Re: [microsound] pd live

[Michal Seta <mis@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

on 8/1/01 9:47 AM, Andrey Savitsky at savitsky3000@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Hi.
> If you are working with PC plathform - PD is the best equivalent to MAX/MSP.

Linux preferred as Windows seems less efficient in certain circumstances.
There has been a study done comparing a few operating systems and Linux and
MacOS X scored the highest.  I can provide the link (I don't have it handy
now) if anyone's interested.

> But if you have Mac and could use MAX don`t even try to find something
> better.

SuperCollider.

> Actually, PD is almost the same, and it`s nice to use in a live.
> But unfortunaly it`s not so wide supported in the web like MAX and if you
> not a programmer,
> than should be ready to spend a few monthes to study a PD-system.
> 

PD's userbase is growing.  If I'm not mistaken it even is already a part of
Debian linux distribution and for sure a part of DelMudi
(http://gige.xdv.org/pages/DeMuDi) project which is Debian based Linux
distribution for musicians and multimedia artists.

But it's true that PD takes a while to learn.  So does Max.  Non-programmer
will take a little longer but not by much.

hope this helps.


../MiS