Nicolas Bazoge

Do you know of a way in Max to detect (get) the language of the OS it's running on?  

I know the way to find out the OS with the message to Max ";max getsystem" but there doesn't seem to be a message for the OS language.

The idea is to be able to adapt the sending of different OSC messages depending on the language of the user of the patch.

Hello,
Do you know of a way in Max to detect (get) the language of the OS it's running on?  

I know the way to find out the OS with the...

detecting-the-os-language-in-max

Detecting the OS language in Max ?

Will Reynolds

Hey There, I hope you are well. I am looking for someone to create a system in Ableton that can detect the key of an audio clip that is currently playing and transpose other audio clips that are triggered to be in the same key.

I am sure there are multiple ways of doing this and if you have a better way than the one outlined below I would love to know and commission you to build it. I believe the way I have recommended is quite a straightforward way to do it but I am not a programmer and if there is a smarter way to do this compared to reading a clip name I am all ears!

I also think there needs to be a way when you have deactivated all clips that everything returns back to its original key. Perhaps this could be a simple button in a GUI?

Please can you estimate how much this would cost and how long this would take you?

Hey There, I hope you are well. I am looking for someone to create a system in Ableton that can detect the key of an audio clip that is...

simple-m4l-patch-to-detect-ableton-clip-key-and-transpose-other-clips-to-current-clip-key

Simple M4L Patch To Detect Ableton Clip Key And Transpose Other Clips To Current Clip Key

exitdevice

Hi all, I am implementing a monosynth using a simple attack-decay envelope that utilizes curve~ (in hindsight, I see I could have just used live.adsr~, but I think this is a good exercise for me regardless).

I am attempting to use poly~ with two voices to limit the amount of "clicking". I would like to implement some sort of retrigger functionality (like what adsr~ offers), where the level moves to zero in a specified amount of time if asked to trigger before the envelope finishes. I'm a bit at a loss as to how to implement this and would appreciate any pointers or input.  Am I correct in thinking this can all be handled at the envelope level? Or do I need to make changes inside at the voice level?

EDIT: I originally posted AR envelope, which was a mistake. 

Hi all, I am implementing a monosynth using a simple attack-decay envelope that utilizes curve~ (in hindsight, I see I could have just used...

building-an-ar-envelope-with-curve-and-retrigger

Building an AD envelope with curve~ and retrigger

Just Evan

Hello! I'm looking for a multi-platform way to specify the path to the .app/.exe application when running the max patch for the FIRST time.

Now I use the system definition (Mac OS / Windows OS), then I specify the path according to the architecture of each OS and write them in the max path where they are located.

But this method seems a little complicated to me, I would like to have a universal method for every OS.

Perhaps I can use external ~Shell to silently view running processes (similar to the task manager on windows), if the application is running, I can get its path.

Hello! I'm looking for a multi-platform way to specify the path to the .app/.exe application when running the max patch for the FIRST...

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Multi-platform path to the application

Agustin  Echeverria 

Hello I am trying to convert x/y coords to 360 degrees rotation in a pictslider

Hello I am trying to convert x/y coords to 360 degrees rotation in a pictslider

Like this but the oposite way

 Thank You 

Agustin 

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Converting x/y coords to 360 degrees rotation

Danny Fratina

I've got a bpatcher that includes a [textedit] box. The user (me) types some info into it to help initialize the rest of the bpatcher. I want to make it so that when you save and close the patch and reopen it, the text is still there waiting for you. If you alter it, it saves that new text for next time. Currently it resets on each reopen. 

I tried using [pattr] but couldn't figure out how to get it to work. I also considered [dict] but still couldn't figure it out. What would be the best way to do this? For whatever it's worth, I can easily add an inlet and/or outlet to this bpatcher abstraction, I don't mind hooking things up to it because the final shipped product will be in presentation mode and the text box will eventually be fixed and hidden away from the final user who will have no need to interact with it. For this reason, I was hoping to avoid a json file just to keep file sprawl down, but if that's what it takes I'm cool with it.

