JoshuaACNewman 4y ago

The Discord is blowin up. People are making cool stuff.