Hi all

when trying to load the external list-abs with deken I get the error "unable to add %s to search paths". Some of the objects work, but others don't (for example, list-extend ...couldn't create)

If I load the .pd files for the non-working ones, they do open, but without the proper file name - instead it displays a seemingly random name like LIC308~1.PD instead of list-extend.pd

Then, if I try to make [list-extend] in that patch it will load as normal. It's as though pd can't find a lot of these objects. Anyone seen this before?

thanks in advance

Great, thanks David. I've been working on this patch as part of a research project and need to submit it in an easy-to-use format... I was thinking of making some sort of batch file to load all of the libraries (if that's even possible)

Thanks so much for this - Ended a nightmare I've been having with a dynamic-patching superpatch

I'm still recovering from Pd-extended ending

Hi all

I need to edit a big patch made in Pd-extended so that it can open in Vanilla. There are quite a lot of libraries used, and I can see how these can be searched for and then added to the start path.

I need the patch to open in Vanilla on other computers with minimal fuss as others will be using it, so I was wondering what the mosty efficient way of connecting these libraries might be. In extended, [import] could be used to add downloaded libraries - is this no longer a feature? (doesn't seem to be in Vanilla). Would my best option be to include the external libraries in a folder with the patch and then use the library name when loading every external object, e.g. [tof/pmenu] instead of just [pmenu]?

Thanks in advance for any advice. I've been slow to finally move over to Vanilla so I'm behind with solutions for external libraries

Thanks for these suggestions. I'll give them a try

Is anyone aware of any good Pd processes or patches for pitch analysis of a polyphonic signal? I know this is a notoriously tricky issue, and that there are FFT patches and objects like fiddle that handle monophonic analysis well. I have to identify some exact frequencies within a piece of microtonal music which contains drums etc.

Oh I see what you mean. iemguts/canvasargs and so forth. Thanks for your response

Hi,

On the wiki page for Pd it states that the language has no constructor function, which is a routine for creating new objects by accepting arguments as variables. Isn't that essentially the same thing as dynamic object creation? e.g.

[pack f f f...]
|
(objectname $1 $2 $3 ...)
|
[s pd-subpatch]

Please excuse my ignorance on this if that's a stupid question, which it probably is.

Figured it out. Left outlet of [popup] sends a bang on startup - I didn't realise. I take it that having 16 conflicting messages sent at the same time was causing it to crash

I should mention - it seems that the vanished code is still there, but is invisible. Some sort of GUI issue I take it. If you select all, copy and paste to a new window, the code returns. Odd

Hi

I've been making a set of menus for a general MIDI set and have encountered a problem. The menus are graph-on-parent - When I open the subpatch, most of it gets wiped and I get the following error:

(Tcl) INVALID COMMAND NAME: invalid command name ".x251b1e8.c.s25840b8.menu"
while executing
".x251b1e8.c.s25840b8.menu delete 0 end "
("uplevel" body line 50)
invoked from within
"uplevel #0 $cmds_from_pd"

Any insights on why this might be happening, and what I can do to get around it? I've attached the offending part of the patch - open the subpatch and you should get the same error

Thanks

Adamgraphonparenterror.pd

Thanks so much for that! I know- the space in my user name has caused me all sorts of problems with Pd.

Hi,

I have a patch that involves running two instances of Pd which communicate using netsend and netreceive. There is a video processing patch and an audio processing patch which need to run independently in separate instances for the sake of efficiency.

I'd like to have an icon linked to a batch file which can open both patches so I don't have to do it manually. Something like:

@echo off
cd "C:\Users\A hart\Documents\Pd"
start patch_send.pd
start patch_receive.pd
exit

However, what I'm finding is that Pd only opens the first file and ignores the second. I've tried many variations and workarounds but my ignorance of batch file commands is probably hindering me, and I'm sure the Pd command line could probably be used to do what I'm after if I had a better knowledge of that.

Does anyone have any experience opening patches in separate instances of Pd using commands?

Thanks

Adam

I might have misunderstood, but would it be something like this

i.e. the output is the position of each bang along a timeline in milliseconds, which could then be plotted as positions along a graph

Looks interesting. I'll check this out. thanks

I'm interested in being able to manipulate graphics on touchscreen devices as a control interface for a patch

Is it possible to manually edit data structures in droid party?

Thanks - I'll check out nexus OSC

Hi,

I've just bought a tablet (android os) and want to migrate some of my Pd patches. I have MobMuPlat and Droid Party, and am really excited about the multitouch/tilt etc possibilities. Most of my patches have a GEM interface, which I gather isn't compatible. Can anyone suggest a good graphics environment that I could use with Pd on android?

Thanks for any help

Thanks for your reply David. I'm still not sure why the problem occurred in the first place but it's good to know that these messages aren't a cause for concern