Hi PeeDee list,
I've got a bit of a broad-based question here. I use a terrific piece of software called Quicksilver that does a lot of things, but basically it allows you to do tasks with files quickly and in an extremely elegant manner. One task it allows you to do is to invoke shell scripts.
I use PD as a pretty intricate MIDI switcher for Ableton Live, and basically I never look at PD when I play -- I rarely even look at the Ableton screen. As the intricacy of the MIDI patching has increased, one task that has become increasingly difficult to manage is PD patch switching. The solution I have decided on to handle switching, from now on, is to type a string of a few letters and numbers into Quicksilver and have it change the patch accordingly.
So -- Basically, I would like to invoke a shell script, and have it instantly send a message to PD. The best solution I've come up with is to use [netreceive] to catch some packets, and use a command-line "packet injector" program called Nemesis to send the packets into PD.
Can anybody think of a simpler, or lighter weight, method of sending PD messages from a command line or shell script? Here's a diagram of the "missing links":
OSX Terminal -> SomeCommandLineMethodOfSendingMessagesToPd -> [SomeMessageReceiverPdObject]
Thanks for any thoughts! rs
Hi,
Pd comes with 'pdsend'. You use it in the same way as your 'packet injector', with a [netrecieve] in the Pd patch.
Extract from the manual page:
----8<---- DESCRIPTION Pdsend sends messages to pd(1), via a socket conection, from pdsend's standard input. This input can be any stream of Pd messages separated by semicolons. This is probably the easiest way to control pd from another application. ... ----8<----
Where 'pdsend' is on an OSX system, I don't know (sorry) - compiled from source on Linux it is at '/usr/local/bin/pdsend'.
Claude
Ryan Supak wrote:
Hi PeeDee list,
I've got a bit of a broad-based question here. I use a terrific piece of software called Quicksilver that does a lot of things, but basically it allows you to do tasks with files quickly and in an extremely elegant manner. One task it allows you to do is to invoke shell scripts.
I use PD as a pretty intricate MIDI switcher for Ableton Live, and basically I never look at PD when I play -- I rarely even look at the Ableton screen. As the intricacy of the MIDI patching has increased, one task that has become increasingly difficult to manage is PD patch switching. The solution I have decided on to handle switching, from now on, is to type a string of a few letters and numbers into Quicksilver and have it change the patch accordingly.
So -- Basically, I would like to invoke a shell script, and have it instantly send a message to PD. The best solution I've come up with is to use [netreceive] to catch some packets, and use a command-line "packet injector" program called Nemesis to send the packets into PD.
Can anybody think of a simpler, or lighter weight, method of sending PD messages from a command line or shell script? Here's a diagram of the "missing links":
OSX Terminal -> SomeCommandLineMethodOfSendingMessagesToPd -> [SomeMessageReceiverPdObject]
Thanks for any thoughts! rs
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pdsend and pdreceive are included in the Pd-extended.app inside the
.app. You can copy or symlink them to /usr/local/bin. Right-click on
the Pd.app, select Show Package Contents..., then browse to Contents ->
Resources -> bin and copy away...
.hc
On Nov 28, 2005, at 11:21 AM, Claude Heiland-Allen wrote:
Hi,
Pd comes with 'pdsend'. You use it in the same way as your 'packet
injector', with a [netrecieve] in the Pd patch.Extract from the manual page:
----8<---- DESCRIPTION Pdsend sends messages to pd(1), via a socket conection, from
pdsend's standard input. This input can be any stream of Pd messages
separated by semicolons. This is probably the easiest way to
control pd from another application. ... ----8<----Where 'pdsend' is on an OSX system, I don't know (sorry) - compiled
from source on Linux it is at '/usr/local/bin/pdsend'.Claude
Ryan Supak wrote:
Hi PeeDee list, I've got a bit of a broad-based question here. I use a terrific
piece of software called Quicksilver that does a lot of things, but
basically it allows you to do tasks with files quickly and in an
extremely elegant manner. One task it allows you to do is to invoke
shell scripts. I use PD as a pretty intricate MIDI switcher for Ableton Live, and
basically I never look at PD when I play -- I rarely even look at the
Ableton screen. As the intricacy of the MIDI patching has increased,
one task that has become increasingly difficult to manage is PD patch
switching. The solution I have decided on to handle switching, from
now on, is to type a string of a few letters and numbers into
Quicksilver and have it change the patch accordingly.
So -- Basically, I would like to invoke a shell script, and have it
instantly send a message to PD. The best solution I've come up with
is to use [netreceive] to catch some packets, and use a command-line
"packet injector" program called Nemesis to send the packets into PD. Can anybody think of a simpler, or lighter weight, method of sending
PD messages from a command line or shell script? Here's a diagram of
the "missing links": OSX Terminal -> SomeCommandLineMethodOfSendingMessagesToPd ->
[SomeMessageReceiverPdObject] Thanks for any thoughts! rs
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