I've got a bpatcher that includes a [textedit] box. The user (me) types some info into it to help initialize the rest of the bpatcher. I...

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Best way to save user-inputted [textedit] data inside a bpatcher abstraction?

I tried out the following tutorial to build a granular synthesizer with mc objects and gen~, but at around 21 mins I do not get any output signal anymore and can't find the mistake. maybe anyone can help/find the error in my patch? it has to be somewhere in the second gen~ object... thanks so much in advance! 

hello, 

I tried out the following tutorial to build a granular synthesizer with mc objects and gen~, but at around 21 mins I do not get...

problem-granular-synthesis-mc-objects-and-gen-max-patch

problem granular synthesis mc objects and gen~ max patch

Mo Ti

I really hope that someone has had the same problem in the past and might still remember how to solve this.  

I still use Windows XP for some art projects for artistic and practical reasons.  

I properly authorized Max 5 with the challenge response cycling 74 sent me. I am an experienced Max 5 user and instructor, I use it since 2008. I have installed Max 5 during the past 16 years on several laptops and it has always worked, but not this time.  

So it seems to me this is an MSP authorization issue! But what's the solution?  

I made a demonstration video to show the problem that occurs after authorizing Max/MSP:

There are several users that reported the same problem in the past so it seems a common problem at least years ago: 

https://cycling74.com/forums/turning-audio-off-in-max5-breaks-sound-output

https://cycling74.com/forums/audio-issues-with-max-5

Hi everybody, 
I really hope that someone has had the same problem in the past and might still remember how to solve this.  

I still use...

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Max/MSP 5.1.9 - Windows XP - audio error after authorization

It seems the website no longer has any content. 

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Are the 11olsen externals still available?

Andrew Pask

We're really happy to let you have the package which enables Link support in Max 7.

It's now up in the Package Manager, access it from the File menu in Max.

As many of you know, Link is an Ableton engineering effort for beat syncing apps across wifi networks. Be jamming with your friends on their iphones in a blink! No more messy MIDI sync in laptop orchestras etc.

It's an awesome package and we would have loved to get it to you sooner but we wanted to clarify a license arrangement with Ableton. You can build standalones and include Link functionality, making Max really useful for prototyping Link based apps. However, if you want to distribute these standalones to others you will need to sign your own agreement with Ableton.

“Ableton Link is licensed for use within Max. If you would like to incorporate Link support into a Max standalone application, it will require a specific license for your application. If you are a standalone developer interested in including Link support, please contact Ableton at link-devs@ableton.com for more license related information. For more technical information on Link, please visit 

We're also very pleased to include some reworked versions of the classic DDG MIDI sequencing tools in this package, because in testing and developing this is what we found ourselves having the most fun with.

“Ableton Link is licensed for use within Max. If you would like to incorporate Link support into a Max standalone application, it will require a specific license for your application. If you are a standalone developer interested in including Link support, please contact Ableton at link-devs@ableton.com for more license related information. For more technical information on Link, please visit https://ableton.github.io/link/.” 

announcing-link-package

Yes, thank you all for this.
Could I ask, why is this not working? Is this just my patch or is there something inherent to link.phasor that I do not fully understand?
Watch the Max console window, after a few seconds of running.

Link is not designed to be sample accurate. It's constantly adjusting itself to sync all peers in a Link session.

It is explicitly stated in the SDK that the Link protocol is not meant to produce phasor~ ramps suitable for audio playback. We went ahead and made one anyway, which implements a PLL. You'll see it correcting itself every now and then at the transition, which is why I'm guessing you're getting odd results.

This is more or less why we created link.beat.

Initial test with Link enabled iPad apps are super solid.

And I was planning on catching up on some sleep tonight ....

Hello, the help files of ddg.v2gate and ddg.v2arp Cash Max when Overdrive is enabled.
Latest version of max 64bit and latest version of windows 10 64bit 

Will this work in Max 6.1.10 on a windows computer?

The reason I ask is that it works on OSX but I am collaborating on a project with PC users and it doesn't work for them?

