A suite of Pure Data abstractions (predefined functions) for musical live coding
Download and add the folder to your Paths in Pure Data's preferences.
Abstractions include:
- tempo : send bangs regularly at a particular BPM
- cycle : phrase looper
- periodic : stepped simple harmonic motion
- euclid : euclidean rhythm generator
- randchord : generate and store a randomised chord
- randseq : generate and store a randomised number sequence
- defer : schedule an event into the future by a number of beats
- stairs : stepped transition between two values
- ramp : smooth transition to the next value
- rand : linear, gaussian and random walk
- modrand : make a random selection at each modulo cycle
- direct : pass input values to a specified outlet
- quant : pitch class quanitze
- trans : transpose a number or list of numbers
- midi : MIDI note output and MIDI note and control change input
- map : scales data from one range to another
- gate : probabilistically let data through or not
- synth~ : simple mono subtractive synth
- polysynth~ : 8 voice version of synth~
- fm~ : simple 2-operator frequency modulation synth
- polyfm~ : 8 voice version of fm~
- drums~ : simple synthesized drum kit
- sample~ : load and playback a mono or stereo audio file
- polysample~ : 8 voice version of sample~
- echo~ : stereo audio feedback delay
- gate~ : probabilistically let audio through or not
- gain~ : stereo audio gain control with mute
- panner~ : stereo audio panner
- out~ : stereo audio output with level control and reverb
A User Guide, Help files, Examples, and test Audio Samples are included.
A series of tutorial videos for the Live Coding Toolkit are avilable.
Functions are based on live coding techniques outlined in Sorensen, Andrew & Brown, Andrew R. (2007) aa-cell in practice: An approach to musical live coding. In: Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference. pp. 292–299. ICMA, Copenhagen.