Pure data externals howto examples supplement

This page contains some additional information on the external code as found at: iem.at/pd/externals-HOWTO/HOWTO-externals-en.html and as PDF.

The example code is mostly unchanged, some comments and occasional post() is added, supplementing the explaing text. Additionally for each example is a help patch, a Makefile based on the ./externals/template, an *-meta.pd required by the Makefile, and executables for Linux, MacOSX and Windows, all 32 bit. This allows you to check the patch without having a development environment. In addition to the basic examples, helloworld, counter, counter (the complex one, here counter2) and pan, there are helloworldSym and pan2 which are variations which I thought interesting.

Probably the best way to learn more on programming Pd externals is not reading all this, but find it out by yourself... But lazyness can be a virtue too ;-).

• The basic 'helloworld' which prints text on the console when banged. Zip, 19964 bytes
• 'helloworldSym' a variation, which also produces a symbol on the outlet. Zip, 20961 bytes
• The basic 'counter' producing an incrementing integer at the outlet on each bang. Zip, 20671 bytes
• 'counterFloat' a variation, incrementing with float values. Zip, 23506 bytes
• The complex 'counter2' which allows various ways of controlling the produced values. Zip, 34152 bytes
• The basic 'pan' which allows panning of two signal inlet to one outlet. Zip, 22414 bytes
• 'pan2' a variation, which allows panning of one signal inlet to two outlets. Zip, 23874 bytes

Last updated: 2014-12-27

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