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Eardrum Nibbler

I therefore enjoy experimenting with probability and random sequencers.

I mostly work in Ableton and try to create structured chaos there.

I saw an interview with Brian Eno on YouTube where he used an app to play 3 or 4 randomly selected files together from a folder of sound files.

These sound files were organized by the scale in which they were created, so that they matched musically when played together.

So, I would like to create something myself using Max MSP where I could execute the same principle as described above.

What are the functions of the Patch I want to create:

- These players share a common start and stop knob

- Each player is assigned to a file folder from which it randomly selects a sound file and starts playing it. - When a file finishes, the player randomly selects another sound file from the assigned folder and plays it.

- I would also like to see the name of the sound file that each player is currently playing, as well as the "filepath" where this file can be found.

- If a really nice combination of files were to arise while playing the random files, I would like a function where, with the press of a single button, the filename and "filepath" of the sound files currently playing are saved so that I can play them together again later or import them into a DAW to create a song.

I am fairly new to programming patches myself.

I have already discovered the "Sf Play" module, which I believe could be the appropriate sound file player.

The following problems/questions come to mind:

- How do I assign a folder containing sound files to the "sf play" module?

- How do I make it select a random file from the assigned folder and play it? -At the end of the file, how do I ensure that "Sf Play" immediately starts playing another random file from the folder?

-How can I ensure that I can always see the filepath of the file being played, as well as the file name?

-How can I save the current files with a single button press to play them again later? (Perhaps a list of these could be created?)

As you can see, a lot of questions/problems…

Who can or wants to help me further with this?

Once I am finished with the patch, I will gladly share it with the community!

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Random sound file players 

I am on a MacOS Pro with a USBC connector. Currently when I "print" to only the serial object i recieve 3 ports:

 However I need port c,  which is connected to my arduino board. When I've switched to the patching below it refuses to print any data.  Is there a solution to this? 

Here is the information I am trying to process as a stream of 4 sensor values from ardiuno :


 const int NUM_SENSORS = 4; // e.g., 3 flex sensors, 1 softpot
int sensorPins[NUM_SENSORS] = {A0, A1, A2, A3};

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600); // Keep it standard, or 115200 if you notice lag
}

void loop() {
  for (int i = 0; i < NUM_SENSORS; i++) {
    int value = analogRead(sensorPins[i]);
    Serial.print(value);
    if (i < NUM_SENSORS - 1) {
      Serial.print(" "); // Space-separated values for Max MSP
    }
  }
  Serial.println(); // Newline acts as a carriage return for Max
  delay(20); // ~50Hz refresh rate—plenty fast for hand gestures
}


Serial Object not processing Arduino UNO R3 port information 

serial-object-not-processing-arduino-uno-r3-port-information

Spence Townsend

I feel like this should be easy but for some reason I'm having difficulty sending a list of numbers one at a time in sequential order to a number box.  The big idea is to have a list of 365 numbers in a message box and for them to pop up one at a time in 1 number box, controlled by a metronome.  Anyone know how to do this?

Hi, 

I feel like this should be easy but for some reason I'm having difficulty sending a list of numbers one at a time in sequential order...

sending-a-list-of-numbers-one-at-a-time-in-order-to-a-number-box

sending a list of numbers one at a time in order to a number box

Mauro Trotta

I am developing a max for live device that play clips in the session view in Live, and these clips send read messages to a jit.gl.movie object that plays them in a jit.world. Everything runs well on my Mac laptop, but recently I got some unusual heating that I thing is related to the jit use and the rendering of these movie clips. I am reducing the dimensions of my clip after they go through jit.gl.movie to 1280x700. After that I applied some jit effects ( color saturation, hue, delay and vhs). What other precautions should I take care in the patching in other to reduce the stress of GPU? Also, I monitor the CPU and GPU of my laptop while using the device, but I am not sure what numbers should I be careful.

I am also monitoring the jit.world in Max with the fps it renders, and I notice that even when the movie clips are not playing, it keeps active the monitoring of fps. I tried giving it the argument enable 0 but it just disappear  the window.

Sorry for so many questions in one, I am starting to work with jit and videos.

Hi all!

I am developing a max for live device that play clips in the session view in Live, and these clips send read messages to a...

good-practices-for-avoiding-gpu-overload-when-using-jit-objects

Good practices for avoiding GPU overload when using jit objects

Arian Ahmadnezhad

I cannot wrap my head around this. i have made a sampler patch that scrubs through a sample. it works without any clicks as a standalone patch not opened in ableton. plays without any clicks. but as soon as i trigger it inside ableton i start hearing these really annoying clicks when i scrub through the patch. Im using a switch ramp technique to declick my sampler could it be related to that ?

Hey guys 

I cannot wrap my head around this. i have made a sampler patch that scrubs through a sample. it works without any clicks as a...

custom-sampler-m4l-patch-works-smoothly-in-max-editor-but-clicks-only-when-triggered-in-ableton

Custom sampler m4L patch works smoothly in max editor but clicks only when triggered in ableton 

I would like to 'get' presentation rectangle from panel info

would be cool if I could just resize a panel and then that will determine the size of patcher when I open it next

so if I decide for example to add or remove stuff I I can just resize the panel - don't have to fiddle around with guessing new size and setting it - just offset a few pixels around the outside

I would like to 'get' presentation rectangle from panel info

getattr no good

would be cool if I could just resize a panel and then that...

is-there-a-get-info-object

is there a 'get info' object?

lordcacops

I am working on a patch and I have been dealing with a problem for a while now. I abstracted the problematic part to post here. The fact that it uses the bach library is probably relevant.  

I have a system intended to backtrack through a list of fractions backwards, by increasing with a counter the amount that is to be subtracted from the address (index), so that if it receives address 4, it should retrieve address 3, 2, 1, and stop at 0. The address and the list are received by a bach.nth object, which retrieves the list item at the given address. 

Now, if the system worked correctly, starting with index 4, it should retrieve the elements from the list [1/8  1/4  1/4  1/4] in the following order: 1/4, 1/4, 1/8; that is, the values for addresses 3, 2, and 1. Instead, via the system of automatic iteration, it retrieves the values in the order 1/8, 1/4, 1/4; in other words, backwards. 

Do you perhaps know what the problem may be? If I do the iteration manually, one by one, the thing works. But in the way I'm doing it now, the list arrives backwards, as can be seen in the [prepend append] object that collects the fractions into a list. 

Below is the patcher. I marked the steps, that is, what to press (the address: 4, and the list) with numbers, to specify the order in which they should be pressed.

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