Pd is a real-time, graphical programming language for media processing. It provides an environment for audio analysis, synthesis, and processing, with a rich set of multimedia capabilities. You can get Pd for Linux, Windows, MacOS X, BSD, or IRIX.
For more information, go to: http://puredata.info
To reset the default settings, and make sure that default libraries are loaded when Pd runs, go to the Edit menu, then Preferences and click on Reset to Defaults.
You can also reset to defaults by double-clicking C:\Program Files\pd\bin\pd-settings.reg to import the settings to the registry. WARNING: this will overwrite any existing Pd preferences!
ASIO4ALL is a cost-free ASIO audio driver. Is it highly recommended for use with Pd. Download and install it, then when you launch Pd, choose the ASIO option from the Media menu. Using ASIO4ALL should mean less crashes and troubles, as well as better audio performance.
If you would like to install other externals, objects, help files, etc. there are special folders that Pd-extended uses, which are listed below. If the folder does not exist, you should create it. You can find out more details about this by reading that FAQ: How do I install externals and help files?.
As of release 0.41.4 of Pd-extended, the whole package is built from source every night. That means that some objects have been removed from the package because they were not being built from source (objects like [pool], [msd], [flashserver], etc.). You can download these objects from the original authors or get the files from the 0.40.3 Pd-extended release.
This package is released under the GNU GPL. The Pd core and some other included code is originally available with a BSD license from the Pd SVN on SourceForge.
This package may contain software that is covered by patents in certain countries, like the U.S. and Germany. In order to use this software you must have the proper license. Below is a list of the known software packages that are covered by patents in some countries:
Please consider trying to get rid of software patents in your country: http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com
(this package was built on Thu Jan 24 09:25:25 GMT 2013)