Puredyne

Puredyne was a special kind of computer system you could use without installing anything on your computer. It was based on Ubuntu and Debian Live, two popular computer systems that make it easy to try new things. Puredyne was made for people who love music, art, and video, letting them create and share their work right away.

It focused on tools like the Pure Data system for making music, along with other programs such as SuperCollider, Csound, Processing, and Fluxus for working with video. You could also use it with hardware like arduino to connect your computer with fun projects. It even came with software for designing pictures, like GIMP and Inkscape, and tools for recording music such as Ardour and JACK.

Puredyne was supported by the Arts Council England and was even chosen as one of the best software programs of the year in 2010 by the PixelAche network. But in February 2012, the creators announced they were stopping the project because it became too hard to keep updating and there wasn’t clear agreement on what to do next. The last version they made was called 10.10 Gazpacho beta.

Teaching

The main goal of puredyne was to make it easy to teach sound and video processing. It was designed to be a portable system that could be used on any computer, making it perfect for workshops or places where computers are locked down, like schools and universities. This helped teachers show students how to use special software for creating and editing sounds and videos.

Media art

Puredyne was made by artists for artists. It was designed to help with live music and video shows, making computers work better for these kinds of performances. Because it was easy to change, artists could quickly set it up for their own projects.

Live distribution

Puredyne was a special kind of computer system you could run on almost any computer. You could start it up using a CD, DVD, or a USB stick. This system could remember any changes you made, like adding new programs, no matter where you saved them. You could also make it permanent on a computer's hard drive by simply copying a folder from the CD to the hard drive or to a USB stick. It stayed the same every time you used it, no matter what device you started it on. The system also included tools that let people change it, add new programs, or create new versions.

History

Puredyne was created by Aymeric Mansoux and was developed by members of the GOTO10 collective. It started as a multimedia version of Linux called dyne:bolic, focusing on music and sound tools called Pure Data. In January 2009, it switched to use Debian, and by January 2010, it mainly used Ubuntu but still included tools from Debian.