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Pure Data

Pure Data (Pd) is a visual programming language developed by Miller Puckette in the 1990s for creating interactive computer music and multimedia works. While Puckette is the main author of the program, Pd is an open-source project with a large developer base working on new extensions. It is released under BSD-3-Clause. It runs on Linux, MacOS, iOS…

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License
BSD-3-Clause
Original author
Miller Puckette
Repository
github.com/pure-data/pure-data
Stable release
0.55-2 / November 18, 2024; 21 months ago (2024-11-18)
Type
Visual programming language

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Pure Data

Nodes67
Edges66
Triples93
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.029851
Components1

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Pure Data

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related to Further reading · 39
Pure Data → Android, Andy, Barkl, Brinkmann, Composition, Compositions Volume, Designing Sound, Electronic Music, Farnell, Farsi, Habibdoost, Hofheim, ISBN, Johannes, Kreidler, Loadbang, Making Musical Apps, Mansoor, Matsumura, Meta-Compositional Instrument
related to Similarities to Max · 19
Pure Data → API, Ariel ISPW, CPU, Dataflow, David Zicarelli's MSP, DSP, However, In Pure Data, Like Max, Lua, Max, Max/FTS, Modular, Pd, Python, Scheme, Tcl, This, Unlike
related to References · 11
Pure Data → Danks, Gem, In, International Computer Music Association, International Computer Music Conference, Proceedings, Puckette, Pure, Real-time, San Francisco, The
related to Projects using Pure Data · 10
Pure Data → EA, EA Spore, EAPd, Electronic Arts, For, It, Pd, Reactable, RjDj, The
related to Code examples · 8
Pure Data → Filters, Hello, Hz, In Pd, Patch, Pd, Reverberation, The
License · 1
Pure Data → BSD-3-Clause
Original author · 1
Pure Data → Miller Puckette
Repository · 1
Pure Data → github.com/pure-data/pure-data
Stable release · 1
Pure Data → 0.55-2 / November 18, 2024; 21 months ago (2024-11-18)
Type · 1
Pure Data → Visual programming language

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pd data pure music max language audio isbn programming used computer puckette patch international objects like program control environment designed

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Pure DataLicenseBSD-3-Clause1.00infobox
Pure DataOriginal authorMiller Puckette1.00infobox
Pure DataRepositorygithub.com/pure-data/pure-data1.00infobox
Pure DataStable release0.55-2 / November 18, 2024; 21 months ago (2024-11-18)1.00infobox
Pure DataTypeVisual programming language1.00infobox
Pure DataWebsitepuredata.info1.00infobox
Pure Datarelated to Code examplesHello0.60section
Pure Datarelated to Code examplesPd0.60section
Pure Datarelated to Code examplesPatch0.60section
Pure Datarelated to Code examplesReverberation0.60section
Pure Datarelated to Code examplesFilters0.60section
Pure Datarelated to Code examplesThe0.60section

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