Hi everyone,

I'm currently writing a piece for string quartet that simultaneously uses different metronome speeds to facilitate the execution of complex polyrhythms. In order to avoid using clicktracks, which, as a performer, I find very distracting, I've written a PD patch that acts like a visual metronome, with a slider and bang indicating the speed and number boxes counting the beats of the measure and the measure numbers, so the players don't get lost. All the speed changes are automated, so I only have to give it the initial bang, and the patch takes care of the rest.

I'm looking for a way to have the patch work on iPhone or Android, so that the players could use their phones as metronomes during the performance. There is no sound component to the patch, it's only meant as a performance aid. I could then have the players connect to a network and launch the patch with a netbang.

I've never used PD on smartphone before, and have found the documentation available on the internet a little confusing. I'm hoping that what I want to do might actually be pretty simple, so if anybody has any idea how to just display a patch on smartphone, I would be so grateful for your help.

Thanks in advance!
Olivier

@olisaintpierre https://danieliglesia.com/mobmuplat/
https://droidparty.net
http://danomatika.com/code/pdparty

@olisaintpierre It might be simpler to use TouchOSC on the phones and having them connect to a single instance of the patch running on a shared computer.

Hi,

I've been experimenting with PdParty and can't seem to get this patch to work. Do you have any experience with the app? I've read through the documentation and can't figure out what's wrong. When I try to open up the patch in PdParty, the app just shuts down...

Thanks for your help,
OlivierMétronome violoncelle.pd

Solved! The app simply didn't like "special" characters. Thanks, it works wonderfully!