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musik
some tracks by me - save as, don't click!! fbar | 5.6.2004

_ __showcase_ _ Postrock dub trip stuff. Using samples. Also available as Pd patch and as screenshot. Or torrent

_ __echos_ _ playing around with alpha brain wave stimulating echoes. Jus' kiddin'.

_ __even_more_fonk_ _ the jazz house remix.

_ __fonk_ _ A little late x.mas present and a happy nu year.

_ __goondah_ _ Speakerboxxing. Done with my Speakerboxx.

_ __bluegrass_ _ well, it's just that: bluegrass, the punk rock version.

_ __variation_ _ a variation of "cheesy".

_ __freakwaves_ _ ocean sciences.

_ __erosion_ _ drums, drums, drums, ... and erosion. Also available as mp3-file

_ __cheesy_ _ Bells and whistles.

_ __real_open_code_ _ Going back to distorted hippie trance rock, kinda.

_ __the copyright wars_ _ in ogg format, 12 minute, 11 mb minimal tech-house, done live in PD using only my own instruments angriff, pd-303 and buzz~.

_ __oxygen_ _ is a short track that uses buzz~ for its bass line and some rx7~ presets. The drums were made with the nice iiwu soundfont player external, the midi file itself created with MusE.

_ __min_ _ - 7.5 mb monotonic mono mp3 done entirely in PD.

Some of these files are in Ogg/Vorbis-Format. Learn how to listen to them at _ ___vorbis.com__ _.

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footils.org live at LAConf2 in Karlsruhe
silly baby music and clever talks fbar | 22.4.2004

In case you want to get in contact with me personal, here's your chance: at the Linux Audio Conference 2 at ZKM, Karlsruhe, you will be able to meet me, attend a talk I'll do on RRADical Pd and visit a short concert (1.5.2004, 20-30 min) done by me.

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Pure Data Workshop
26 - 29 May 2004, Netherlands Media Art Institute, Montevideo fbar | 9.4.2004

This workshop is meant for beginners and will focus on Open Source software for the real-time manipulation of audio and video. The dual package of Pure Data and GEM, offer a complete set of tools for sound, multimedia and VJ purposes. Topics will include: real-time audio and video processing with PD and GEM, RRADical PD, PDP and an overview of other free and open source audio and video tools for Linux.

Guests: Aymeric Mansoux, Derek Holzer, Frank Barknecht (that's me) and Jaromil

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fluid~ - soundfont external for Pd and Max/MSP
orchestra in a box fbar | 20.3.2004

fluid~ is an external build around the free fluidsynth soundfont synthesizer available on www.fluidsynth.org Soundfonts collect digitally sampled instruments. fluid~ converts Pd or (x)Max to a fullblown orchestra with just a single external.

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RRADical pattern seqencer
rrad.pattseq 0.0.1 fbar | 28.12.2003

rrad.pattseq is a sophisticated pattern sequencer using the Memento state saving system (memento >= 0.5 required). Some planned features still missing, but here ya go with a preview version.

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syncgrain~
synchronous granular synthesis fbar | 10.1.2003

syncgrain~ 0.2 is a direct port of the SndObject SyncGrain by Dr Victor Lazzarini and implements synchronous granular synthesis.

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wurley~, rhodey~ and the other guys
FM example instruments from STK fbar | 30.11.2002

These are the seven example FM instruments from STK as externals for PD or Max/MSP. Included are: BeeThree, FMVoices, HevyMetl (which doesn't sound like True Metal at all, IMO), PercFlut, Rhodey, TubeBell, Wurley. Download fmstk-0.2.tgz and head over to the WikiWeb to talk about fmstk

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PyDiddy
The footils WikiWikiWeb has opened fbar | 3.11.2002

And now for something completely different: footils.org now also has a WikiWiki section: PyDiddy. This is a collaborative hypertext environment, where you can write, too.

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simple graphical sequencers _ __sseq_ _
Point and click your music fbar | 9.10.2002

The sseq-family includes graphical sequencers made out of sliders or number boxes and feature a save/load system for longer sequences.

Download the package sseq-1.0.tgz here.

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angriff
Analogue modelling drumset - Ver. 0.3 fbar | 8.8.2002

_ __angriff_ - now in version 0.4, a bit smaller - is an analogue drumkit built out of a cosine oscillator and a noise generator plus filters.

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turn the knob _ ___updated_ _
new gui object for PD fbar | 10.6.2002

"knob" is a new gui object for PD based on the IEMGUI-Vslider included in PD. It is now an external instead of a patch and I fixed one bug.

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pd-303
unfinished sympathy for the devil fbar | 16.5.2002

pd-303 is a quickly done 303 bassline synth clone. Not all features are implemented. It uses the new antialiased LADSPA oscillator by Steve Harris for a clean sound.

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pecycle
instant 2step with a mini application fbar | 7.5.2002

Get that instant 2step feeling withthe sample cutter _ __pecycle__ _ and the matching _ ___dance_loops__ _.

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shabby~ and shaffy~ - waveshaping PD externals, running on Max as well
Who are shabby~ and shaffy~? fbar | 17.4.2002

shabby~ is a waveshaper using 11 Chebyshev polynoms to generate harmonics from an incoming sinewave.

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Waveshaper.
Turn on, tune in, flip out. fbar | 16.4.2002

My first exploration of waveshaping. Turn on, tune in, flip out. waveshape.tgz

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rx7~
It's a DX7 emulator based on RX/Saturno fbar | 13.4.2002

rx7~ might replace PDX7 in the near future. It's a DX7 emulator based on RX/Saturno, but realized as an external and it's rather experimental. Get the tarball rx7-020214.tar.gz

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pdx7~
fm synthesis abstraction like the classics fbar | 11.4.2002

text 24 90 PDX7; [ written by Frank Barknecht , 2001 ( is a realisation of 6-Operator FM synthesis modelled loosly after the famous Yamaha DX7. It is *not* a DX7 emulation, just an exploration of FM synthesis in PD.;

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GnuPG-Key
get my key fbar | 10.4.2002

For encrypted message please use my GnuPG key with the fingertprint: 

pub  1024D/B77228A3 1999-05-06 Frank Barknecht 
     Key fingerprint = 628A E064 EAB4 B852 8A96  7179 966E B080 B772 28A3

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More
older externals and abstractions by me fbar | 14.3.2002

buzz~, drummachine, LADSPA frontends, PD for Debian...

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