[eu-gene] Fwd: [dorkbotlondon-blabber] Pure Data/ FLOSS Workshop 13-14 Dec 04 London hosted by OpenMute.org

[Rob Myers]

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> From: Simon Worthington <simon at metamute.com>
> Date: 8 December 2004 12:14:29 GMT
> To: dorkbotlondon-blabber at music.columbia.edu
> Subject: [dorkbotlondon-blabber] Pure Data/ FLOSS Workshop 13-14 Dec  
> 04	London hosted by OpenMute.org
> Reply-To: simon at metamute.com, A discussion list for dorkbot-london  
> <dorkbotlondon-blabber at music.columbia.edu>
>
> Hi
>
> Please forward the following announcement as appropriate
>
> Simon
> OpenMute
>
> PDF of annoucement available at
> http://3d.openmute.org/uploads/puredata_workshop_om.pdf
>
> Further details at:
> http://3d.openmute.org/modules/wakka/PureData
>
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> START
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> Pure Data/ Free and Open Source Software Workshop
> -------------------------------------------------
> VJ | Video editing | Audio editing
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>
>
> Hosted by OpenMute, London UK -  Monday 13 Dec - Tuesday 14 Dec
>
> **PD.ZILLA --- PURE DATA STOMPS THE UK!**
>
> Workshops and demos on Free and Open Source Software by Aymeric Mansoux
> and Derek Holzer.
>
> While many tools exist for sound, multimedia and VJ purposes, few of
> them are designed with the kind of open architecture that allows  
> artists
> to reconfigure the tools themselves. Fewer still are free to use, share
> and rebuild.
>
> This workshop introduces the software combination of Pure Data, GEM and
> PDP/PiDiP, running on the Linux operating system, as a platform for
> audio, video and multimedia artists to explore.
>
> About Pure Data http://pure-data.iem.at/
>
>
> Pure Data/Free and Open Source Software Workshop
> ------------------------------------------------
>
> Workshop date and time: Monday 13 Dec - Tuesday 14 Dec | 10.30 (coffee)
> 11am start –  7pm finish. Lunch is from 1-2.
>
> Public install, date and time: Tuesday 14 Dec | 6pm
>
> Party: location/date and time to be announced, check our Wiki for  
> updates
>
> Where: Ground Floor Hall, The Whitechapel Centre, 85 Myrdle St, London
> E1 1HL
> The workshop is fully wheelchair accessible. Please let us know if you
> have any other access requirements.
> Local travel: Tube: Whitechapel/Aldgate East, DLR: Shadwell, Bus: 25,
> 15, 247
> Street map: http://linkme2.net/b
>
> Details forthcoming at: http://3d.openmute.org/modules/wakka/PureData
> Discussion forum:
> http://3d.openmute.org/modules/newbb/viewforum.php?forum=15
>
> Registration/payment: +44(0)20 7377 6949  services at metamute.com
> Cost and payment details: 50gbp. Payment can be accepted by cheque (UK
> clearing bank only, please make cheques payable to: Mute), Visa,
> Mastercard, Solo, Switch, Maestro. (Please call to make credit card
> payments)
>
> Payment must be made in full before the workshop starts. No concessions
> are available. No refunds available for cancellation or missed  
> workshop.
> Places are limited so please book early. If there are no places
> available, we will be holding further PD workshops and there is a  
> public
> (free) install session from 6pm on Tuesday 14th Dec.
>
> All equipment will be provided, though if you prefer you are invited to
> bring your own laptop for the duration of the workshop. The workshop
> team can install PD and setup your machine, but please allow sufficient
> space [700 Mb for dyne:bolic, or 5 Gb for full Linux installation!].
> This is on top of any existing operating system (OS) and will not  
> damage
> your existing OS (Windows, Mac OSX, Linux, BSD, + other Unix flavours
> can be accommodated).
>
> **NB - Please let us know in advance if you want to bring your own
> machine and let us know its specifications**
>
>
> The program
> -----------
>
> DAY ONE
>
> INTERMEDIATE: aimed towards people with some basic familiarity with
> computers, and who would like to increase their knowledge of Pure Data,
> digital audio+video and Linux.
>
>
> 1
> Installation Clinic(workshop participants only) [HANDS-ON][1 HOUR]
>
>
> This block of time will be set aside for people to bring in their own
> PCs in order to install either the dyne:bolic or Fedora Linux/Planet
> CCRMA system of audio video applications. Please set aside a suitable
> amount of space on your hard drive! [700 Mb for dyne:bolic, or 5 Gb for
> full Linux installation!]
>
> 2
> Meet Mr. Pure Data[HANDS-ON][3 HOURS]
>
>
> An introduction to simple programming using the graphical environment  
> of
> PD, or Pure Data. Participants will build a simple, monophonic
> synthesizer which can be played from the computer keyboard, while
> learning some of the basic "grammar" and "vocabulary" of the PD
> language. Several ready-made instruments from the RRADical collection  
> of
> patches for PD will also be introduced.
>
> 3
> Everyone Wants to be a VJ, pt. 1[HANDS-ON][3 HOURS]
>
>
> An introduction to GEM, the Graphics Environment for Multimedia, which
> is an external library for PD which allows for the creation and
> manipulation of 3D objects. Participants will explore basic 3D shapes +
> movements, as well as mapping images and textures onto these shapes.
>
>
>
> DAY TWO
>
> INTERMEDIATE: aimed towards people with some basic familiarity with
> computers and Pure Data, and with an interest in making live sound and
> video.
>
> 1.
> Our Old Friend, Mr. Pure Data[HANDS-ON][3 HOURS]
>
>
> A higher level workshop in PD, for those who survived the introduction
> and are ready for more complex exercises. Here, we will cover using
> tables to manipulate audio samples, filters + delays, creating reusable
> modules of code to save you time, and integrating PD into other Linux
> audio applications using the Jack Audio Connection Kit.
>
> 2.
> Everyone Wants to be a VJ pt. 2[HANDS-ON][3 HOURS]
>
>
> Video mixing and processing using PDP, or Pure Data Packets, another
> external for PD. Aymeric will demonstrate how to create abstract video
> from noise, how to load Quicktime video clips from the hard drive, and
> how to use filters to create video effects.
>
> 3.
> Installation Clinic(open to the public 6pm) [HANDS-ON][1 HOUR]
>
>
> This block of time will be set aside for people to bring in their own
> PCs in order to install either the dyne:bolic or Fedora Linux/Planet
> CCRMA system of audio video applications. Please set aside a suitable
> amount of space on your hard drive! [700 Mb for dyne:bolic, or 5 Gb for
> full Linux installation!]
>
> Credits and thanks
> ------------------
>
> Simon Yuill of http://www.yourmachines.org/ for the inspiration to put
> on the workshop. Raquel Perez de Eulate for help organising the event.
> Korona from SSBA for the venue hire. The PD.ZILLA team for being
> flexible in arranging the event.
>
> The event is organised by OpenMute, provider of FLOSS web tools see:
> http://openmute.org
> OpenMute is a Mute Publishing Ltd. project http://metamute.com , and
> supported by the Arts Council of England.
>
>
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