And no, you do not need to learn Pure Data to use the Organelle. Aside from the patches
that come loaded on the Organelle, new patches will be listed on the patches page, and
many users have contributed patches available on Patch Storage. You
can
customize or
create your own patches, Pure Data is
free
and available for all computer platforms, but
"to code or not to code" is completely up to you.
What other concepts may be useful to understand?
A basic understanding of audio can only help. And MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital
Interface) is the protocol for triggering
notes
and sending
control messages
. To use the
Organelle as is, basics are enough. If you decide to create patches, a little bit more will be
required, but we will get to all that in later chapters.
1.2 How to Use This Manual
Certain chapters (such as this one!) are relevant to everyone. But depending on how you
will start using the Organelle, some chapters may be more valuable to you than others.
Regardless of your intentions, the getting-started section and concepts information
Chapter 1 will benefit you.
