Intro to Pure Data

This beginner-friendly workshop will get participants creating sound art on Pure Data. The goal is to work towards a basic foundation in generating noise using Pure Data, controlling and altering audio signals using number generators. The workshop aims to provide all the basic skills needed to utilise Pure Data's audio processing functions, and provides a jumping off point for attendees to create their own unique pieces of sound art. As an introduction to Pure Data's visual programming language, attendees will learn how to use basic objects such as message objects, bangs and sliders, waveform generators including oscillator, noise and phasor, effects such as low pass filters, as well as writing elements into an array to create visualisations of their waveforms. The final outcome can range from retro beep boop sounds to intense bursts of noise. 

Workshop requirements: Laptop with with Pure Data vanilla downloaded https://puredata.info/downloads/pure-data 

About Nadia Li:
Nadia Li is an artist currently pursuing a BA in Art and Technology at the Slade. Her practice explores the social interactions between humans and technology, interrogating the effects and implications of digitally media communication. She is interested in the medium of sound art, and the utilisation of noise music in performance, storytelling and soundscapes.