<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi<div>This is quite along post but I thought the background was needed for it to make sense.</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;">Background</span></div><div>I have previous programming experience however I have been using Pure Data for several months now and am enjoying learning it. I am trying to learn DSP for myself purely out of personal interest for the subject. I bought a book on DSP and became hooked after reading it. :) </div><div><br></div><div>From that point I have relearnt all the A-level maths I studied over 10 years ago and a few bits of physics, I have gone the the whole of Millers book on Pure Data and whilst I would be lying if I said the whole thing made sense I can certainly understand and implement alot of it.</div><div><br></div><div>I then moved on to Julius Smiths books on digital filters and physical modelling which is where I am at the moment. And I am making slow progress there as there is alot to assimilate in that I need to not only be able to understand the topic related to Physics, Maths etc. but then know how to use Matlab and C++ and Faust which is all quite a mountain.</div><div><br></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Long Term Aim</span></div><div>What I want to do eventually when things make more sense is to work with creating my own physical models which if I am to do it in pure data would surely need me to create externals to run the filtering all inside one object. </div></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;">System</span></div><div>Mac OS 10.4.11 Macbook, Pure Data, Octave, Max/Msp, Xcode, Downloaded and installed Faust but not sure how to invoke it :(</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;">Mission</span></div><div>What I would like to be able to do is to take the examples I am reading about in Julius Smiths books and create them as externals within Pure Data so I can use them, Play with them :)</div><div><br></div><div>I.e. the book that I am working through 'Introduction to digital filters' contains lots of example Matlab and C code for different filters and also mentions Faust, then there is also flext to consider.</div><div><a href="http://puredata.info/Members/thomas/flext-intro.pdf">http://puredata.info/Members/thomas/flext-intro.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Q) I want to create my own Pure data objects specifically filters starting with the examples in Julius Smiths book. What would be the most straight forward path to take to begin with given my System, lack of experience, aims ???? what I would like is the easiest route to begin with :)</b></div><div><br></div><div>I.e. seem to have all these programs Octave (matlab), Faust, Xcode ,Flext, Terminal etc.</div><div><br></div><div>which would be the best path to follow to learn to create my own externals.</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;">Tuition</span></div><div>If there is anyone in the Cambridge England area who does one to one tuition and could teach me how to create my own externals please let me know.</div><div><br></div><div>Guidance appreciated</div><div>Geoff</div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br></span></div><div><br></div></body></html>