Enabling Interactive Music Performance through Web Browsers for non-Programmers
Resumo
We introduce pd4web, software that allows running Pure Data (Pd) patches directly in web browsers without programming expertise. It removes the need for C code or build configuration, enabling Pd-based electroacoustic and live-electronic works on desktop and mobile platforms. Unlike similar tools, pd4web targets musicians and composers familiar with Pd, allowing them to deploy patches online. By lowering technical barriers, it expands creative possibilities and reduces dependence on specialized hardware or software. pd4web has been used in compositions such as Improviso I, Cˆanticos de Sil´ıcio I, but also in projects like Gaiasenses Web and cartoP5, demonstrating real-time web-based electroacoustic performance with minimal setup. However, due to the Web Audio API and remaining challenges, including latency and performance limits, the need for ongoing improvements to the Web Audio API remains.Referências
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Leo McCormack and Archontis Politis. Sparta & compass: Real-time implementations of linear and parametric spatial audio reproduction and processing methods. In Audio Engineering Society Conference: 2019 AES International Conference on Immersive and Interactive Audio. Audio Engineering Society, 2019.
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Albert Gräf, Timothy Schoen, and Benjamin Wesch. Pd-lua signals and graphics. In Proceedings of the 19th Linux Audio Conference.
Bruce W. Pennycook and Bruce W. Pennycook. Who will turn the knobs when i die. 13(3):199–208.
Isabel Pires, Filipa Magalhães, and Andreia Nogueira. Preservation and technological obsolescence: Portuguese contemporary musical heritage in perspective. 47(4):355–364.
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Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). No brasil, 88,9% da população de 10 anos ou mais tinha celular em 2024. [link], 2025. Accessed: August 16, 2025.
Publicado
15/09/2025
Como Citar
NEIMOG, Charles K.; SOUZA, Rodolfo Coelho de.
Enabling Interactive Music Performance through Web Browsers for non-Programmers. In: SIMPÓSIO BRASILEIRO DE COMPUTAÇÃO MUSICAL (SBCM), 19. , 2025, Campinas/SP.
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Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação,
2025
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p. 58-65.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbcm.2025.14374.
