Pure Data

Pure Data. Since we'll be using Pure Data to create sound, and since Pd treats sound as just another set of numbers, it might be useful to review how digital audio works.

We will return to these concepts in the audio tutorial later on. A diagram showing how sound travels through your computer. The "Analog to Digital" & "Digital to Analog Conversion" is done by the soundcard. The "Digital System" in this case is Pure Data. PURE DATA forum~ Programming Electronic Music in Pd. Abstract Pd was initiated by American software engineer Miller Puckette, who previous co-developed the well known and similarly structured software Max/Msp.

Pd is not commercial software; i.e., it was not developed by a corporation and is not for sale. Instead, it is “open source”: its source code is not the (patented) property of a corporation, but is rather freely available to all. Arduino - HomePage. Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics. Cheetomoskeeto's Channel. Home page of GridFlow. ReacTIVision.