Spencer Poisseroux

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[Pd] Didascalies

Didascalies remix puredata performance

based on Luc Ferrari’s Didascalies
all puredata patches by myself
samples created and manipulated in ableton live
this project also plays with the concept of foley on sounds that cannot be extracted from didascalies itself


main patch this patch is the main controller. it allows samples to be triggered, and also allows dynamic setting of interval time (how long before the samples loop again). individual sample volumes can also be adjusted here. the logic for the timing of samples also lives here.


sample patch here samples can be loaded in to be triggered. when the playback finishes the time marker is brought to the beginning to be ready for playback again. when a bang is received from the main patch the sample plays. every sample follows this format from the example string7 patch.


piano patch here random midi notes are generated and passed through to ableton live where a piano instrument then outputs. the button in main acts as an on/off switch.


ableton midi notes from the drunkenPiano patch are inputted to ableton, where they then go through a dorian mode scale midi effect and then a grand piano instrument.