(2010-10-06) Pure Data

Pd (aka Pure Data) is a Real Time graphical Computer Programming environment for Audio, Video, and graphical processing. It is the third major branch of the family of patcher programming languages known as Max (Max/FTS, ISPW Max, Max/MSP, jMax, etc.) originally developed by Miller Puckette and company at IRCAM... Pd is free software and can be downloaded either as an OS-specific package, source package, or directly from CVS. Pd was written to be multi-platform and therefore is quite portable; versions exist for Win32, IRIX, GNU/Linux[[OS]], BSD, and MacOs X running on anything from a PocketPC to an old Mac to a brand new PC. It is possible to write externals and patches that work with Max/MSP and Pd using flext and cyclone. (Compete with Processing?)

See comparison with other AudioSynthesis environments including Chuck.

Pumping Station One in Chicago will have a workshop (Liv Event) Oct16.