Hi,
On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 11:07:55AM +0100, João Pais wrote:
but to make patches run, they have to be programmed in vanilla, right? and it's not possible to do reatime control like input numbers, or anything more than the touchpad control?
or is it possible to use pd-ext in the iphone or ipod maxi?
As Cyrille wrote, it's mostly a political issue: AppStore apps are tied to the device and officially only available through the AppStore. This is some kind of DRM and many people don't consider it compatible with the GPL, at least not with the latest version.
To play it safe, the Pd in RjDj only contains the BSD parts of Pd, no [expr] etc. Some GPL stuff is included, like the rj library, but that's all written by Reality Jockey. You cannot load your own externals because Apple disabled dynamic loading on a OS level.
Nevertheless it's possible to do amazing things just with vanilla, expr-less Pd, as far as sound is concerned. The rj library has been designed to offer many ready-made vanilla solutions to common musical needs. It's possible to do kick-ass music just with vanilla, as all the recordings on rjdj.me prove, or just watch this video by Osaka techno act RYUKYUDISKO having fun with the Rj Voyager (which offers an auto-generated GUI for Pd patches): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bx9cXwhog8
(Yes, it *is* Pd vanilla making that sound.)
Ciao
Frank