On Sun, 30 Dec 2007 13:56:05 -0800 Ken Restivo <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sat, Dec 29, 2007 at 02:57:58PM +0000, Adam Sampson wrote: > > John Anderson <ardour@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > > > Seems like the best option is JMax, or pd, or something like > > > that. But they seem like long steep learning curves. > > > > Pd might look that way, but it's actually pretty straightforward to > > use; its simplicitly means there's not a lot you need to learn to be > > able to drive it, and its online help is pretty decent. I found that > > sitting down for an afternoon with Pd and Miller Puckette's book > > (available online at http://crca.ucsd.edu/%7Emsp/techniques.htm) was a > > good introduction. If you're just after playing with some filters and > > delays then it should do the job nicely. > > > > I found PD to be pretty idiot-proof. I haven't been able to screw it up yet. > > Very easy to use, figure out, and modify. > > I was just playing with ParticleChamber last night-- nice async granular patch for PD. I modified it to accept MIDI CC's very easily. I needed some weird pads and was able to tweak real knobs and push real buttons, and got some good stuff going in short order. > > -ken Mmmm - Knobs :) -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