To answer my own question, with help from Cycling74 support, No :)

Hi  @Andrew Pask, I happend to reinstall my max 7 application on windows and now im trying to install the link packages that I had installed prior the reinstall but the package manager only offers me the latest link version 1.2.6 which requires max 8 and I dont get an option to install older package version that works with max7.
Is there a way to get hands on the older version that works with 7? 

Thanks
Ivo


Hi and thanks for the super nice Link package. Is use it for a while now. 

My Question for the ddg.v2arp: Is there a easy way to add an hold function, when using a midikeyboard.
This would be great!

Announcing: Link Package

Andrew Benson

With this latest Max release (8.1.6), we've added a long list of new features to 

that support more creative usage of this classic Max object. To celebrate the release, 

we put together a video and patcher that uses mtr to drive a granular sound engine with looping parameters.

In addition to the expansive looping and overdubbing features, mtr now supports dictionary access, event editing via messages, pattr-style binding, and transport sync. We look forward to seeing and hearing what you make with it.

With this latest Max release (8.1.6), we've added a long list of new features to mtr that support more creative usage of this classic Max object. To celebrate the release, we put together a video and patcher that uses mtr to drive a granular sound engine with looping parameters.

With this latest Max release (8.1.6), we've added a long list of new features to mtr that support more creative usage of this classic Max ob

-sharing-looping-gestures-with-mtr

its my first update since my purchase of full max licence so im not sure do I have to uninstall previous max version and then install the update OR do I just install the update into the same old folder and It automatically deletes the older version?

and do my snippets and libraries remain intact?

Hiya, Max updates are always a full install so there is no need to pre-install other versions. Your snippets and Preferences shouldn't be affected in any way.

I am aware that you don't need previous versions, but if you have them: do you need to first uninstall them yourself or does the new installation do that for you?

just install the update into the same old folder and It automatically deletes the older version

👆this(you'll be given a choice when running the installer to either 'replace' the old version of Max, or install alongside(allowing you to keep newer versions alongside older ones)... but either way, as long as you open and work within the 8.1.6 version of Max, you'll have access to the latest/8.1.6 version of the 'mtr' object - you don't need to uninstall anything first)

I try to adapt [mtr] for parameter recording for non real time rendering in Jitter.
This means recording with 60 frames per second and output of recorded parameters on bangs that are send from the rendering logic (meaning not equidistant intervals).
How to achieve that?

The "next" message unfortunately doesn't work, because it is event based instead of time step based and so will not work with parameters that are not updated every frame during recording.

([mtr] would help  to overcome limitations of the Non-real time 4K recording patch in  https://cycling74.com/tutorials/best-practices-in-jitter-part-2-recording-1 ).

Edit: I mean my attempt with "playatms" followed by "stop" feels clumsy.


Hello Andrew, [mtr] especially the pattr-style binding seems to be quite buggy in Max 8.1.8.
I tried to make a parameter recorder for non real time rendering (e.g. 60fps recording and slow and non equidistant playback based on the speed of the rendering), in order to overcome limitations of this one https://cycling74.com/tutorials/best-practices-in-jitter-part-2-recording-1/ .
I would like to know if one can use [pattrstorage @subscribemode 1], [autopattr] in parallel to [mtr @bindto].
In the following example it looks like after binding the sliders to [mtr] the subscription to the [pattrstorage] objects gets lost. Is this a general limitation ?

Hello Andrew,
I recently created a problem report about the MTR new version, but maybe I should have done it here.
https://cycling74.com/forums/mtr-new-version-read-argument-no-longer-work
As a new version of Max is currently in process, maybe it will solve it?
Thanks
Charles


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As a new version of Max is currently in process, maybe it will solve it?

[sharing] Looping Gestures with mtr

Ben Bracken

We are happy to announce the release of Max 7.3.4. There are over 50+ bug fixes in this release, with a focus on VIDDLL and Jitter improvements, as well as shipping with a BEAP Package update.

