1. 1 Introduction to Pure Data (pd) Thomas Edwards http://www.t11s.com

2. 2 Patcher/Max/Pd Family Tree

3. 3 Pd Patch “Boxes” Message – send messages Object – do things GUI – number / slider / toggles

4. 4 Pd Connections Inlets on top Outlets on bottom Control – (messages) thin lines Signal – (audio) thick lines –Signal processing objects often have “~”

5. 5 Bang Bang sends a trigger message & makes stuff happen

6. 6 Sending Messages (without patch cables)

7. 7 Important Things Right click on object to get Help Ctrl-E to move in and out of “Edit Mode” Turn audio on and off in a patch with these messages:

8. 8 Subpatches

9. 9 For More Info Pd Documentation: –http://www- crca.ucsd.edu/~msp/Pd_documentationhttp://www- crca.ucsd.edu/~msp/Pd_documentation “The Theory and Technique of Electronic Music” e-book: –http://crca.ucsd.edu/~msp/techniques/latest/b ook-html/book.htmlhttp://crca.ucsd.edu/~msp/techniques/latest/b ook-html/book.html “Bang” the pd book

10. 10 Introduction to Pure Data (pd) Thomas Edwards http://www.t11s.com