[PD] Fw: Are there alternative means of creating patches besides the graphical editor?
Ed Kelly
morph_2016 at yahoo.co.uk
Fri Feb 4 00:53:29 CET 2011
> Thanks Ed.
> Yes, it is indeed simple-looking. But simply editing that file by hand doesn't
>do me much good. I'd want the power of
> scripting -- loops, variables, conditionals, to generate such a thing for me.
> -Morgan
OK. What I mean is, the scripting of PD patches follows a simple formula.
The objects, messages etc are numbered from 0. Inlets of objects are numbered
from 0 to the last inlet, as are outlets.
Connections are made thus:
connect sourceobject outletnumber targetobject inletnumber
simpleosc~.pd looks like this:
#N canvas 0 0 450 300 10;
#X obj 59 70 loadbang;
#X msg 59 96 440;
#X obj 59 127 osc~;
#X obj 58 159 *~ 0.1;
#X obj 51 202 dac~;
#X connect 0 0 1 0;
#X connect 1 0 2 0;
#X connect 2 0 3 0;
#X connect 3 0 4 0;
#X connect 3 0 4 1;
The #N canvas is the window (x-position y-position x-size y-size font-size).
You can use netreceive to send messages to a PD patch, or you can use a script
to create a text file that is a PD patch.
You could use any language to write the script, or any language connected to
localhost to network-communicate with PD.
Please see my enclosed examples to see what I mean. simpleosc~.pd is the patch
shown above. dynamic_simpleosc~.pd shows you how it can be built dynamically
from within PD.
Best wishes,
Ed Kelly
On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 3:35 PM, Ed Kelly <morph_2016 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Load a PD patch in a text editor and take a look.
>Ed
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From: Morgan Packard <morgan at morganpackard.com>
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>Sent: Thu, 3 February, 2011 6:35:19
>Subject: [PD] Are there alternative means of creating patches besides the
>graphical editor?
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>Hello there.
>I'm interested in using PD. However, as someone who spends a lot of time with
>code, I'm actually a little afraid of the learning curve involved with the
>graphical programming language! I'd be much more comfortable creating my patches
>using, for example, a Python tool. Does such a programmatic PD patch generation
>tool exist? I can't imagine I'm the first person who's wanted such a thing.
>thanks,
>-Morgan
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