[PD-announce] Pure Data Workshop in Los Angeles, 2011-04-28

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

> On Mar 29, 2011, at 2:13 AM, Theron Trowbridge wrote:
>
>> We are in the process of finalizing our plans for the pd-LAunch  
>> week (4/25-4/30) in Los Angeles and are pleased to announce that on  
>> Thursday, April 28th at 7:30 pm, Hans-Christoph Steiner will be  
>> teaching a workshop at CRASHspace on using Pure Data for  
>> interactive audio creation.
>>
>>
>> Starting with Realtime Audio/Video Interaction
>>
>> Pd provides a wide range of tools for tracking and extracting  
>> information from audio in realtime.  Once in Pd, we can use the  
>> audio to control sound generation, effect, video, camera  
>> processing, etc. The combination of audio processing and digital  
>> media provide myriad opportunities for creating interactions. This  
>> workshop will introduce how to create real-time interaction in the  
>> physical world with sound and light. Pd (aka Pure Data) will be  
>> introduced as a simple programming environment for real-time  
>> interaction.  This workshop will be a combination of short  
>> lectures, hands-on instruction, and unstructured time to work on  
>> learning and exploring with support of the instructor. While Pd is  
>> fairly easy to learn and designed for artists, familiarity with  
>> basic computer programming will be very beneficial. You will be  
>> able to apply the concepts learned in this course to a wide range  
>> of programming environments that can receive data via OSC messages  
>> or a network socket, such as Arduino, Flash, Processing, etc.
>>
>> Students are also encouraged to bring additional hardware and/or  
>> tools they are interested in working with, as long as they are  
>> technically self-sufficient with them.  Bring MIDI equipment,  
>> projectors, etc. to experiment with realtime control. Bring an  
>> Arduino with Firmata plus servos or motor controllers to experiment  
>> with motion. Or accelerometers, rotary sensors; flex sensors, etc.  
>> to experiment with sensing motion.
>>
>> Students will need a laptop with Pd-extended installed and working  
>> (download for free from http://puredata.info) - it is available for  
>> Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.  The laptop needs to have a  
>> microphone and speakers.
>>
>> Space is limited.  Cost is $60.  Sign up in the CRASHspace store: http://store.crashspacela.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=28
>>
>> CRASHspace is located at 10526 Venice Blvd, Culver City CA 90232.
>>
>>
>> -Theron
>> ^
>>
>



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