Pd-list May 2001

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expression of gratitude
by Evan Sugerman 01 May '01

01 May '01

Thank you for the information. I am now presented with an expanded vocabulary which in turn can facilitate new growth. regards.evan.

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Fwd: Re: [PD] a mailinglist about the use of Pd ?
by Michal Seta 01 May '01

01 May '01

On Mon, 30 Apr 2001, Nicolas Lhommet wrote: > Hello, > I'd like to know if user's questions are welcome in this mailinglist. > You all discuss about bugs or implementation of new features, that's quite > interesting, and I hope i will submit some externals or some bug-fix soon, > but do you plan to create a new mailinglist dedicated to users, keeping this > one for "developers" ? I've been on this list long enought to know that the newbie questions are welcome and rarely ingored. I know that some couple of years ago i was threatening the list with a simple tutorial for total begginers but I never got to it because I didn't have access to a Linux box on a regular basis. This has now changed, I have a linux box at home and I already started writing a tutorial that is starting from zero. In a week or two (I'm doing it in my spare time, of which I have very little) I should have something that will be worth putting up somewhere. I'm sure the guys at pure-data.org will not object to putting it up there for everyone to use. I'm doing it in html right away. I will announce it when it's done. In the meantime, examples in the pd distribution are the way to go and since I'm not a developer I will perhaps get involved in answering the newbie questions. Looks like the number of newbies is slowly growing. While I'm at it, I'd like to see a show of hands of people who need a newbie tutorial... or think it'd be a good idea. I know that most pd users migrate from Opcode Max (or other MAx flavours) and they don't really need basic stuff but perhaps there are more newbies than I/we think... Also, just out of curiosity, how many subscribers to the list? cheers ./MiS P.S. sorry Nicolas for sending the message to you rather than the list..... -------------------------------------------------------

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RE: [PD] video card accelerator for PD-Gem
by Mark Danks 01 May '01

01 May '01

The current recommendation I have is one of the new nVidia GeForce cards (preferably the GeForce3). If you can use AGP, there is a big performance win. Running OpenGL (the rendering library) under software will never be acceptable. If you get a video card which has hardware accelerated rendering (and various models can be picked up for as low as $50...although you get what you pay for), then GEM should run very quickly and slowly, even with thousands of polygons per frame. Later, Mark ============================ = mdanks(a)stormfront.com = Lead Programmer PS2 = http://www.danks.org/mark ============================ > -----Original Message----- > From: r.climent [mailto:r.climent@qub.ac.uk] > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 9:15 AM > To: pd-list > Subject: [PD] video card accelerator for PD-Gem > > > > Dear List, > Would you recommend / share your experience, using a PCI > video card to > accelerate PD / Gem + W98 to render images in realtime? > Standard SVGA card on a PC seems to be too slow for the > needse even running > some of the most clever Gem examples in Mark's distribution. > Midi is controlled by a Control Freak multislider device by > Kenton and the > PC can be two different 'fast-enough' Pentium III such as > DELL or Siemens. > > No audio is required. It runs in a different computer. > > > I appreciate any help. > > Best > > Ricardo Climent > >

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video card accelerator for PD-Gem
by r.climent 01 May '01

01 May '01

Dear List, Would you recommend / share your experience, using a PCI video card to accelerate PD / Gem + W98 to render images in realtime? Standard SVGA card on a PC seems to be too slow for the needse even running some of the most clever Gem examples in Mark's distribution. Midi is controlled by a Control Freak multislider device by Kenton and the PC can be two different 'fast-enough' Pentium III such as DELL or Siemens. No audio is required. It runs in a different computer. I appreciate any help. Best Ricardo Climent

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aggress
by Evan Sugerman 01 May '01

01 May '01

Greet. I am using IR sensors [of different types] -> feeding 12V relays -> creating contact, of individual keys, on a disassembled MIDI keyboard. So far things are quite well. This is my first attempt at programming of any sort so my resources are self generating (the list has been helpful for the most part). My question is in regards to the idea of an array and its relationship to the 'tabwrite' and 'tabread' objects. I am hoping to to generate a reservoir of the information gathered by a certain proximity sensor i am using (increments vs. time between increments),plus some other idiosyncratic in formation which is not relavent to my question, and store in hopes of using it to make Pd make decisions. Is this too simple an application for the array? I am having trouble figuring out how to get separate x y (z?) information into and out of it. My need is to generate different response mechanisms depending on the type of movement detected (agitation level) and to do so by subtly altering certain characteristics of the system. These alterations will be modeled after an aggressive animal system. I have began to use the msgfile and i think i am beginning to understand its application........a little. I re-read my question; it seems unclear. At this point with my current knowledge on such programmatic logistics I cannot do any better. I hope someone has some idea of what i think i am trying to ask. bye.evan.

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help for a newbie
by booey chewy 01 May '01

01 May '01

Hi, I have toyed with this a few times, read the documentation a few times etc. I have tried some of the comand propmts to try and figure out if anything works but none of them were found. My soundcard outputs tones (with glitches) when I do the test. basically how do I make a basic patch on this, how do I know if it is working. Is there any website that lays it down for a beginner, other than Miller's site? Thanks, Todd __________________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Gesendet von Yahoo! Mail - http://mail.yahoo.de

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a mailinglist about the use of Pd ?
by Nicolas Lhommet 01 May '01

01 May '01

Hello, I'd like to know if user's questions are welcome in this mailinglist. You all discuss about bugs or implementation of new features, that's quite interesting, and I hope i will submit some externals or some bug-fix soon, but do you plan to create a new mailinglist dedicated to users, keeping this one for "developers" ? I'm happy with the existing list, but this could avoid message like "hum, excuse me disturbing you, gentlemen, but I got no sound with pd, sorry... please help me, i can't sleep for a week!!" and perhaps help people who do not dare to put some simple questions :-). Some of you will tell me that it's not worth it, or that it's not very necessary, but this could help to differentiate usage from developement, and promote more discussions about the different uses of Pd. Thank you. Nicolas Lhommet

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