It’s pretty, and it’s progress, but it ain’t right!
The channels of the #ObliquePalette are allocated wrong. Some of this could be a firmware issue, which is easy alwnoigh to address. But it also looks like there might be missing traces on the PCB, which I can test with more jumpers.
#modularsynth #plugdata #synthdiy #eurorack #experimentalart #robotics
The #ObliquePalette 0.5.4 is on my workbench!
Fingers crossed that errors are small and easy to track down!
There looked to be errors in KiCAD that…don’t actually seem to be on the board? I hope that’s true!
Fingers crossed for #modularsynth control of a #plugdata patch and the patch being able to turn that back around to control servos, #synthdiy , #eurorack , or other #experimentalart & #robotics things by the weekend!
“Computers are for fucking around, making art, and falling in love.”
Here’s the patch that’s controlling the servo in the above video, which is the thing that’s so exciting: the #ObliquePalette can control servos and #Eurorack with #plugdata.
(In theory, it can also receive those signals, but I did something wrong…)
The #ObliquePalette analog outputs are working, voltage and servo alike!
Inputs seem to have an electronic error. Trying to figure it out.
Servo current draw might be too high through basic USB even with power capacitors. There’s a connector to add a separate power plug, too, but I’m pretty sure the answer is USB-C PD that will additionally give the voltage range to be fully #Eurorack compatible.
It’s really exciting to see #plugdata outputting position and voltage to the real world!
#ObliquePalette #Eurorack #modularsynth #synthdiy #plugdata
Ask me about it at #Superbooth! Maybe I'll even have one that works!
The #ObliquePalette v0.5.3 is off to manufacture!
It'll fit in a #Eurorack #modularsynth case if you like. And it reads and writes voltage control (only 0:5V currently, but ±5V in the final, we're hoping). You’ll be able to plug your #synthdiy weird things into its eight inputs, which you will then interpret with a #plugdata patch.
And your patch will obey your creative wishes, making sound with your computer audio and sending out 8 channels of CV and servos*!
*We'll see how many we can run!
This video by @polarity about PlugData has made me understand what an interesting and promising open source platform this is for audio plugin developers and music creators. Kind of evident once you get it but the fact is that I had missed it, even after installing PlugData because of some plugin a few weeks ago.
Two weeks ago I did a try-out workshop for the #drumcode project with 3 drum teachers. Using DIY triggers and software to get them started making algorithmic music.
The project is available on https://github.com/tmhglnd/drumcode with instructions. Running in #plugdata using #flucoma
Some templates to get started are available as well
Thanks to funding from Creative Industries Fund NL https://stimuleringsfonds.nl/
Happy place
Prototyping our next #ObliquePalette prototype, 0.4. It’s just barely possible that this will be the first fully functional prototype, able to receive arbitrary external signal from sensors, #Eurorack, analog controls — and communicate out to other #modularsynth bits, experimental electronics, audio, and servo motors, all programmable with the #plugdata art-first patch programming language.
Your #computer should be for you to make art, not for your boss to make money.
#Plugdata ist für mich die spannendste Entdeckung der letzten Woche: Visuelles Programmieren von Musik und Sound in #PureData in einer sehr eleganten #OpenSource App - die es sogar für iOS gibt. Überlege, wie man das im Musikunterricht nutzen kann ohne dass die Einstiegshürden zu groß werden.
Ein eigenes Beispiel für eine #Soundscape
In today's video, we focused on refining our plug data sampler, particularly aiming to improve its interface and fix existing bugs. We delved into the capabilities of using 'send' and 'receive' symbols, allowing for more efficient and cleaner data flow within the patch.
Hey folks, in today's video we dive deep into PlugData's latest stable version, 0.8. I showed you how to create your own VST & Clap plugin using a PureData patch, and we discussed some of the limitations and workarounds.
More plugdata: We improve the patch with variable sample rate, buffer length, GUI and init values. I tried to keep it simple and verbose. Hope y'all can follow and have the same fun as i did.
https://youtu.be/O3b4UGB97OA
Stop buying plugins, create your own 
I'm re-visiting plugdata and create a small sampler patch. Fun and simple.
The big project I'm excited about right now is #plugdata. https://plugdata.org
It's a graphical programming language based on & compatible with Pure Data. But it's not only far more legible, it also runs as a VST plugin in your DAW.
As much as I love what it does now, I'm most interested in developing it for my general purpose programming and experimentation. I want to program drones and synths and costumes with it at https://patreon.com/joshua
We need more coders! Come help!
