Working with the PureData-object netsend and netsend~
Experiences
At first we tried sending numbers and message using netsend. We took UDP as our network protocol. To make sure there is no router between sender and receiver we used PortForwarding. Additionally the both of us were connected via cable to the router so that we assured ourselves of a steady internet connection sending and receiving equal packages. After we had overcome all these obstacles we were able to send and receive numbers and messages. Not constantly though: At this point of time netsend seemed to work instable/buggy already. Sending and receiving audio was in fact possible, but full of glitches. If you’d send a sine wave the one at the other end of the line would hear it is a sine wave with glitches. Trying the same with spoken word so that you might be able to chat was a disaster. We’ve tried bigger and smaller blocksizes – nothing changed. And once you disconnected (cause changing a parameter like the blocksize affords disconnecting) it is not promised that you’ll reconnect. At first we used Mac and Windows, then both of us used Windows – it had no effect. There is one last thing we’d like to try: Connecting via the Uni-network. Results are about to follow.
The setup of netsend as well as netsend~ is easy to understand.
You'll need the WAN-IP (and yours too of course) of the one you want to connect to and a port (port forwarding!) which PD can use to transfer whatever you want to be transferred.
