Hello. My name is. Chikashi Miyama, a Japanese composer, living in Germany.

I have just finished writing a book about Pure Data in Japanese. The book will be relased on Feb. 4 .2013.

This is the third book about Pd in Japanese and probably the biggest book (463 pages)!! ( if you do not Interpret "Designing Sound" as a book about Pd ; )

The main target of the book is musicians  and artists who want to use Pd for their artistic creations.

The first part of the book includes 15 step-by-step tutorials. Through these tutorials, the readers can learn how to program metronome, synthesizer,  sampler, granular sampler, drum machine, various time-domain and frequency-domain effects, presets, data structure  and so on..

The second part introduces 6 advanced ways to use Pd employing external software and devices, such as Arduino, iPhone, Logic... It also explains how to use GEM, how to connect multiple Pds over the network, and how to program your own objects in C language with XCode. The third part is the object dictionary, covering almost all Pd-vanilla objects with simple example patches

Furthermore, the book includes interviews with three active artists using Pd for their projects.

You can pre-order the book now on amazon Japan the price is  4,725  JPY.

The TOC and 12 sample pages are available on the website of the publisher.

best regards,

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Dr. Chikashi Miyama

Adjunct Instructor, Music College of Music and Dance,  Cologne Germany