Thursday, May 3, 2012


Dept. of Music presents 
Pure Data mini-Conference
May 11th and 12th, Dept. of Music, House 5, TCD.
Pure Data is a real-time graphical programming environment for audio, video and graphical processing. It is a visual programming language developed by Miller Puckette for creating interactive computer music and multimedia works.  http://puredata.info/
Schedule of events: 
Friday, May 11th, 10AM - 5PM: Papers
Ricky Graham, Andy Farnell, Mikael Fernstrom/Sean Taylor, David Collier, Keith Hennigan and Rich Duckworth. 

Friday, May 11th, 8PM: Performance night in the Boydell Recital Room
Free admission - (((Quadraphonic sound)))
Acts include: Endphase - Softday - Ricky Graham - Kerry Hagan - Rich Duckworth
Note: Endphase 18-4 PIGS performed with live collaborators in Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Spain. 
Saturday, May 12th, 10AM - 5PM: Workshops
 Andrew McGovern - libpd on Android workshop: install libpd on your Android device and create libpd project.  
 Andy Farnell  Composition with Pd: team-based workshop
Saturday, May 12th, Evening 
Pd mini-Con social meet-up
Kindly supported by the Provost's Visual & Performing Arts Fund and the Dept. of Music. 
Contact details
Blog: http://bluespetroleum.blogspot.com/
Info: duckwor (at) tcd (dot) ie    

Thursday, April 5, 2012

2012 Pure Data mini-Con at TCD Dublin update

The 2nd Pd mini-Con will take place in the Dept. of Music, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland on the 11th and 12th of May, 2012. There will be a performance night as well in the Music Dept. recital room at 8PM on Friday the 11th. There will be an end-of-'Con dinner and/or event on Saturday, so do plan to stick around, if you can.....This years 'Con brings some old friends back and a host of new faces, including (in no particular order):
João Pais (+Endphase by remote hookup),
Softday (Seán Taylor + Mikael Fernström),
Andy Farnell,
Kerry Hagan,
Ricky Graham,
Andy McGovern,
David Collier,
Music Dept. student pd projects,
Rich Duckworth (host, MC, & mixmeister).  

We still have room for papers, demonstrations, performances (maybe...call?), workshops, and /or any Pd-related endeavour. Simply make contact with submissions (include your tech spec), or if you have any questions. 

Thursday, March 1, 2012

2012 Pure Data mini-Con at TCD Dublin

The 2nd Pd mini-Con has been given the green light: it will take place in the Dept. of Music, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland on the 11th and 12th of May, 2012. There is wriggle room to spill over to the 10th and/or 13th if needs be. 

This years 'Con promises to be bigger and better since we have forged mutual alliances with other Irish-based Pd-er camps & circuit-bender groups. There will be a performance night as well in the Music Dept. recital room and break-out room(s) as necessary for workshops etc.    

There is a call is for papers, demonstrations, performances, workshops, and /or any Pd-related endeavour. Simply make contact with submissions (include your tech spec), or if you have any questions.