Table of Contents In this chapter, we won't focus on producing
music yet, but rather on understanding the way that computers
and Pd handle data. We will be working with practical listening
examples as often as possible to avoid unnecessarily abstract
and dry technical explanations. However, the precise way in
which computers produce sound will not be explained until
Chapter 3. You should build the sample patches yourself in Pd.
This first-hand experience will help solidify the concepts
presented. Starting in Chapter 3, larger patches can be found at
www.kreidler-net.de/pd/patches/patches.zip. Once you have
started Pd, the main Pd window appears on the monitor. Open a
new programming window by clicking the File menu and then New. A
new window opens. Add an object box under Put Object, or with
the keypad, using the listed key command: Ctrl-1 (this is for
Windows; other platforms may have different key commands). ...
you should see a blue box attached to the mouse cursor ... Then
click somewhere on the blank whi