[PD] Script-based Sound Design Patch

[Greg Wilder]

Hi Spencer,

I've been using GNU/Linux powered PD boxes to run shows in a number of
major theaters up and down the east coast for a couple of years now.
Check out the flash videos at www.steeprockmedia.com to see a full
demonstration of the system.  (click the "play demo" icon in the top
right hand corner) 

The current "stock" system uses an audio optimized kernel and runs very
comfortably on about $250 worth of hardware - and that includes 120GB of
HD space.  A tiny little AMD Sempron with integrated video is all it
needs...

Best,
Greg

www.gregwilder.com

On Mon, 2005-12-12 at 19:19 -0500, Spencer Russell wrote:
> Hey there List,
> I do theatre sound design, and up till now my usual rig for
> pre-recorded stuff has consisted of my hardware sampler and a couple
> of DJ CD players. I've been playing around with the idea of creating a
> sound design patch that would be easy to customize for different
> shows. My general plan has been to have some sort of script file that
> is read by PD that can trigger audio streams and alter their
> volume/panning, with the user interaction ideally consisting of a "GO"
> button that would trigger the next event in the script file. Anyone
> who's used a computerized lighting console should know what I'm
> talking about.
> 
> The idea is to have something that's simple enough that I can have
> pretty complex designs that are easy to run during the show, so that I
> can actually enjoy the play.
> 
> The tradeoff, of course, is that if too much is automated, and
> something goes wrong, we could have a huge trainwreck, so I'd like to
> have a "cancel" button, also, that would stop the current cue without
> moving on to the next one, and maybe some way to easily navigate the
> cues.
> 
> Has anyone played around with something like this? Can my script be a
> simple text file? Can PD navigate around a text file to skip cues or
> go back to previous ones? Does anyone have any different/better ideas
> of ways to make sound design automation easier?
> 
> Thanks,
> spencer
> 
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