Quick reminder:
May 16 is the deadline for submissions to PdMaxCon25~
That’s 11 days away!
We are accepting in four tracks: papers, music, installations, and demos/workshops
Please follow the paper template (LaTex or Word) for the research track. And please review the tech rider guidelines before making your submission in music, installations or demos/workshops.
The templates and requirements for papers and tech riders can be found here: https://music.illinois.edu/pd-max-con/
The submission link is: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=pdmaxcon25
Dear Pd enthusiasts,
Announcing the latest stable release of Pd-L2Ork (version 20250501), L2Ork Tweeter (version 0.86), and the WebPdL2Ork. For additional info please see links below:
Pd-L2Ork (includes L2Ork Tweeter): https://bit.ly/pd-l2ork
Latest Pd-L2Ork release offers critical bug-fixes, L2Ork Tweeter version 0.86 (now with up to 14 concurrent parts), new window list feature, improved string handling (see sprintf), and many more. If you already have your preferences saved from a previous version of Pd-L2Ork, don’t forget to enable save zoom option in the Preferences > GUI. It is now enabled by default and already used by the latest version of L2Ork Tweeter.
WebPdL2Ork: https://l2ork.music.vt.edu/main/pd-l2ork-invades-the-web/
Linux flatpak Pd-L2Ork: http://flathub.org/apps/details/io.github.pd_l2ork.Pd_L2Ork
As always, your feedback and bug reports (beyond ones already on our github page) are appreciated.
Best,
Ico
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Ivica Ico Bukvic, D.M.A.
Director, Human-Centered Design iPhD
Virginia Tech
Creative Technologies in Music
School of Performing Arts – 0141
Blacksburg, VA 24061
(540) 231-6139
ico(a)vt.edu<mailto:ico@vt.edu>
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l2ork.icat.vt.edu<https://l2ork.music.vt.edu>
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Hi, Cyclone 0.9-2 is out. Not much new really going on here, check the
changelog at https://github.com/porres/pd-cyclone/releases/tag/cyclone_0.9-2
I prepared this release over a month ago, but was lazy to compile and
upload and announce and stuff. I did just upload to deken for the most used
systems (that is linux/windows/mac for 64 bits Pd, and a couple of
raspberry pi binaries). I did also compile for Pd64, but only for macOS. If
you're able to compile for other platforms, please let me know so we can
upload them too... (write to me privately please).
cheers
ps. stay tuned for an ELSE update soon
Please forgive the cross-posting. But also, please distribute freely.
TLDR:
A quick, short reminder about the PdMaxCon25~ call for works:
• There is a CFP on EasyChair that explains the submission requirements and author instructions, including paper templates and tech rider requirements: https://easychair.org/cfp/PdMaxCon25
• The EasyChair portal is open and accepting submissions for music, installations, research and demo/workshops. https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=pdmaxcon25
• The deadline is May 16, 2025.
Also - we’re still looking for reviewers! You can be both an author and a reviewer. Just drop me an email (kerry(a)illinois.edu <mailto:kerry@illinois.edu>) and tell me what you want to review (music, papers, etc.) and whether you’re a Max or Pd person (or both).
Long version:
• Call For Submissions
The PdMaxCon25 is soliciting submissions in the tracks of Music, Installations, Research, and Demos/Workshops. All submissions must rely on Max or Pd software in some way.
• Submission Guidelines
There will be four tracks: Music, Installations, Research, Demos/Workshops
Please follow the paper template (LaTex or Word) for the research track. And please review the tech rider guidelines before making your submission in music, installations or demos/workshops.
Music submissions must be appropriate for either our concert hall presentations or late-night informal venue. You will be able to indicate which of these two options in the submission form. We will require title, name, duration, year, program note (250 words), a description of how Pd or Max is used (250 words), a link to a recording or video of the work or equivalent documentation, and a complete tech rider.
Installation submissions will be selected on merit, but we cannot guarantee that we can honor all space or equipment requests. We will require title, name, year, artist statement (250 words), a description of how Pd or Max is used (250 words), a link to a recording or video of the work or equivalent documentation, and a complete tech rider.
Research submissions can fall under a short paper (2000 words) or long paper format (4000 words). We will provide a paper template when the submission portal opens. We will require a title, length (short or long), abstract, and a PDF of the paper.
The demo/workshop track is designated for projects or research that are interactive, classroom- or lab-based, or require more technology than research presentations. We will require title, duration, abstract, short description of how Pd or Max is used (250 words), a complete description of the demo or workshop with links to any documentation, and a full tech rider.
