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Hi guys!!

My patch is a really simple one and may not display wide variety of techniques but I am still proud of it. I joined the course late and was feeling like I was lagging behind which made me see myself in somewhat a negative way. Coming to CMU was already a big step because the past few months were pretty difficult and CMU symbolized a new beginning. Music (by artists like Bruno Mars and One Republic) was of great help in cheering me up and helping me move forward. This patch is a very simple combination of all these factors. I’m determined to improve myself and make a better one next time 🙂 .

Best,

Spandy

Fun and Betterment

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Posting to the site

The first step for submitting an assignment is create a post on the course website.  The course website is powered by WordPress, a free and open-source blogging tool and CMS.  Using WordPress is pretty intuitive, but if you encounter difficulty there is a lot of support available online.

Your post should include the Max patch that was created for the assignment.  To post your patch:

  1.  Unlock your patch.  Select the entire patch (you can hit Command-A to Select All).  Go to the Edit menu and select Copy Compressed.
    copy-compressed
  2.  Make a gist on github and paste the URL into your WordPress post.  Wordpress will automatically display the code, like so:
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</code></pre>

For complex patches with dependencies and media files you may share a zip file via Google Drive.

Your posts should also include video and audio documentation of what your patch does.  Video documentation can be delivered via Vimeo or Youtube – both offer free accounts.  Formatting the video in a WordPress post is super-easy, just paste the link into the WordPress Visual editor [i.e. http://youtu.be/AdK-no9dKIA or https://vimeo.com/29001775], and WordPress will format it nicely, like so:

Sound recordings can be delivered via SoundCloud, which also offers free accounts.  Posting SoundClouds is also super-easy, just post the link into the Visual editor [i.e. https://soundcloud.com/sp4cp/long-john-is-long], and WordPress will auto-format it nicely, like so:

Under “Categories” tag your post with “Assignments”:

Screen Shot 2014-08-26 at 2.30.44 PM

Don’t forget: After you have created your post on the website, you must deliver your work via Canvas by entering a link to your post.