There are lots of great ideas in all of those libraries, and I think Pd would be really well served having a big grand unified collection of libraries. But I think that we don't really know well enough how to do the whole thing right. So we really should think of this as some stepping stones. That is why I have been advocating for people to take on specific libraries first, like a filter lib, or a midi lib, or a mapping lib, etc. Then in thru that process we can both figure out how to build the whole grand unified scheme, and build up the chunks while we are at it.

On Mar 15, 2009, at 4:05 AM, Kyle Klipowicz wrote:

Maybe take a vote and see what convention is most popular: pdmtl, s-abstractions, rjlib, netpd, or others I am not remembering.

Then, figure out which items from other libraries should be ported first to this convention.

Next, give this library a special status within Pd-extended so that people know they can go to it very easily, rather than getting mired down in the list of funny names that is currently the examples folder.

A wiki is a good idea for the API f'sho. I am thinking pdmtl right now, but have not looked at s-abs or rjlib very closely. Netpd is very nice too, just needs to be categorized like pdmtl.

~Kyle

On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 10:28 PM, danomatika <danomatika@gmail.com> wrote:

Count me in ... I think we just need to make a wiki page and all agree on patching conventions as well as who can/should do what ... oh and mailing lists?

My patches are focused on allowing me to playback midi files to run a drum machine, live effects for guitar and vocals, generative or sequenced analog style bass/lead synths, and easy mixing/bussing etc. I do not have a dsp/digital approach to Pd, but I'm sure there's plenty who do ... this could be a good collaborative project for sure.

i think this idea of making a unified library of patches is fantastic. but
i don't think it should be a project given to a student with little
experience in pd.

i'd be more than happy to help out.

what would be the best way to set up communications between us, if we take
this on? that would be the first step i guess.

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Dan Wilcox
danomatika.com
robotcowboy.com

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