I’m really glad to invite you to join us at the Scotts Pure Data Users Group.
Following the workshop we held at Electron Club, we just set up a mailing list for future discussion, activities and events related to Pure Data in the Glasgow/Edinburgh/Dundee/Aberdeen area.
At the moment we plan to establish a regular Pd Users MeetUp at the Electron Club, Glasgow.

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We just started and we warmly welcome you to join us and share your ideas or propose initiatives.
You can subscribe to the Scotts Pd Users List at http://lists.electronclub.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pdusers.

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FKL and TempoReale invite you to submit scientific and musical contributions related to the theme of soundscape to the fifth symposium of Forum Klanglandschaft to be held in Florence, 20 – 22 May 2011.

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The conference is held in cooperation between the two institutions, together with the contemporary art center EX3, and offers the opportunity to present, in the conference, papers, sound-works, installations and videos.

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The title “keep an ear on …” suggests, as the specific theme for this edition, the need to pay attention to and also to control what we all hear, both from the point of view of the danger of noise pollution, and from the one of the aesthetic quality of our sound environment.

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Scientific papers

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Scientific sessions are planned with papers of 20 minutes. To submit a paper you have to send an abstract (max 400 words) and a short biography (max 200 words).
Abstracts and biographies, both in your own language and in English, must be submitted to the following email address: convegno2011@temporeale.itThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
A stereo audio system and a video projection system will be available during the symposium.

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Soundworks

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There are two categories of soundworks:

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1 – Soundscape composition (also in multichannel format)

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Send an the audio recording of the work with a short description (max 400 words) and a short biography (max 200 words). All the documents must be submitted, both in your own language and in English, to the following email address: convegno2011@temporeale.itThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
A stereo recording of the audio material, marked “FKL-Soundscape Composition”, must be sent to the symposium address.

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2 – Works on the theme “Music and environment” (without live musicians, also in multichannel format)

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Send an audio recording of the work with a short description (max 400 words) and a short biography (maximum 200 words).
All the documents, both in your own language and in English, must be submitted to the following email address: convegno2011@temporeale.itThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
A stereo recording of the audio material, marked “FKL-Music and environment” must be sent to the symposium address.

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Sound installations and videos

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Send a short description of the work (max 400 words), a short biography (max. 200 words) and a documentation file.
The documentation file should contain pictures or drawings of the installation, explain clearly the working of the installation, contain all the technical data, the required space and everything else that is needed.
Describe as accurately as possible all the technical and space requirements, and specify also what you can contribute to the realization of your work and what you would need to be provided by FKL.
A movie or a video simulation of the installation will be appreciated.

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All the documents , both in your own language and in English, must be submitted to the following email address: convegno2011@temporeale.itThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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The documentation file as well as the attached materials (movies, audio files etc), marked “FKL-sound installation”, must be sent to to the symposium address.

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The accepted installations will be hosted by the Centre for Contemporary Art EX3.
At the address: http://www.paesaggiosonoro.it/keepanearon/ex3_spazi, you can see the spaces that the contemporary art center EX3 makes available.

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The deadline for the submission of proposals is: October 30, 2010

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Address for all materials:
FKL 2011 Symposium
TEMPO REALE
Villa Strozzi – Via Pisana 77
50143 Florence (Italy)

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The scientific and artistic selection committee will include board members of FKL and TempoReale and will choose the papers, musical works and installations (together with a member of EX3) be presented during the symposium.

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Please note that in case of acceptance of your scientific and /or artistic proposal , in order to present it at the conference you must be or become a member of FKL.

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For more information and details
convegno2011 [at] temporeale [dot] it

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via Rhizome

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SUBMIT TO UNSOUND FESTIVAL 2011
Deadline: August 15, 2010

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BASIC INFORMATION
((audience)) has been invited to participate in Unsound, a festival of experimental music and sound art. Founded in 2003, Unsound is an annual event held in Krakow, Poland; in April 2011, the festival organizers will present the second annual Unsound festival in New York City at venues throughout the five boroughs.

