PewPew

PureData patch to simulate laser effect.

Requirements

• PureData
• LoopMIDI
• Any Pitch Bend Plugin that supports MIDI CC control.

Note - Only 32 bit version is supported on Windows OS for the moment.

Installation

1. Pure Data :

1. Download the folder and make sure system requirements (32-bit for Windows and 64 bit for MacOS) are met.
   
2. Run PewPew.pd
   
3. Set #CC and channel numbers as required.
   
4. Set a looper like LoopMIDI for windows and IACdriver for Macos under MIDI Output device in Pure Data.
   

2. DAW :

1. Configure your DAW and plugin to read the MIDI looper data.
   
2. Set #CC and channel numbers from 1.3 in the plugin.
   

Features

PRESET LIST :

Shape of the envelope that the MIDI follows. Custom shape can be modleled using sliders Y0, X1, Y1, X2, Y2, Y3.

BPM value :

Rate of MIDI note change

Number of MIDI notes :

Max number of MIDI note to output. (Y axis of envelope_shaper).

Trigger level :

Level in dB the input signal beyong which to trigger envelope.

Trigger standalone :

• Trigger BPM - envelope repeats every set BPM value
• Trigger once - Envelope runs once.
• Trigger VU meter - envelope runs when input audio signal exceeds Trigger level value
• Trigger count - Total number of times to run the envelope

Patch in action with Neural DSP Archetype Gojira X and Cubase

Source code

The patch was developed as an external for Pure Data using C. Feel free to send an email for access to source code.