Installation
The image file can be downloaded from https://github.com/BelaPlatform/bela-image-builder/releases/. Instructions are provided to build the .img file and flash it into the sdcard from various host platforms such as linux, windows and macOS.
Detailed steps can be found here!
When the card is flashed, insert it into the Bela system, plug it in to your computer and load up the IDE!
The application script has been generally written as pureData (pd) patch. The patches are created in a host computer and then uploaded to the Bela platform over a web-based interface. PureData can be downloaded from https://puredata.info/downloads. The patches created for the Interactive guitar can be found in the repository. However, the image flashed onto the SD card with the pre-installed patches can also be found in the repository.
- Load the IDE by typing the bela IP, or http://bela.local/, at the address bar of your browser
- Click on the folder icon to create a new project. Click the button 'New Project'
- Name your project and click on the development language as PureData. Click on Create project
- Upload a file either by clicking on "Choose File", or drag and drop directly. The latter supports dragging multiple files at once, which is the easiest way to do it. There's a lot of patches to check out in the patches-folder, or you can upload something new.
- Click the setting icon and select the project as the default project to run during boot
- Click on the 'power'-button in the bottom right corner of the IDE, unplug the USB between the Bela and computer and turn the Bela on. Then it should load up with the patch you just uploaded.