ppooll convention

Oct. 29. & 30. 2025
MDW / Future Art Lab / Klangtheater

concerts - thursday oct 30th 19:00
live:

joe steccato
klaus filip & cora leli hausch
christof kurzmann & martin brandlmayr

workshops - 29th & 30th oct from 14:00
attention: the workshops are already fully booked. to inquire about last minute vacancies please write us an email: info@moozak.org

workshops are hands-on. bring your own laptop with ppooll installed. (ppooll 9 will be available soon)

workshops 29.10. / 14:00 – 20:00

getting started – how to use ppooll as an individually configured instrument
whats new in ppooll 9
multichannel – step across the 2 channel border in outputs and processing

workshops 30.10. / 14:00 – 18:00

ppooll 4 live – the bridge between ppooll and ableton live
ppooll architecture [Max] – insights on message and signal flow between ppooll patchers
special ppooll_objects – how to communicate with own max-patchers.

live stream
the whole program will be live streamed via echoraeume.klingt.org
ppooll
ppooll is a collection of audio modules, which can be arranged into an individual instrument.
it’s a versatile, fully customizable toolkit that facilitates audio manipulation, granular synthesis, modular networking, ambisonics and much more. it is used for live performance, improvisation and installations. ppooll is in a continuous state of development, and we welcome contributions and suggestions from all users.
ppooll was created around 1999 by klaus filip. currently it is maintained by joe steccato, klaus filip & cora hausch.

download ppooll at ppooll.klingt.org
ppooll community over at discord

ppooll convention
ppooll convention is an international gathering of musicians and programmers who work with the open-source framework ppooll—a modular software tool for live improvisation with Max/MSP. The convention provides a space for exchange, further education, and joint research into new forms of collaborative electronic music. As part of an event on October 30 at the MDW Klangtheater, international guests and local artists will use ppooll to create unique, spontaneous soundscapes. The concert evening will allow a wide audience to experience the creative and collaborative energy of the ppooll scene and showcase the artistic diversity that can arise from the free use of software.

ppooll convention is a cooperation of moozak, aesr – applied/experimental sound research lab, elak – lehrgang für elektroakustische und experimentelle musik, mdw – universität für musik und darstellende kunst wien and echoraeume.