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Title	Size	Modified	State
What is Pd?	1 kB	2012-06-18 09:10 AM	Published
What is puredata.info?	1 kB	2008-05-04 09:29 PM	Published
What do I need to run Pd?	1.1 kB	2008-05-04 09:29 PM	Published
Can I use Pd to run patches written in Max/MSP?	1.7 kB	2010-12-21 09:02 PM	Published
How do I get more accurate timing from metro?	1 kB	2008-05-07 10:00 AM	Published
How do I get better quality audio out of my computer?	1 kB	2008-05-04 09:29 PM	Published
How do I accumulate (or sum) audio outlets of several modules without so many connections?	1 kB	2008-05-07 10:00 AM	Published
Can I use Pd to run Max/MSP externals?	1 kB	2008-05-07 10:00 AM	Published
Can I run Pd on GNU/Linux?	1 kB	2012-12-28 08:22 PM	Published
Can I use Pd with plugins?	1 kB	2010-11-29 10:02 PM	Published
Where can i get get answers to all my questions?	1 kB	2008-05-04 09:30 PM	Published
How do I install Pd on Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint?	2.8 kB	2022-05-13 10:24 AM	Published
How do I install Pd on MacOS X?	1.3 kB	2009-01-07 10:07 PM	Published
How do I install Pd on RedHat GNU/Linux?	1 kB	2008-05-04 09:30 PM	Published
How do I install Pd on Windows?	1 kB	2012-12-26 03:34 AM	Published
How do I un/subscribe from the mailing list?	1 kB	2008-05-04 09:30 PM	Published
How do I write my own Pd externals (or [objects])?	1 kB	2018-02-26 09:13 PM	Published
How much does Pd cost?	1 kB	2008-05-04 09:29 PM	Published
Where can I find a list of all the native objects in pd?	1 kB	2008-05-07 10:01 AM	Published
How do I make a local array?	1 kB	2008-09-14 11:38 PM	Published
How do I make a local variable?	1 kB	2008-09-14 11:39 PM	Published
How can I lower latency?	1.2 kB	2008-05-04 09:29 PM	Published
How do I record and playback from hard disk?	1 kB	2008-05-07 10:02 AM	Published
How do i compile a Pd-patch to run as a stand-alone application?	1 kB	2009-05-22 04:42 PM	Published
Can I send data to Pd from other application using MIDI?	1 kB	2012-12-26 03:05 AM	Published
What are Pd's command line options?	4.7 kB	2014-10-12 05:51 PM	Published
What are the various Pd distros?	1 kB	2008-05-04 09:30 PM	Published
Windows doesn't use a .pdrc, what do I use on Windows?	1 kB	2008-05-04 09:30 PM	Published
How can I store startup options so that they are loaded every time I start Pd?	2.7 kB	2016-01-26 08:40 PM	Published
What is the difference between Pd, Max/MSP, and jMax?	1 kB	2017-03-25 06:50 PM	Published
What is the difference between the [list] and [pack] objects?	1.1 kB	2008-05-07 10:02 AM	Published
What is the largest integer that Pd can represent?	1 kB	2008-05-07 10:02 AM	Published
What is the .pdrc file and how do I use it?	1.1 kB	2010-05-11 06:32 PM	Published
What platforms does Pd run on?	1 kB	2008-05-04 09:30 PM	Published
When I run Pd, the 'Network is unreachable' ?	1 kB	2008-05-04 09:30 PM	Published
Where can I download Pd and related software?	1 kB	2008-05-04 09:30 PM	Published
Where can I get Pd documentation?	1 kB	2008-05-06 12:35 PM	Published
What is the difference between the [pd] and [page] objects?	1 kB	2013-10-18 08:09 PM	Published
How do I edit a FAQ entry?	1 kB	2012-11-30 02:30 PM	Published
How do I create a FAQ entry?	1 kB	2008-05-12 11:26 AM	Published
