INTRODUCTION TO Pd (PURE DATA) Hans-Christoph Steiner Wednesdays, July 26, August 2, 9 - 6:30-9:30pm
Pd (aka Pure Data) is a real-time, graphical programming environment for integrated media processing. It is free software, and a closely related cousin to Cycling74's Max/MSP. It runs on Mac OS X, Windows, GNU/Linux, and even on iPods, PDAs, and as a web-browser plug-in. This introductory workshop is taught by one of the main Pd developers. It will start with the basics - what is Pd, who uses it, how do you program with it, and what is the available functionality. Participants will learn about control and timing structures, basic GUI building, and OSC communication, and also get exposure to basic sampling, filtering, and synthesizing sound, as well as basic video manipulation. You can use your own laptop, the workshop will be preceded with a short installation help session. This course will prepare you for further work in audio, video, graphics or electronics. It will be project based, so bring a project idea to work on. By the end of the workshop, you should have something that works.
$325/members $385/non-members
Membership is $75/yr. To sign up, call Hans Tammen at 212-431-1130, or go to our webstore at http://www.harvestworks.org
_______________________________________________________________________ Harvestworks is a nonprofit Digital Media Arts Center that provides resources for artists to learn digital tools and exhibit experimental work created with digital technologies. Our programs are made possible with funds from mediaThe foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the NYC Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Materials for the Arts, The Experimental TV Center, the Mary Flagler Cary Trust, the Aaron Copland Fund, The Greenwall Foundation, the Jerome Foundation, Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts, JP Morgan Chase Foundation and the Rodney White Foundation. _______________________________________________________________________
HARVESTWORKS Digital Media Arts Center 596 Broadway, Suite 602 (at Houston St) New York, NY 10012 Tel: 212-431-1130 http://www.harvestworks.org Subway: F/V Broadway/Lafayette, 6 Bleeker, W/R Prince _______________________________________________________________________
------------------------------------------------------------------------
"[W]e have invented the technology to eliminate scarcity, but we are deliberately throwing it away to benefit those who profit from scarcity." -John Gilmore