Hi @porres!
I saw your post on the pd mailinglist with the great news about a RC-14 being compiled for Raspberry Pi now. On my Raspberrypi 5 it unfortunately does not work, None of the compiled objects seem to load. If there's a way to help making the work I'm happy to try, but I ran out of ideas as I don't know much about compilation and where there might be issues or ways to solve them

Hi,

this is conTorchionist (or its embryonic version, I would say): https://github.com/ecrisufmg/contorchionist

It's a project that is in its very early stages, but I thought it was worth announcing here, not so much for its current development stage, but because it might be useful to others and also as a thank you to the community and the developers who have created inspiring tools. Besides, obviously, Pure Data, SuperCollider, and Python, I'm referring to libraries like FluCoMa, timbreID, nn~, librosa, and others, which have been fundamental to the development of conTorchionist.

Briefly, the idea is to have a nomadic and flexible library, based on libtorch, that allows for the use of the same DSP (machine listening, but also, in the future, other things related to synthesis/signal processing) and ML processes in both real-time (PD, Max, SC) and non-real-time (Python). Wrappers for other languages/environments should not be so hard to code, as everything is interfacing a shared library (and libtorch shared libraries). Another key idea is to have a widely used tool like PyTorch/libtorch/torchaudio as a foundation, which greatly facilitates development and integration with existing ML+ML experimentation workflows and processes. The structure is heavily inspired by FluCoMa, but it is probably simpler and follows a logic of core Processors and wrappers in different languages (we have been prioritizing Pure Data, but we are gradually creating things for Max, SC, and Python as well). Since we use libtorch, conTorchionist also has some other potentially interesting features, like using the GPU for calculations and DSP - CUDA (Windows/Linux) or MPS (Apple Silicon).

We are taking it slow, so a lot is still missing (documentation, testing, etc.). That's why we haven't published a versioned release or binaries yet. We hope to do so soon after verifying the consistency of some things regarding DSP calculations in PyTorch / torchaudio (which, in turn, use librosa as a reference) and ensuring that the initial wrappers compile properly on various operating systems (we have tested mainly on Linux and macOS, so it's likely that some adjustments will be needed in the CMakeLists for Windows).

I hope it will be useful and that we can gradually make things more organized. At the moment, it's just me and a great student (Vinícius Oliveira), plus some always quite hallucinatory and unreliable AI bots.

The paper we presented this week, on SBCM, is here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/395473005_conTorchionist_A_flexible_nomadic_library_for_exploring_machine_listeninglearning_in_multiple_platforms_languages_and_time-contexts

Or if you prefer figures: https://ecris.cc/2025sbcm_contorchionist-slides/

Any feedback is appreciated, of course!

Best regards!

José Henrique Padovani

"To Pd-announce:

Pd version 0.56-0 is available from https://msp.ucsd.edu/software.htm
or (source only) via github: https://github.com/pure-data/pure-data

cheers
Miller"

