Pd is a real-time, graphical programming language for media processing. It provides an environment for audio analysis, synthesis, and processing, with a rich set of multimedia capabilities. You can get Pd for Linux, Windows, MacOS X, BSD, or IRIX.
To install Pd, drag the $(PD_APP_NAME).app into your /Applications folder or to the shortcut in the disk image. (You might need to put the old one in the trash before copying this one to /Applications)
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By default, most of the included libraries are loaded at startup. To change this, set your own preferences in the Startup... Preferences pane usings the Save all settings button. If you want to start with the default preferences, throw away the Pd preferences file ~/Library/Preferences/org.puredata.pdextended.plist (~means your home folder), or run this command in the Terminal.app:
The Preferences panels in Pd are currently buggy, so you might have better luck with the Apple utilities: defaults read org.puredata.pdextended, or, Property List Editor, which is freely available as part of XCode or the Server Tools.
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echo "If you want to use PDP on Mac OS X 10.4/Tiger or 10.3/Panther, you will need to install X11 (X11 comes installed with 10.5/Leopard). It comes on the install CD/DVD that your computer came with. For more detail, see How to install X11 in OS X or How do I install Pd on MacOS X?." >> $(README_FILE)
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To make sure that all of the included libraries are loaded when Pd runs, " >> $(README_FILE)
echo "double-click C:\Program Files\pd\pd-settings.reg to import the settings to the registry. WARNING: this will overwrite any existing Pd preferences!
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ASIO4ALL
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ASIO4ALL is a cost-free ASIO audio driver. Is it highly recommended for use with Pd. Download and install it, then when you launch Pd, choose the ASIO option from the Media menu. Using ASIO4ALL should mean less crashes and troubles, as well as better audio performance." >> $(README_FILE)
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Installing Externals, Objects, and Help files
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echo "If you would like to install other externals, objects, help files, etc. there are special folders that Pd-extended uses, which are listed below. If the folder does not exist, you should create it. You can find out more details about this by reading that FAQ: How do I install externals and help files?." >> $(README_FILE)
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As of release 0.41.4 of Pd-extended, the whole package is built from source every night. That means that some objects have been removed from the package because they were not being built from source (objects like [pool], [msd], [flashserver], etc.). You can download these objects from the original authors or get the files from the 0.40.3 Pd-extended release." >> $(README_FILE)
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License
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echo 'This package is released under the GNU GPL. The Pd core and some other included code is originally available with a BSD license from the Pd CVS on SourceForge.' >> $(README_FILE)
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Patented Algorithms
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echo "This package may contain software that is covered by patents in certain countries, like the U.S. and Germany. In order to use this software you must have the proper license. Below is a list of the known software packages that are covered by patents in some countries:" >> $(README_FILE)
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# this may seem whack, but it generates the list of developers from the SourceForge site:
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echo "Many others not listed have contributed their time and effort, this is just a list of the current developers in the SourceForge project. But really, every Pd user is a developer and is encouraged to contribute to the CVS repository." >> $(README_FILE)
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Included Libraries
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To find out about which libraries are included in Pd-extended, see Libraries in Pd-extended. Here's some of the libraries that are included: