[PD] Unified Library was Re: Call for GSoC mentors! March 9th deadline!

Hans-Christoph Steiner hans at eds.org
Sun Mar 15 16:08:01 CET 2009


There are lots of great ideas in all of those libraries, and I think  
Pd would be really well served having a big grand unified collection  
of libraries.  But I think that we don't really know well enough how  
to do the whole thing right.  So we really should think of this as  
some stepping stones.  That is why I have been advocating for people  
to take on specific libraries first, like a filter lib, or a midi lib,  
or a mapping lib, etc.  Then in thru that process we can both figure  
out how to build the whole grand unified scheme, and build up the  
chunks while we are at it.

.hc

On Mar 15, 2009, at 4:05 AM, Kyle Klipowicz wrote:

> Maybe take a vote and see what convention is most popular: pdmtl, s- 
> abstractions, rjlib, netpd, or others I am not remembering.
>
> Then, figure out which items from other libraries should be ported  
> first to this convention.
>
> Next, give this library a special status within Pd-extended so that  
> people know they can go to it very easily, rather than getting mired  
> down in the list of funny names that is currently the examples folder.
>
> A wiki is a good idea for the API f'sho. I am thinking pdmtl right  
> now, but have not looked at s-abs or rjlib very closely. Netpd is  
> very nice too, just needs to be categorized like pdmtl.
>
> ~Kyle
>
> On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 10:28 PM, danomatika <danomatika at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
> Count me in ... I think we just need to make a wiki page and all  
> agree on patching conventions as well as who can/should do what ...  
> oh and mailing lists?
>
> My patches are focused on allowing me to playback midi files to run  
> a drum machine, live effects for guitar and vocals, generative or  
> sequenced analog style bass/lead synths, and easy mixing/bussing  
> etc.  I do not have a dsp/digital approach to Pd, but I'm sure  
> there's plenty who do ... this could be a good collaborative project  
> for sure.
>
> i think this idea of making a unified library of patches is  
> fantastic.  but
> i don't think it should be a project given to a student with little
> experience in pd.
>
> i'd be more than happy to help out.
>
> what would be the best way to set up communications between us, if  
> we take
> this on?  that would be the first step i guess.
> ---
> Dan Wilcox
> danomatika.com
> robotcowboy.com
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