Release notes
0.56-0
The default sample rate is now 48000. (All the same sample rates as before are still supported.)
Reworked text editing mechanism for object/message/gatom/comment boxes and applied it also for text fields in scalars (aka "data structures"). It is now reasonably feasible to use data structures to hold messages or sequences of messages. Also methods "get" and "set" added to the [pointer] object make it much easier to traverse the contents of a scalar; and "nearest" and extended "next" messages that make it easier to search for a scalar or scan through a list of them. A variant of the [pointer] object called [vpointer] allows to access the same pointer by name from more than one place, like the value object for numbers. There are several other useful additions such as the ability to drag scalars around without having to swap the window into edit mode.
Multichannel support for [delread~], etc., [tabread~], etc., [readsf~], [writesf~], [sig~], [snapshot~], and [print~], all thanks to Christof Ressi.
A phase argument to [block~] allows you to offset block computation. A new "goprect" message was added to officially support changing the GOP rectangle (so people can stop abusing "coords" and "donecanvasdialog" messages). Both also thanks to Christof!
Run-time messages added to show/hide the name of arrays and set saving contents or not. Ticks and labels on graphs are now saved with the graph, array color and line width are saved with the array (Hannes).
A new "colors" message to "pd" allows changing the foreground, background selection, and (optionally) GOP rectangle colors. Colors are specified in hexadecimal symbols preceded by "#", so you must say "#ffffff" for white, #ff0000" for bright red, and so on. This is still experimental as it might change and it's not yet fully implemented/integrated in the Pd GUI system. It's also not yet incorporated in Pd's preferences as it certainly should be.
Updates to the "deken" ("find externals") mechanism.
Menus cleanup (Hannes)
Improvements to [makefilename] by Hannes and Porres (added support for '%F', '%a' and '%A', as well as support for length specifiers).
It's now possible to edit the text contents of a GOP with hidden text from its properties dialog.
New "-devicename" argument to set JACK's MIDI and audio device names (-jackname still works for jack audio devices but not for MIDI as before).
New option for the [bag] object to prevent multiple entries of the same value, and a "bang" message to output without clearing, plus a "query" message to look at contents without expelling them. Examples were added by Porres to show how to use [bag] as a sustain pedal, arpeggiator and more.
The [poly] object now has a "resize" message for changing the number of voices, plus a "steal" message for dynamically enabling/disabling note-stealing.
The [random] object takes a "float" message that both sets the range and generates an output.
Shebang support: it's optionally allowed to put a header like "#!/bin/pd" in a patch file so that you can click on it and have that start Pd.
New "vis" message to Pd to start/stop the gui. Also added a "pd~ vis float" message to the [pd~] object.
Improvements to mouse handling in MacOS (Ben Wesch).
Improvements to the [clone] object: support "savestate" in cloned abstractions; do not remake the currently saved abstraction.
New API functions "pd_queue_mess()" and "pd_queue_cancel()" for sending messages from a helper thread back to the main thread.
New API function "pd_findbyclassname()" that allows to find objects purely by name. (Useful for sharing data between externals that don't live in the same binary.)

"Miller Puckette via Pd-announce:
Pd version 0.56-0test1 is available from https://msp.ucsd.edu/software.htm
or (source only) via github: https://github.com/pure-data/pure-data .

cheers
Miller"

Check release notes below and may I add, check the help file of [bag], where I added some cool examples on how to make an arpeggiator and sustain pedal. Please test, and also, please help translate some parts as now is a good time ( https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/pure-data/ )

Release notes:

The dafault sample rate is now 48000. (All the same sample rates as before are still supported).

Reworked text editing mechanism for object/message/gatom/comment boxes and applied it also for text fields in scalars (aka "data structures"). It is now reasonably feasible to use data structures to hold messages or sequences of messages. Also methods "get" and "set" added to the pointer object make it much easier to traverse the contents of a scalar; and "nearest" and extended "next" messages that make it easier to search for a scalar or scan through a list of them. A variant of the pointer object called "vpointer" allows to access the same pointer by name from more than one place, like the value object for numnbers. There are several other useful additions such as the ability to drag scalars around without having to swap the window into edit mode.

Multichannel support for delread~, etc., tabread~, etc., readsf~, writesf~, sig~, snapshot~, and print~, all thanks to Christof Ressi

a phase argument to block~ allows you to explicitly offset block segmentation (also Christof)

Ticks and labels on graphs are now saved with the graph, and run-time messages added to show/hide the name, and make editable or not (Hannes).

A new "colors" message to "pd" allows changing the foreground, background, and selection colors. Colors are specified X-style, so "white", "black", etc., are OK but you can also say "#ffffff" for white, ##ff0000" for bright red, and so on. This is not yet incorporated in Pd's preferences as it certainly should be.

updates to the "deken" ("find externals") mechanism.

Menus cleanup (Hannes)

It's now possible to edit the text contents of a GOP with hidden text from its properties dialog.

New "-devicename" argument to set jack's MID and audio device names (-jackname still works for jack audio devices but not for MIDI as before).

New option for the "bag" object to prevent multiple entries of the same value, and a "bang" message to output without clearning, plus a "query" message to look at contents without expelling them.

The "random" object takes a "float" message that both sets the range and generates an output.

Shebang support: it's optionally allowed to put a header like "#/bin/pd" in a patch file so that you can click on it and have that start Pd.

New "vis" message to Pd to start/stop the gui.

Improvements to mouse handling in MacOS (Ben Wesch).

Ok, the cat is out of the bag --> https://github.com/porres/pd-else/releases/tag/1.0-rc13 I'm officialy announcing the update and uploaded binaries to deken for mac (intel/arm), Win and Linux. It all looks ok but tell me if you see something funny please. There's also a raspberry pi binary but not working 100%yet and we'll still look into that. Hopefully someone could help me/us with it. I might make another upload just for the pi later on if/when we figure it out. Find release notes and changelog below.

RELEASE NOTES:

Please support me on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/porres I'll now try to add special content for subscribers. You can follow me on instagram as well if you like... I'm always posting Pd development stuff over there https://www.instagram.com/alexandre.torres.porres/

It's been a little bit over 7 months since the last update and I almost broke the record for taking too long to release an update (which had happened in my previous update). So yeah, there's just too much to talk about! I guess the delays in releasing updates is because it's been a little tricky and hard to sync the release cycles of ELSE with PlugData, which includes ELSE in its download.

Plugdata 0.9.2 should come out soon with ELSE RC13 and it's supposedly the last update before 1.0.0, so I've heard. And the plans was to get to that still in 2025! This means ELSE could be at its last "Release Candidate" phase as I'm aiming to sync the final release with PlugData. Until then, I'll still make breaking changes and I can't wait until I can't do that anymore as I really feel bad. On the other hand, it's kind of inevitable when I'm always adding new stuff and redesigning and reconfiguring objects to include more functionalities. And I always got a lot of new stuff! So I'm thinking that I will eventually try some mechanism like Pd's compatibility flag or something. I'll try to come up with something like that in the next update.

This update has 22 new objects for a total of 573 and 26 new examples in my tutorial for a total of 554 examples. Let's dive into the highlights (see full changelog below after the release notes).

• Multichannel Support: Last release had 92 MC aware objects, now it's 139! Over a 50% increase that include old and new objects (all the new ones have been coming with MC support). Virtually all oscillators and envelope generators now have MC support, plus some other random ones. Let me highlight the new [lace~]/[delace~] objects that are 'MC' tools that perform interleave/deinterleave in Multichannel connections. My bare minimum number of objects "to start with" would be at least a bit over half the number of signal objects. That was my target for 1.0! ELSE right now has 319 signal objects, so that'd be at least 160. I will definitely pass this milestone in the next update. I guess a good number of MC objects would be around 75% of the signal objects. I will aim for that as soon as I can. Some objects simply can't be MC at all, so 100% will never be the case, but maybe an ideal 90% eventually? We'll see... I am just proud and happy that ELSE is taking such a big jump on MC awareness in less than a couple years.

• Envelope generators ([adsr~]/[asr~]/[envgen~]/[function~]) now have more curve options. For [adsr~]/[asr~] the default is now a new log curve that you can set the curve parameter (and was 'stolen' from SuperCollider). A new [smooth~] family of objects perform the same kind of curved smoothening for alternating inputs - [envgen~] and [function~] also have that but also '1-pole' filtering, 'sine' and 'hann' curves. You can now trigger [adsr~] and [asr~] with impulses.

• The [play.file~] object now supports even more file formats besides MP3 and stuff. Hey, you can even stream the supported formats from weblinks! The [sfload] object (which loads files into arrays) also gained support for more formats and can download from weblinks as well! It also has a new threaded mode, so loading big files won't choke Pd. It now also outputs the file information, which is a way to tell you when loading finished in threaded mode. The [sample~], [player~], [gran.player~] and [pvoc.player~] objects are now also based on [sfload], so they support all these file formats!!! Now [sample~] and [tabplayer~] are integrated in a way that [tabplayer~] is always aware of the sample rate of the file loaded in [sample~] (so it reads in the "correct speed"). A new [sfinfo] object is able to extract looping regions and instrument metadata information from AIFF files (which is something I wanted for ages) - it should do more stuff in the future.

• [knob] has become the ultimate featured bloated creep GUI I always feared and avoided. MAX is envy! but I'm happy with this structure and I want to replicate in other GUIs in the future (yeah, I got plans to offer alternatives to all iemguis). I wanna highlight a new 'param' symbol I added that allows you to remotely set a particular method in an object, so you don't to connect to a "method $1" message and you can even do this wirelessly with a send symbol. [knob] now also acts like a number box, where you can type in the value, which may also be displayed in different ways or the value can be sent elsewhere via another send symbol so you can temper with it using [makefilename] or [else/format]. I've been using this for the MERDA modules and it's really cool.