Please take a look at the change log below, and as always, you can download the installers here: 

• attrui / nslider / tab: fixed memory leak

• Debugging: fixed error when patch cord is disabled

• Export amxd from Project: device appropriately frozen

• fpic: no longer grows when force aspect is on

• Install: Max starts normally on other user accounts (Windows)

• jit.anim.path: no longer crashes on 'next' message

• jit.gl.camera / jit.gl.slab: fix for strange behavior with capture jit.gl.model @cull_mode 2 to jit.gl.slab

• jit.gl.model: finds model file in Project when using @file attr in object box

• jit.gl.multiple / jit.gl.material : mat_diffuse is appropriately applied to all instances

• jit.gl.multiple: fixed crash when second argument is > 10

• jit.gl.multiple: fixed drawing with certain rotatexyz values

• jit.gl.node: fixed capture output when sent directly to syphon

• jit.gl.pass: fix recursion crashes due to user error when setting layer and child attributes

• jit.gl.pix: fixed issues with only setting a @min param 

• jit.gl.slab: fixed crash when changing subdiv attribute

• jit.gl.slab: fixed errors when processing texture from capturing jit.gl.node

• jit.movie: fixed unique behavior with still images

• jit.movie: no longer outputs after 'dispose' and @unique is set to 1

• jit.movie: restarts after stop when rate is set to -1

• jit.movie~: fixed usage in Max For Live

• jit.phys: fixed crash when filter count arg exceeds 10

• jit.playlist AVF engine: fixed playback when playing clip slot that is not looped

• jit.pwindow / OpenGL: fixes for rendering in Max For Live if certain vst plugs are loaded

• jit.record: fixed migaligned planes for certain dims

• jit.rubix: fix crash with 64 bit and fix all warnings

• Jitter OpenGL: fixed invisible GL contexts in windows

• Jitter OpenGL: fixed 'turn' message errors

• Jitter: fix for software rendering with matrix context on Windows

• live.remote~ / gen~: fixed threading issues that was causing Live UI freezing

• Max For Live: fixed issues when clicking 'edit' in device toolbar

• midiformat: pitch bend input is constrained

• miraweb multislider: size attribute is updated in browser when changed with list input

• Patching: patch cord color is retained when duplicating more than once

• Patching: Fixed crash when deleting patch cord

• pattrstorage: improved state recall and subscription list updates

• playlist~: Fixed file ordering when dragging/dropping a folder

• playlist~: Playback properly continues after 'remove' message

• qlist: ‘fwd’ message with arg no longer freezes Max

• qlist: ‘set’ message appropriately uses arguments

• seq: fixed crash when reading saved text file

• Standalones: improvements for signing issues

• VIDDLL engine: fixes for memory leaks, a rework of 'File Open' functionality & misc other updates

We are happy to announce the release of Max 7.3.4.  There are over 50+ bug fixes in this release,  with a focus on VIDDLL and Jitter improvements, as well as shipping with a BEAP Package update.

Please take a look at the change log below, and  as always, you can download the installers here: https://www.cycling74.com/downloads

