[PD] 4th International Linux Audio Conference - 27-30 April 2006

[Frank Barknecht]

I don't remember that this was mentioned here, so sorry if I repeat
it.

4th International Linux Audio Conference 
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27-30 April 2006 @ ZKM Karlsruhe, Germany

In cooperation with people of the Linux Audio Developers Mailinglist,
the Institute for Music and Acoustics at the Center for Art and Media
(ZKM), Karlsruhe/Germany, invites to the

LAC2006
4th International Linux Audio Conference

27 - 30 April 2006

at the ZKM | Institute for Music and Acoustics, Karlsruhe/Germany.

LAC2006 aims at bringing together developers and users of Linux and
open source audio software with the target of information sharing,
project discussion and music.

Highlights:

    * Public Talks and Workshops
    * Concerts
    * Internet Cafe
    * Proceedings
    * Live Audio/Video Stream
    * Free admission to all events except the concerts 

Read more here: http://lac.zkm.de/2006/

The Programme contains several Pd related talks and concerts. These
are their abstracts so far:

Agostino Di Scipio
Using PD for Live Interactions in Sound. An Exploratory Approach ("Composer's Talk")
  
  This presentation illustrates the principles and motivations behind
  the composition of Modes of Interference, a work conceived as an
  audio feedback system with trumpet and electronics. It focuses in
  particular on the Pd signal-processing patch specifically designed
  for that, basically implementing the nonlinear coupling between a
  microphone input and two loudspeakers' output.  The particular
  coupling methods allow for control of feedback between the two ends
  of the audio loop.
  
  The Pd patch has two main functionalities. (1) It is designed to
  deliberately cause, and dynamically handle, high-gain audio feedback
  situations, thus providing useful musical control over the so-called
  Larsen effect (that way, a typical problem in live electroacoustics
  is turned into an opportunity for musical exploration). (2) It is
  also designed to dynamically transform any input sound material by
  means of simple methods of granular re-sampling, indirectly
  affecting the feedback loop itself. The results widely vary
  depending on several acoustical circumstances, and reflecting the
  network of mutually dependent variables in the overall audio system
  loop. The presentation briefly illustrates how that musical
  potential is explored in Modes of Interference. 
  
Frank Barknecht
128 Is Not Enough - Data Structures in Pure Data
  
  A lesser known feature of Miller Puckette's popular audio and media
  development framework Pure Data is the possibility to create user
  defined graphical data structures. Although the data structures are
  included in Pd for several years, only recently a sigificant number
  of users discovered and used this feature.  This paper will give an
  introduction to the possibilities of Pd s data structures for
  composers and musicians and present several example applications. 
  
Eric Lyon
A Sample Accurate Triggering System for Pd and Max/MSP
  
  A system of externals for Pd and Max/MSP is described that uses
  click triggers for sample-accurate timing. These externals
  interoperate and can also be used to control existing Pd and Max/MSP
  externals that are not sample-accurate through conversion from
  clicks to bangs.

Ciao
-- 
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