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Conceived in 2006, ((audience)) is an unprecedented project that explores the cinema as a 21st century concert hall. It is dedicated to the advancement of aural arts by providing wide distribution and new contexts for works by emerging and established sound artists and composers. The centerpiece of ((audience)) is a biennial program of 5.1 surround sound works by international artists intended for presentation in movie theaters as “cinema in the dark.” This program travels to partnering organizations from Delhi, India to New York City — accompanied by curatorial lectures, performances, exhibitions and screenings on a city-by-city basis.

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CALL FOR WORKS
((audience)) is issuing a special call for 5.1 surround sound works for the 2011 Unsound festival. Selected works will be presented in a completely dark cinema environment without visual accompaniment at the Walter Reade Theater / Film Society of Lincoln Center. Selected artists will receive a modest fee. (Fees to be determined in September.)

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All works must relate to this year’s festival theme: “Horror – the Pleasure of Fear and Unease” (for example, one could submit a soundtrack to an imagined horror film; a radio play; a work dealing abstractly with the concept of horror, etc.) New works or newly contextualized works will be accepted. Artists currently located in Eastern Europe are encouraged to apply, and will receive special attention. We are especially interested in narrative or musical works that play with the traditional idea of cinematic surround sound, and/or with the concept of horror, and in works that emphasize temporal, narrative or spatial experimentation.

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PLEASE download the submission instructions for information on how to submit, by visiting http://au.dience.org/?/submit/submit/

via .microsound announce list

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Dear Friends,

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I’d like to invite you to participate in a special project of radio aporee and the World Listening Project for the first World Listening Day, on Sunday, July 18, 2010.

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Radio aporee is an open project about the creation and exploration of public space. Its creator, Udo Noll asks you for help in creating an “audio snapshot of the world” as heard and recorded on World Listening Day. Aporee maps uses the Google maps interface to allow anyone to easily find their location on the map, then upload their audio via the web or mobile phone.

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We’re inviting you to send an audio recording from your actual location, or other places of your interest on this day to the maps: http://aporee.org/maps/.

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With your contributions collected on World Listening Day, Udo will then create a dedicated project page on the aporee map. As Udo says, “And besides having a nice documentation, I’m really intrigued by the idea of listening to the sounds of a particular day, around the world….” I’m very curious about what will happen, too.

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Specifications for uploading

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WEBSITE: http://aporee.org/maps/

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FORMAT: mp3, 128-320 kbit, 44.1 or 48 kHz (for best audio quality, we recommend bitrates of 224, 256 or 320 kbps)

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FILE SIZE: max. 25 MB

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PLEASE NOTE: Contributors should type a tag “WLD” or “world listening day” in the keywords field, so that it can be found by searches.

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Please be patient while uploading, depending on your connection this may take a while.

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Below are basic instructions on how to send sounds (upload) to the radio aporee soundmap at http://aporee.org/maps/

1. You don’t need a login in order to participate, just a valid email address.
2. Find the location of your audio on the map and click on it
3. A small pops open that says “new place, add recording” with three choices: upload sound, fetch sound from URL, and phone call.
4. Select whichever method you’re using to upload, navigate to the file if it’s on your computer, fill in the form fields for info and email address, then click “ok”
5. Once your audio file has uploaded to the aporee server, check your email for a message from radio aporee
6. In the message you are provided with a link to confirm and edit the info about your audio submission, please remember to TAG YOUR SUBMISSION: “world listening day” and/or “WLD”
7. Once that’s done your sound will appear on http://aporee.org/maps/.

Questions? Contact: radio@aporee.org or visit the Help & How-to on radio aporee page.

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The purposes of World Listening Day are:

• To celebrate the practice of listening as it relates to the world around environmental awareness, acoustic ecology, and us
• To raise awareness about issues related to the World Soundscape Project, World Listening Project, World Forum for Acoustic Ecology, including individual and group efforts to creatively explore phonography
• To design and implement educational initiatives which explore these concepts and practices

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You’ll find the press release and further information on world Listening Day at http://www.worldlisteningproject.org/?p=667

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All the best,
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Eric Leonardson, founder
Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology (MSAE)

Thanks to my friend Fernando Fonseca I just found out this useful wiki. It is a comprehensive collection of free and open source tools, full-featured applications for video editing, production and real-time processing.
Check the database here.