Fixed Bugs:
• attrui / nslider / tab: fixed memory leak
• BEAP: miscellaneous fixes
• Debugging: fixed error when patch cord is disabled
• Export amxd from Project: device appropriately frozen
• fpic: no longer grows when force aspect is on
• Install: Max starts normally on other user accounts (Windows)
• jit.anim.path: no longer crashes on 'next' message
• jit.gl.camera / jit.gl.slab: fix for strange behavior with capture jit.gl.model @cull_mode 2 to jit.gl.slab
• jit.gl.model: finds model file in Project when using @file attr in object box
• jit.gl.multiple / jit.gl.material : mat_diffuse is appropriately applied to all instances
• jit.gl.multiple: fixed crash when second argument is > 10
• jit.gl.multiple: fixed drawing with certain rotatexyz values
• jit.gl.node: fixed capture output when sent directly to syphon
• jit.gl.pass: fix recursion crashes due to user error when setting layer and child attributes
• jit.gl.pix: fixed issues with only setting a @min param 
• jit.gl.slab: fixed crash when changing subdiv attribute
• jit.gl.slab: fixed errors when processing texture from capturing jit.gl.node
• jit.gl.textureset: misc bug fixes
• jit.grab: fixed clear message
• jit.movie: fixed unique behavior with still images
• jit.movie: no longer outputs after 'dispose' and @unique is set to 1
• jit.movie: restarts after stop when rate is set to -1
• jit.movie~: fixed usage in Max For Live
• jit.phys: fixed crash when filter count arg exceeds 10
• jit.playlist AVF engine: fixed playback when playing clip slot that is not looped
• jit.pwindow / OpenGL: fixes for rendering in Max For Live if certain vst plugs are loaded
• jit.pwindow: fixed use in bpatcher
• jit.record: fixed migaligned planes for certain dims
• jit.rubix: fix crash with 64 bit and fix all warnings
• Jitter OpenGL:  fixed invisible GL contexts in windows
• Jitter OpenGL: fixed 'turn' message errors
• Jitter: fix for software rendering with matrix context on Windows
• live.remote~ / gen~: fixed threading issues that was causing Live UI freezing
• Max For Live: fixed issues when clicking 'edit' in device toolbar
• maxurl: stability fixes
• midiformat: pitch bend input is constrained
• mira.frame: added to standalones
• miraweb multislider: size attribute is updated in browser when changed with list input
• Patching: patch cord color is retained when duplicating more than once
• Patching: Fixed crash when deleting patch cord
• pattrstorage: improved state recall and subscription list updates
• peak / trough: second inlet is hot
• playlist~: Fixed file ordering when dragging/dropping a folder
• playlist~: Playback properly continues after 'remove' message
• qlist: ‘fwd’ message with arg no longer freezes Max
• qlist: ‘set’ message appropriately uses arguments
• seq: fixed crash when reading saved text file
• Standalones: improvements for signing issues
• VIDDLL engine: fixes for memory leaks, a rework of 'File Open' functionality & misc other updates
• VIDDLL: Can now play pcm audio files
• VIDDLL: Fixed crash when audio-only files are loaded
• VIDDLL: Fixed photo-jpeg output_texture 
• VIDDLL: Improved support for prores codecs
• vst~ / character encoding: fixed charset issues when reloading Max patchers with VST snapshots

We are happy to announce the release of Max 7.3.4.  There are over 50+ bug fixes in this release,  with a focus on VIDDLL and Jitter improve

max-7·3·4-released

That looks like a ton of work.  Thanks for all improvements!

https://cycling74.com/forums/max-7·3·4-released/

What do you mean? Most browsers should handle the dots. Does this work for your needs?

https://cycling74.com/forums/max-7%C2%B73%C2%B74-released

twitter denied it. but that's absolutely not important, sorry.

Actually, that's good to know! I'll pass this along to our web team.

Question for a new Mac user. When I drag the new Max app into the Applications folder, this window pops up.

Should I replace the older version (7.3.3)?

@josh celli - Yes, replace unless you'd like to keep the old version around. In which case they can both co-exist. 

erhm, the download link brings me to this black page : https://cycling74.com/downloads#/?_k=ism669

now it's working. I can only suppose it was beeing worked on at the time i wrote this :)

I think, judging from my experience (the link kept taking me to the previous version's d/l page), that you're right. The announcement preceded the action!

wow, new viddll and hap engine in the same day.  what's new with the hap engine?

I was actually experiencing choppiness during a videos first loop thorugh (although after a loop  everything seemed to be smoother) with viddll 1.0.9 (but not in 1.0.7) driving frames ([metro]> [counter]>[prepend frame]) with h264 video, but it's smooth again in 1.1.0. This is without messing with the cache_size or loadram settings.

Hap update is just for compatibility with 7.3.4, no new features.

Yeah, this is really solid update, thanks!

Hey folks, we discovered an issue in this latest release with jit.movie playback crashing when using the viddll engine, and have updated the installers with a fix.

If you are a viddll user (i.e. anyone using jit.movie on Windows), I strongly recommend you re-download the 7.3.4 installer to get this update.

Hi Rob
Thanks for the update. I noticed that the new installer file (at least for Mac) has the same date as part of the file name as the old one. (Max734_170530.dmg). Does it also have the same build ID in the about Max dialog? What would be the best way to distinguish the 2 versions of Max 7.3.4? (I am asking this because I may have to identify the installed version on some students computers the next week) .