What is a FAQ?	1 kB	2008-05-06 02:21 PM	Published
I don't hear any sound!	1 kB	2014-01-22 11:25 AM	Published
Why does everything sound so 'weird'?	1 kB	2008-05-07 10:18 AM	Published
Why does everything sound so 'distorted'?	1 kB	2008-05-07 10:19 AM	Published
How do I get audio input?	1 kB	2014-01-22 11:34 AM	Published
How do I make MIDI work?	3.1 kB	2012-12-26 03:12 AM	Published
Why can't I create an object?	1.1 kB	2008-05-07 10:25 AM	Published
Why can't objects be created?	1.1 kB	2008-05-07 10:26 AM	Published
Why do I get an error when connecting two objects?	1.1 kB	2008-05-07 10:30 AM	Published
Why can't I connect two objects?	1 kB	2008-05-07 10:31 AM	Published
What's a "DSP-loop"?	1.5 kB	2014-01-22 11:33 AM	Published
What's a "stack overflow"?	1.4 kB	2008-05-07 10:38 AM	Published
How do I run Pd from the command line?	1.7 kB	2008-05-12 11:25 AM	Published
How is Pd spelled?	1.1 kB	2008-05-12 11:30 PM	Published
How do I install externals and help files with Pd-extended?	1 kB	2010-11-21 04:51 AM	Published
Gem is crashing X11 in GNU/Linux when using the fglrx graphics driver	1 kB	2013-10-18 08:11 PM	Published
What about GEM?	1 kB	2008-07-01 09:09 AM	Published
On GNU/Linux, the fonts are strange and/or too big or small	1.5 kB	2011-05-28 02:08 AM	Published
How do I report a bug?	1.2 kB	2008-07-09 08:27 PM	Published
When I upgraded to Pd-extended 0.40.3, it stopped loading all of the libraries.	1 kB	2009-04-09 12:46 PM	Published
How do I fix this error: "Library not loaded: /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.6.dylib"?	1 kB	2008-11-14 11:18 PM	Published
How do I download the flext binaries that used to be included in Pd-extended?	1.2 kB	2009-06-20 08:48 PM	Published
How do I access the pure-data source code repositories?	1 kB	2013-10-18 05:52 PM	Published
What is Pd-extended?	1 kB	2010-01-22 05:21 PM	Published
How is Pd-extended different from Pure Data by Miller Puckette (aka Pd-vanilla)?	1 kB	2009-08-18 03:29 PM	Published
Is Pd-extended compatible with Pd-vanilla (by Miller Puckette)?	1 kB	2009-08-18 03:31 PM	Published
Why use Pd-extended when Pd Vanilla already exists?	1 kB	2017-03-02 12:29 AM	Published
How do I install externals and help files?	5.2 kB	2017-08-16 04:24 PM	Published
How do I install GUI plugins?	1 kB	2011-07-02 12:36 AM	Published
How do I use pd -stderr on Windows?	1 kB	2011-10-12 06:27 PM	Published
how can i delete a FAQ entry?	1 kB	2012-11-10 11:39 AM	Published
Pd does not launch.	1 kB	2012-12-25 04:30 PM	Published
How do I get an acceptable performance and latency on the MS Windows platform?	1.5 kB	2013-06-02 02:47 PM	Published
Why doesn't audio work when I start Pd in -nogui mode?	1.2 kB	2013-03-02 08:05 PM	Published
Help! Pd crashes on startup on Mac OSX 10.7+	3.3 kB	2016-03-16 01:15 AM	Published
How can I set permissions to read HID devices on GNU/Linux?	4.8 kB	2013-10-18 11:37 PM	Published
How to add aliases for Pd scripting on Mac OSX	1.3 kB	2013-10-18 11:38 PM	Published
How can I run Pd with realtime priority on GNU/Linux?	2.1 kB	2013-10-18 11:38 PM	Published
Is Pd-Extended dead? What are the alternatives?	1.8 kB	2017-03-02 12:34 AM	Published
How to Download Externals from Pd Vanilla (a.k.a. 'deken')?	1.2 kB	2017-03-02 12:35 AM	Published