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. _______________________________________________________________________

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deliberately throwing it away to benefit those who profit from
scarcity." -John Gilmore

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