The build number may have changed. I'm seeing `de5a74a` in this build under About Max. (32-bit mac)

yes, de5a74a is the correct updated version.

Unfortunately no seamless loop @Viddll with h.264 files (win and mac). It stutteres at the end of the file. I'm pretty sure this was OK with viddll 1.0.9

I am not sure if it's the latest Max thing as I've just got a computer with Sierra 10.12.3 and I haven't tried older versions of Max on that system but saving patches is very buggy:

- usually it saves in wrong folder not the one that you specify (can't figure out how it chooses the folders)

- sometimes it doesn't save at all (it saves but then there is no file or at least search in finder can not locate it)

- even if you try only to "save" it always do the "save as"

PS: I've managed to find the missing files, they were in ...C74/interfaces, that's why finder could not locate them. 

So I guess the main problem is in "random" folder selection by Max, it simply ignores the folder you choose. But not always, most of the time.

...and please suggest some workaround if there is any until the bug is fixed as this is really annoying. 

Please send details of your issues to technical support. 

here is the video that demonstrates my problem:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGY0IWMz3W0&feature=youtu.be 

As you can see as I save the patch in specific folder, the file gets saved but does not land in that folder. Then as I try to reopen it from the "open recent" it also does not want to open. Once I locate the file on my disk (that is not on the video), which is usually in some folder I was working in recently, and then move it manually in the correct folder, the "open recent" starts to work. However sometimes files end up in weird locations such as C74/interfaces.

As I said that is not happening all the time and I need to be a bit persistent to reproduce the problem. But essentially what you need to do is a bit of save and save as and eventually you get there:)

One of the folders in the  path to the directory you are trying to save to has a "/" character in its name. For various reasons, mostly to do with cross platform compatibility, this is not supported in Max. Sorry about that.

Let us know if you are still having issues

I guess the problem is/was that saving in folders with "/" sometimes works and sometimes not. If you try to do what I did on the video the saving will work but then at some point it will stop working....and maybe it will start working again. And that is confusing for the users because the behaviour is essentially buggy. 

And that is in general my biggest problem with Max - I never know if I encounter a bug or am I  doing something wrong as the things often "semi work".  Especially when one works with point clouds in Jitter as I do. I am coming across these "semi work/buggy/nowhere documented" surprises literally constantly. And what is the most surprising for me is that I don't have a feeling that there is a wish from C74 side to fix these things. New versions are coming up but the old problems are still there...

Sorry you feel frustrated. We're always happy to get detailed reports of trouble. If we know exactly what the issue is, then maybe we can help fix it or workaround.

here is one detailed report of trouble (although I am not really sure if it is 7.3.4 related).

I am trying to update an old patch (I want to play mp3/m4a files in addition to linear files) that uses sfplay~ and the sfinfo~  file length to normalize my own playbar display. sfinfo~ sadly will NOT load or preload mp3/m4a files (just try with the help file). Using preload with linear files also gives no info about the file, you have to "open" it, which makes preload a bit less handy.

The same mp3/m4a issues are with sflist~, they just won´t load.

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Hello Andrew, I recently created a problem report about the MTR new version, but maybe I should have done it...

Thank you both for replying. I didn't put any 32bit object but it didn't work. I asked to cycling74 then they told me that they will not...

Hello, Do you know of a way in Max to detect (get) the language of the OS it's running on? I know the way to find out the OS with the...

Hey There, I hope you are well. I am looking for someone to create a system in Ableton that can detect the key of an audio clip that is...

yup, AD, thought so. the retriggering itself just works out of the box for line~ and curve~. as for the clicking issue itself you could...

Source Audio This may help, because while on Mac OS KeyFinder is usually located in applications, on Windows OS it can be anywhere......

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Embed bpatcher into main patcher. It will store textedit items

I'm having the exact same problem.

Hi everybody, I really hope that someone has had the same problem in the past and might still remember how to solve this. I still use...

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