• We finally have a [popmenu] GUI object! This was in my to do list forever and was crucial to improve the MERDA modules to set waveforms, instruments and whatnot.

• Let's about MERDA, the "Modular Euroracks Dancing Along" subset of abstractions in ELSE. It was first released in the last update and it's been driving lots of the development in ELSE as you can see. I now added a MIDI Learn feature for all knobs that feels great and quite handy! There are many fixes and improvements in general and some new modules. I wanna highlight the new [sfont.m~] module, which loads "sound font" banks and you can just click on a [popmenu] to choose the instrument you want. The default bank has numerous (hundreds) options and also comes with PlugData. The sequencer module [seq8.m~] was rather worthless but it's now a whole new cool thingie. It allows you to set pitches with symbols and even has quarter tone resolution. I added a right outlet to send impulses to trigger envelopes and stuff (there's still more stuff of course, see full changelog below).

• There are newly designed/renamed/recreated [resonbank~]/[resonbank2~] objects that are well suited for Modal Synthesis.

• What actually drives my development is my Live Electronics tutorial, which got a fair upgrade with a new chapter on Modal Synthesis amongst other things, such as new subtractive synthesis examples and a revision of envelope generators with examples on AHDSR and DAHDSR - by the way, there are new gaterelease~/gatedelay~ objects for handling envelopes (and other processes).

• I have to thank some people. Tim added 'zoom' to the [pic] object, as well as an image offset. Tim also implemented a new and better technique for bandlimited oscillators. Ben Wesh gave me a new [scope3d~] GUI object, pretty cool, that plots an oscilloscope in 3 dimensions, which is coded in LUA - and ELSE has been carrying a modified version of [pdlua] because it now depends on it for a couple of GUIs. Tim and Ben made many improvements to [pdlua] (as well as Albert Graef, of course).

• For more new objects, let me also tell you about the simple and cool [float2imp~], that is based on [vline~] and can convert floats to impulses with sample accuracy (don't know why I didn't think of that earlier). A new [tanh~] object has Multichannel support. A bit earlier I made an update to Cyclone that actually "borrows" and includes this one from ELSE instead of its original one (which does not have Multichannel support). PlugData users will load the one from ELSE. This is another tiny step that sort of integrates ELSE and Cyclone, specially for PlugData users.

happy patching.

CHANGELOG:

LIBRARY:

Breaking changes:

• [adsr~]/[asr~]: now a gate off before reaching the sustain point does not start the release right away (this allows you to trigger it with impulses). There's a new mode just for immediate release. There's a new exponential setting for curve factors, the old 'log' mode is renamed to 'lag' as it's the same as used in the [lag~] object. For [adsr~], a bang now is not "retrigger", but an impulse at control rate, there's a new 'retrigger' message for control rate retriggering (and now it only retriggers if the gate is on). For [asr~] a bang now also works like an impulse.
• [sample~]: no more 'load' message, args to 'open' message changed, size is now only in 'ms'.
• [format]: outputs are now always symbols, before you could get float outputs. Also, we just have a simplified symbol output, no more lists or anythings. Hopefully I'll be able to get the 'list' output back, but it involved some bugs that I couldn't fix so I just removed it. You cannot use bangs and lists in secondary inlets no more (this is cylone/max crappy paradigm we don't want here). Bang method was actually removed as well.
• [pack2]: no more support for anythings, also no more support for lists in secondary inlets and output has a list selector (I wanna make this more Pd like and not a silly clone from MAX's [pak], cause fuck MAX).
• [merge]/[unmerge]/[group]: no more '-trim' flag (again, respecting pd's usual list paradigm), in [merge] now there's no more 'hot' argument and a bang now represents an empty list and inlets initialized with empty lists
• [mono]: 1st argument is now 'glide' in ms.
• [sfont~] now uses 'mma' for bank selection (this alters how CC messages set the bank number).
• [player~]/[play.file~]: 'open' message does not play files right away anymore.
• [tabplayer~]/[player~]: play message without args now play at the default settings (whole file at regular speed).
• [envgen~]: removed the 'maxsustain' parameter, use the new [gaterelease~] or [gaterelease] objects instead. Removed the rightmost inlet just to set envelopes, now a list input only sets the envelope and doesn't trigger it. The 'set' message is then removed.
• [envgen~]/[function~]: simplified and got rid of '-exp' flag and message, also deleted 'expl' and 'expi' messages. A new 'curve' and cimpler message sets exponential factors for all or individual segments, and includes more curve formats.
• [knob]: 'esc' key now deactivates the object. The 'ticks' message is renamed to 'steps' and there is a new 'ticks' message that toggles showing ticks on and off. The 'start' message has been renamed to 'arcstart'. The 'outline' message has been renamed to 'square' for better clarity. Design changed a bit to make it like it is in PlugData (they won), so we now fill the whole background color when in 'square mode' and the knob circle has an 85% proportion in this case inside the full 100% square size (so it grows bigger when not in 'square' mode). Now, by default, the GUI is in a new 'loadbang' mode (I don't think this will influence old patches). I'm afraid some old patches might behave really weird since I added a lot of new stuff. I changed the 'load' message behaviour to not update the object (this can arguably be considered a bug fix).
• [wavetable~], [bl.wavetable~] and [wt2d~]: 'set' message now sets frequencies because of the MC support in [wt~] and [wt2d~], while there's a new 'table' method to set the table name.
• [gbman~]/[cusp~] list method is now for MC, old list method is now renamed back to an old 'coeffs' method.
• [f2s~]/[float2sig~] default value is now 10 ms.
• [op] now behaves like [*~] where the smaller list wraps til reaching the size of the longer one.
• [list.seq] does not loop anymore by default.
• [impseq~] list input removed, use the new [float2imp~] object to convert floats to impulses.
• [resonant~] now has 'q' as the default.
• [resonant2~] has been removed.
• [decay2~] has also been removed ([asr~] much better).
• [vcf2~] has been renamed to [resonator2~].
• [resonbank~]/[resonbank2~] have basically been deleted and replaced by new objects with the same name... [resonator~] is based on a new [resonator~] object which is similar to [resonant~] and [resonbank2~] is now based on [resonator2~] (old [vcf2~] instead of [resonant2~] that got deleted). These are well suited objects for Modal Synthesis.
• [oscbank~] now uses a 'partial' list and not a frequency list. The freq input now defaults to '1' and this makes [oscbank2~] completely obsolete.
• [oscbank2~] has been deleted since it became completely obsolete.
• [sfload] load message changed the behaviour a bit.

Enhancements/fixes/other changes:

• [adsr~]: We have now a new mode for immediate release (see breaking changes above, I'm not repeating it). Fixed ADSR signal inputs (it was simply not really working, specially for linear). Fixed status output for MC signals. There's a new curve parameter that allows you to set the curvature.
• [asr~] I actually just made the new [adsr~] code into a new [asr~] code as a simplified version (as it was before)... so it's got the same impromevents/fixes.
• [play.file~]: added support for more file formats and even weblinks for online streaming!
• [sfload]: added an outlet to output information, added threaded mode, added support for more file formats and even weblinks for downloading.
• [sample~], [player~], [gran.player~] and [pvoc.player~] are now also based on [sfload], so they support more file formats!
• [sample~]: improved extension management with [file splitext].
• [sample~] and [tabplayer~] now are automatically integrated in a way that [tabplayer~] is always aware of the sample rate of the file loaded in [sample~], so it automatically adjusts the reading speed if it is different than the one Pd is running with.
• [numbox~]'s number display is not preceded by "~" anymore (that was just kinda stupid to have).
• [format]: fixed issues where empty symbols and symbols with escaped spaces didn't work. Added support '%a' and '%A' type. Added support for an escaped 'space' flag. Improved and added support for length modifiers. Improved syntax check which prevents a crash. Improved documentation.
• [knob]: added new 'param', 'var', 'savestate', 'read only', 'loadbang', "active", "reset" and 'ticks' methods. Added the possibility to type in number values and also modes on how to display these number values, plus new send symbols for 'activity', 'typing', 'tab' and 'enter'. New design more like plugdata. Changed some shortcuts to make it simpler. If you have the yet unreleased Pd 0.56-0 you can also use 'double clicking' in the same way that works in PlugData. Properties were also significantly improved (I'm finally starting to learn how to deal with this tcl/tk thingie). Yup, a lot of shit here...
• [autofade2~]/[autofade2.mc~]: fixed immediate jump up for 0 ramp up.
• [synth~]: fixed polyphony bug.
• [metronome~]: fixed bug with 'set' message.
• [midi2note]: fixed range (octaves 0-8).
• [pulsecount~]: fixed reset count to not output immediately, added bang to reset counter at control rate
• [click]: fixed regression bug where it stopped working.
• [else]: new 'dir' method to output ELSE's binary directory in a new rightmost outlet. The print information also includes the directory.
• [pic]: added zoom capability finally (thanks to tim schoen) and added offset message (also thanks to tim).
• [store]: added 'sort' functionality.
• [scales]: fixed octave number argument. Added functionality to allow octave number as part of the note symbol.
• [mono]: added 'glide' parameter, as in [mono~].
• [pluck~]: fixed list input.
• [rescale]/[rescale~]: added a "reverse log" mode.
• [limit]: added a new second ignore mode.
• [graph~]: added an external source input for plotting the graph and a 'clear' message.
• [canvas.setname]: added a new argument for "abstraction mode" and methods to set name, depth (and mode).
• [midi.learn]: added a new argument for "abstraction mode", fixed 'dirty' message sent to parent.
• [brickwall~]: fixed initialization.
• [list.seq]: added a loop mode and a 2nd outlet to send a bang when the sequence is done.
• [delete]: fixed index for positive numbers.
• [dust~]: added 'list', 'set' and '-mc' flag for managing the already existing Multichannel capabilities.
• Thanks to Tim we have many fixes and a whole new technique for band limited oscillators. Now [bl.saw~], [bl.saw2~], [bl.vsaw~], [bl.square~], [bl.tri~], [bl.imp~] and [bl.imp2~] have been redesigned to implement elliptic blep, which should provide better anti-aliasing.
• [parabolic~] now uses and internal wavetable for more efficiency.
• [resonant~]: added 'bw' resonance mode.
• [lowpass~]/[highpass~]: added 't60' resonance mode.
• [quantizer~]/[quantizer]: added a new mode, which combines floor (for negative) and ceil (for positive) values.
• [crusher~]: now uses the new [quantizer~] mode from above (arguably a breaking change).
• [envgen~]: fixed a bug (actually a misconception) where ramps started one sample earlier. Fixed 0-length lines. Added a possibility to set time in samples instead of ms. Maximum number of lines is now 1024. Added loop mode. Added many curve options (sin/hann/log curve/lag).
• [function~]: Added many curve options (sin/hann/log curve/lag).
• [The out~] family of abstractions now use [bitnormal~] so you won't blow your speakers beyond repair in edge cases.
• [trig.delay~]/[trig.delay2~]: fixed bug where impulse values different than '1' didn't work.
• Added MC support to: [trig.delay~], [trig.delay2~], [gatehold~], [vca.m~], [gain2~], [decay~], [asr~], [envgen~], [function~], [bl.osc~], [bl.saw~], [bl.saw2~], [bl.vsaw~], [bl.square~], [bl.tri~], [bl.imp~], [bl.imp2~], [imp2~], [tri~], [saw~], [saw2~], [vsaw~], [square~], [pulse~], [parabolic~], [gaussian~], [wavetable~], [wt2d~], [randpulse~], [randpulse2~], [stepnoise~], [rampnoise~] [pink~], [gbamn~], [cusp~], [gray~] and [white~].
• Also added MIDI input and soft sync to [imp2~], [tri~], [saw~], [saw2~], [vsaw~], [square~], [pulse~], [gaussian~] and [parabolic~].
• [wavetable~] and [wt2d~] gained args to set xfading.
• Updated pdlua to 0.12.23.
• M.E.R.D.A: Added MIDI-LEARN for all modules (this is only for the knobs). Replaced some number boxes that were attached to knobs by an internal number display mechanism (new feature from knob). Improved interface of [gendyn.m~]. Preset/symbol name fixes to [flanger.m~]. Now we have automatic MIDI mode detection for [plaits.m~] and [pluck.m~] when no signals are connected (still trying to get plaits right, huh? Yup! And bow MIDI input with monophony and trigger mode has been fixed in [plaits.m~]). Added MC support to [vca.m~]. Increased range of [drive.m~] down to 0.1. Changed some objects to include the new [popmenu] GUI. [vco.m~] now uses the new MC functionalities of oscillators and doesn't need to load abstractions into [clone], I hope it makes this more efficient and clean. The [seq8.m~] module was worthless and got a decent upgrade, it's practically a new module. Added new modules (see below). Note that MERDA is still at alpha development phase, much experimental. Expect changes as it evolves.
• 22 new objects: [float2imp~], [lace], [delace], [lace~], [delace~], [gatehold], [gatedelay],[gatedelay~], [gaterelease~], [gaterelease], [popmenu], [scope3d~], [tanh~], [resonator~], [sfinfo], [smooth], [smooth2], [smooth~], [smooth2~], [dbgain~], [level~] plus [crusher.m~], [sfont.m~] and [level.m~] MERDA Modules.