A10 Lab presents

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Live Media and FLOSS* Extended Production Seminary
with Marco Donnarumma

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*Free/Libre Open Source Software

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Monday 26th – Friday 30th July
17:30-22:30 daily

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@ C4CC, 16 Acton Street, London, WC1X 9NG

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80 pp
The workshop is limited to 20 participants.
Please register by sending an email to info [at] a10lab [dot] com with the subject heading “Live Media and FLOSS workshop”.

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Full information here http://www.crealab.info/digitalab/?p=393

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In-depth Theoretical and practical audiovisual live performance seminary using FLOSS.
Pure Data audiovisual real-time processing, tricks and tips to create your own performance tool.

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Description

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The seminary consists of four parts. During the introduction the participants acquire a basic theoretical knowledge about Live Media. The introduction is extended through a review of selected audiovisual
works in order to explore and analyse the potential of the audiovisual research.

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Therefore participants are introduced to the concept of FLOSS (Free/Libre Open Source Software), they familiarize with few FLOSS software as they understand its practical and theoretical keystones.

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In the second part participants learn the meaning of real-time audio-video data processing reviewing the most common production tools. Eventually they deal with the process of an audiovisual performance pre-production using FLOSS: from brainstorming and concept design, through planning of the audiovisual
format, to the collection of support materials such as texts, tutorials, and the drawing of sketches representing the logic structure of data processing.

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The third part focus on Pure Data graphical programming environment.
Participants learn to communicate with Pd and how to surf through the audio and visual processing libraries. They build basic processing structures and discover tricks and tips to create their own
performance tool.

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For the last part the work group is split in smaller groups. Through practical individual exercises participants acquire the technical know-how about the creation/collection of moving images and sonic
events within the Pure Data graphical programming environment, thus they develop an original software, following the standard realisation steps: beta-testing; analysis of errors and its correction; and final testing during a collective jam performance.

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Aim

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The seminary seeks to give the participants who don’t have previous experience in programming and Live Media practice the needed theoretical and practical knowledge and skills to feel comfortable
within the FLOSS creation environment. The classes’ aim is to make the participants able to understand and assimilate the diverse passages of the creation process of software ad-hoc in order to be independent during the planning and development of a FLOSS project (musical, audiovisual, multi-media or theatre pieces) using the audiovisual language.

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Who’s it for

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Musicians, producers, live visualists, film-makers, programmers, sound designers or passionates of digital arts or electronic music and experimentation who want to enhance and extend their skills and tools will find this seminary inspirational and fundamental for the further development of their works and creative ideas, free from the limitations of user-friendly and proprietary software.

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No previous programming experience is needed.

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What to bring

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Participants are invited to bring their laptops and encouraged to bring musical instruments, cameras, photo cameras, webcam, microphones, sensors, MIDI devices and fresh, unusual ideas!

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Primary personal website and portfolio:
http://marcodonnarumma.com/

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Personal blog dedicated to new media art, digital freedom and music:
http://www.thesaddj.com/

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C::NTR::L
Interactive environment for audiovisual performance with physical computing:
http://cntrl.sourceforge.net/

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Surfing through Linux Audio Conference LAC 2010 schedule, I just found this really interesting paper by Marije Baalman, Christopher Salter, Harry Smoak, Vincent De Belleval, Brett Bergmann, Joseph Malloch, Joseph Thibodeau, Marcelo M. Wanderley from Montreal, Canada.
The paper is titled Sense/Stage – low cost, open source wireless sensor and data sharing infrastructure for live performance and interactive realtime environments .

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If you’re interested in real-time interactive environments for live performance you should definitely read the paper and watch on-line the video of the presentation.
Good work!