Intro to Pure Data 1: Algorithmic MIDI Out | Simon Hutchinson

[@SimonHutchinson]

Thanks for watching! 🤩Check out the rest of the playlist here: kzbin.info/aero/PL7w4cOVVxL6FB_mmJ77C6fdV8G6L4zDut&si=kQtO8AdXdO1XCd3l

[@3dims]

´Thanks for posting this Simon. I realise it’s a few years old, but this has been the perfect primer for getting me started in PD.

[@freeelectron8261]

If you are on a Win 10 PC you will need to setup a virtual midi link between PD and NI synths - I used loopMIDI.

[@dophin1999ab]

Thank youuuuu ... I am a beginner I was debugging this problem for 3 hours kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZLdqH9uiMSAbpY this tut helped me

[@freeelectron8261]

Really good intro tut - many thanks Simon!

[@SimonHutchinson]

Thanks! Always glad to share.

[@yon-kii215]

Hello, I have a question, i have a device that sometimes send multiple impulses to pure data. There's a way to limit the amout of note that one trigger sends to a "midi note" ? My proble i that when i trigger and change de duration of the note, maybe a long duration note, it keep sending note at that duration.

[@SimonHutchinson]

It sounds like your challenge is the multiple "note on" messages from your synth (before a "note off" message) is received from a note. This goes beyond what I can cover in a quick comment here, but the short answer is you have to program for this. I don't do a lot of MIDI keyboard control of Pd, but I think if you poke around for some other videos on KZbin you'll find someone talking through a good solution.

[@raymondfrey8332]

this is so interesting and very new to me so I'm still struggling a bit with completely understanding how it works. are there other ways to manage the output from Pd and does it alway have to send it out? I am struggling to find a free way with native instruments as they do not include the mikro prism synth anymore for free and also the Reaktor 6 seems to only have a try out for free. are there any other options/programs you know of that could replace the mikro prism?

[@SimonHutchinson]

Check out the rest of the series kzbin.info/aero/PL7w4cOVVxL6FB_mmJ77C6fdV8G6L4zDut&si=7gy-HKA9EH_tAagD or these no-talking tutorials kzbin.info/aero/PL7w4cOVVxL6ESr9SuBYJARJkETfp12Dp3&si=PF8GxZm7fKgAIEqd for other ideas on how to make some sound!

[@crash936]

thank you so so so much, i wanna make ambient techno with pure data, this helps

[@SimonHutchinson]

Glad I could help!

[@iosmusicman]

Ace! Subbed. Thanks for sharing. Cheers. Lee

[@SimonHutchinson]

Thanks and welcome!

[@draconianrhythms]

So inspiring .. thank you 🙏

[@SimonHutchinson]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@manny7662]

What if the midi is sent to an external piece of gear?

[@SimonHutchinson]

Still works! See here for an example - kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3bNqp6efZ6jm7M

[@gogic37]

Hi. You now maybe how can activate button PAD1 on Korg keyboard via midi from FLstudio.

[@dankro279]

Is it possible to send MIDI out messages to all channels at once? I have seen gear operating with channel 0, which does exactly that, but PD does not seem to follow that rule. Does anyone know?

[@SimonHutchinson]

Good question. I don't immediately know how to do omni out from Pd. Maybe someone here knows!

[@kaganozdemir4332]

@@SimonHutchinson thank you for this tutorial, it made amazing results for me. i encounter the same problem as dankro279, have you found out?

[@crouchingpython3294]

Such a fabulous tutorial! Just love your teaching here. If you wanted to not use the Reaktor synth, you could shape the sounds in PD, right? But I'm guessing that's a whole other level of crazyness. PD noob here but I'd love to experiment with this on my own and in my middle school CS classes.

[@SimonHutchinson]

Thank you! Always wonderful to hear when things are helpful! Yes, in my later videos I get more into the synthesis and DSP parts of Pd, but I've found that, especially for beginners, it's good to separate out those challenges (as you say, "a whole other level"), and get to music as soon as possible. Thanks again for watching!

[@crouchingpython3294]

@@SimonHutchinson I've been experimenting with this patch. First I built the basic sequencer and got it working (finally!) with GS Wavetable Synth in Windows. Then added a pgmout and changed up the MIDI instruments. Then I added the pad part of the patch you have above and experimented with timing and sounds. Thanks for your tutorials. I can always tell when a teacher is making the tutorials, because they're so much easier to follow!

[@SimonHutchinson]

Excellent! Glad to hear it's all going well. Keep me posted on whether you find some good ways to integrate things into middle school classes, I think a lot about how music programming would be a great way to teach algebra to help students immediately make connections about its applications.

[@crouchingpython3294]

@@SimonHutchinson Well, I teach middle school computer science, so I'm thinking about how to use music to teach programming. I like that Pure Data is graphical, as that usually makes things easier for middle schoolers. Not sure yet whether it will work for all, but I know some students would really get into it. I might offer it as an option.

[@Boinzy476]

Thank you for this introduction to PureData. I'd never heard of it before. Is it possible to route midi from this into Logic? Can it control any instrument in Logic?

[@borlip]

This is great! Thanks again for the high-quality content. One question: When I try to run the file, I get no sound. But when I run test midi out, it connects fine. I've quadruple-checked, and it's identical to yours layout. any thoughts?

[@SimonHutchinson]

It's tough to troubleshoot remotely, but the first step is going to be isolating the issue: Is Reaktor receiving the MIDI (check the MIDI input monitor on the upper right)? If not, the issue is the communication between Pd and Reaktor. If so, then maybe the issue is the Reaktor audio out. As Sherlock Holmes always says: “Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.”

[@borlip]

@@SimonHutchinson Thanks for the quick response. I double-quadruple-checked, and still no good. HOWEVER, when I run PD's midi test, my vst gets the signal and makes sound. But when I set up note, velocity, duration (60, 100, 1000) in message boxes, and run them to the makenote object (connecting left to right), and connect that to the first two connectors of the noteout object, clicking the note message box (in edit mode) shows that the box is pressed visually, but makes no sound. In short; midi test = sound. Setting up not in PD file = no sound. Am I missing something, or is it just my computer being weird? Also, I know that this isn't your problem, but if you have any ideas, that would be great, thanks :)

[@borlip]

Actually, I think I've found the issue. For some reason, makenote isn't sending anything out. I send note 60 to "print" and it shows in the log ("60"), but if I send the makenote (that has 60 going into it) to "print", nothing shows in the log. Strange...

[@borlip]

I never clicked the velocity or duration message boxes to initialize the settings, so the note was set to 60, 0, 0. Color me stupid :D

[@SimonHutchinson]

@@borlip Have you assigned a velocity to the notes?

[@matheusafrancez]

thank yo bro

[@SimonHutchinson]

My pleasure!