a. All help should be aggregated in or under this directory: [pd installation directory]/doc Read the manual (html) in 1.manual/ and all the associated examples (*.pd) in 2.control.examples/ 3.audio.examples/ 4.fft.examples/ 5.reference 6.externs 7.stuff gem sound tutorials (depends on which installer you used)

b. In a properly installed Pd directory tree, right-clicking an object will reveal a context-sensitive menu from which help may be selected.

c. So, create a New window, create a New Object, type "key" without the quotes, press Enter or click away from that object. Right click on the object and click Help. Read all about it.

Cheers, Lex

On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 10:57:11 -0800, "Bob Kensington" bobkensigntonbobkensignton@hotmail.com said:

Where are the help files located? I seem to be travelling to the wron portions of the website.

Bob

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From: "Lex Ein" lex_ein@f-m.fm To: "Bob Kensington" bobkensigntonbobkensignton@hotmail.com Subject: Re: [PD] Querty Keyboard Control Of PD Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 10:26:03 -0800

Welcome. As Brian Eno wrote, "it's important for your learning" that we NOT give you a complete worked example. Check out the helpfiles for [key] and [sfplay], and do not fail to look all the examples. Cheers, Lex

On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 10:07:35 -0800, "Bob Kensington" bobkensigntonbobkensignton@hotmail.com said:

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Hello Everyone

I am new to the group and new to PD.

I am in an immediate need to develop, through PD, a simple program that allows me to hit a key on a querty keyboard and by doing so, play a PD-generated sound, with each key producing a different sound.

Can any of you help me figure out how to do this? I would greatly appriciate any help anyone could give.

Thanks, Bob