In all tracks, a work may be ‘accepted’ based on the double-blind peer review process. However, we reserve the right not to program or host a work that we cannot support with the resources available to us.
Call for submissions: https://easychair.org/cfp/PdMaxCon25
Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=pdmaxcon25
Important Dates
Deadline for submissions: May 16
Reviews to be completed: June 20
Delegates announced: July 11
Registration/Confirmation of attendance: July 18 (Registration is free)
Final program released: August 1
To Pd announce:
A very preliminary version (0.1) of a VST3 plugin named PureVST is
available on msp.ucsd.edu/tools/purevst . As the name suggests, it runs
Pd within a VST host such as your favorite DAW.
I'm releasing it, so far, as source code and as a packaged VST3 plug-in
for MacOS (Apple silicon) . It compiles fine for linux and (I think)
for MacOS/Intel - somebody brave might want to see if it can work on
Microsoft Windows too :)
I'm sure there will be plenty of problems/questions/comments. Perhaps
for now it's appropriate to write these to the Pd mailing list, although
it might someday be worth setting up a different forum for that.
cheers
Miller
***Live Electronics and Sound and Music Computing Workshop 2025***
Faculty: Alvise Vidolin and Nicola Bernardini
Academic Coordinator: Julian Scordato
Application Deadline: April 30, 2025
The Chigiana Musical Academy presents its advanced ***Live Electronics and
Sound and Music Computing Workshop 2025***, designed for performers and
composers working in contemporary digital music. This year's program
honors *Pierre
Boulez* in the centenary of his birth.
**Curriculum includes:**
- Performance techniques for live electronics
- Electroacoustic composition with live processing
- Concert performances of historic masterpieces and world premieres using
real-time systems
- Practical workshops and masterclasses
- Final performance of works created during the program
- Guest lectures by leading figures: Giorgio Nottoli, Giuseppe Di Giugno,
and Andrew Gerzso
**Dates:** July 10-23, 2025
**Venue:** Chiesa di Sant'Agostino, Siena
Full program details and application:
https://www.chigiana.org/live-electronics-2025
<https://www.chigiana.org/live-electronics-2025>
Hi,
planifolia, library of vanilla abstractions, was updated today (v.0.32) and
is already in decken.
There are both bug fixes ([any.==], specially) and new tools (osc
ready-to-use abstractions, list manipulation functions, [symbol.v], etc).
The idea of planifolia is to have a good amount of vanilla
dependence/compilation free tools to make it easier to bring patches to
different PD-based systems.
https://github.com/zepadovani/planifolia
Hi all,
The submission page for PdMaxCon25 is now open. Please read the instructions carefully and use the guidelines/templates provided.
You can find it all here: https://music.illinois.edu/pd-max-con/
Please spread the word.
Some fun facts:
PdMaxCon25~ is September 5-7, 2025
The PdMaxCon will be open and free to the public.
We will require registration and attendance, but it will be free.
We have no funding to provide artists, so please budget accordingly.
Miller Puckette and David Zicarelli are the keynotes
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is the historical origin of Lejaren Hiller’s ‘ILLIAC Suite’
Any questions, ping my work email: kerry(a)illinois.edu
Patch on, my friends,
Kerry
In case you have missed both the original deadline and our announcement
for extending it:
IEM (iem.at) and the SMC network (smcnetwork.org) extends its call for
paper contributions to SMC, which will be held in Graz, consisting of a
summer school between July 7th and 9th,
and the conference/concerts as main event between July 10th and 12th at
MUMUTH/Kunstuni Graz, 2025.
The new submission deadline for papers is **March 12th 2025**.
See <https://smc25.iem.at> for details; we chose "Auditory Landscapes"
as a theme.
IOhannes
(for the Graz SMC25 team)
Hi all,
The University of Illinois is hosting a special PdCon - the PdMaxCon - to celebrate Pd’s 30th and Max’s 40th year anniversaries.
This is a save-the-date email: September 5-7, 2025, at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
This is the page that will be updated with more information as it becomes available: https://music.illinois.edu/pd-max-con/
We already have Miller and David Zicarelli lined up as our keynote speakers.
This will be double-blind, peer-reviewed. So I am also looking for volunteers to review submissions. Please drop me an email at kerry(a)illinois.edu with your preferred email, and what you feel you can review competently (e.g., research? Music? Workshops? Demos? Installations? Topics? Pd or Max or both? Etc.)
You can be both a reviewer and a submitter.
Registration will be free, but we have no money to offer travel or accommodation support.
Regards,
Kerry