Objects count: total of 573 (319 signal objects [139 of which are MC aware] and 254 control objects)!

• 323 coded objects (210 signal objects / 113 control objects)
• 227 abstractions objects (87 signal objects / 140 control objects)
• 23 MERDA modular abstractions (22 audio / 1 control)

TUTORIAL:

• New examples and revisions to add the new objects, features and breaking changes in ELSE.
• Added the MERDA modules into the examples for reference.
• Revised section on envelopes.
• New subtractive synthesis examples.
• New chapter on Modal Synthesis.
• Total number of examples is now 554! (26 new ones)

Heads up! I'm about to release an update of ELSE. Can anyone help me build for windows and Linux (including raspberry pi)?

I can handle macOS of course, but I need help compiling and testing for other systems, and when this is all good I will tell you all about the countless new things I did for this and officially announce and put out the release.

Thanks

see:
https://github.com/porres/pd-else/releases/tag/v.1.0-rc13

Miller is working on this, check it out

"To Pd announce:

A very preliminary version (0.1) of a VST3 plugin named PureVST is
available on msp.ucsd.edu/tools/purevst . As the name suggests, it runs
Pd within a VST host such as your favorite DAW.

I'm releasing it, so far, as source code and as a packaged VST3 plug-in
for MacOS (Apple silicon) . It compiles fine for linux and (I think)
for MacOS/Intel - somebody brave might want to see if it can work on
Microsoft Windows too

I'm sure there will be plenty of problems/questions/comments. Perhaps
for now it's appropriate to write these to the Pd mailing list, although
it might someday be worth setting up a different forum for that.

cheers
Miller"

Thanks for the explanation @oid, I think I get it now. The y axis functions slightly differently because the values of the data are the y axis size property in that respect.

What was/is confusing me is that, though modifying the size property clips the data on the x axis when there is overflow as you describe, and I see the array stretch and shrink visually, modifying the xmin and xmax has no visual effect on my array. I'm using Plugdata, I don't know if that would have something to do with it.

Thanks for the replies @oid and @whale-av, I'm going to have a play with it again today and see if I can get that working.

In the help file, details for the "bounds" message are "bounds <list> - sets rectangle bounds (xmin, ymax, xmax, ymin)."

ymax and ymin are the ones that I'm looking for, but what do xmax and xmin do? I'm confused because the "size" property seems to set the amount of steps for the x axis. How are xmax/xmin and size related?

Hi,

I'm happy to announce the release of AOO 2.0-pre4. Binaries are already available on Deken.

AOO is a lightweight and flexible peer-to-peer audio streaming and messaging solution. It allows to send audio and messages in real time and on demand between arbitrary network endpoints, not only in local networks, but also over the public internet!

The underlying C/C++ library can be easily embedded in host applications or plugins and even runs on embedded devices, such as the ESP32.

For more information, see the AOO website (https://aoo.iem.at).

I have also written a short article about AOO: https://www.soundingfuture.com/en/article/aoo-low-latency-peer-peer-audio-streaming-and-messaging

Note: technically this is still a pre-release, but the Pd external and the network protocol can be considered stable. (They haven't changed since v2.0-pre3.)

Please report any issues at https://git.iem.at/aoo/aoo/-/issues

Have fun!

Christof