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Is it possible to bit crush within max msp?

Is it possible to bit crush within max msp?
How might one go about doing this?

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Alternatively you could use poly~ to downsample and I'm sure its possible to

quantize your audio signal (amplitude) using msp objects to fake bit depth

On Jan 24, 2008 11:47 AM, Joe Bicker wrote:

> Is it possible to bit crush within max msp?

Alternatively you could use poly~ to downsample and I'm sure its possible to
quantize your audio signal (amplitude) using msp objects to fake bit depth
reduction.

On Jan 24, 2008 11:47 AM, Joe Bicker  wrote:

> Is it possible to bit crush within max msp?
> How might one go about doing this?
>
> Cheers lads
>
>
>

Yeah shortly after I sent this email, a friend mentioned dithering. I typde

that into the object search and saw downsamp~, looked at the helpfile and

> Alternatively you could use poly~ to downsample and I'm sure its possible

> to quantize your audio signal (amplitude) using msp objects to fake bit

> On Jan 24, 2008 11:47 AM, Joe Bicker wrote:

> > Is it possible to bit crush within max msp?

Yeah shortly after I sent this email, a friend mentioned dithering. I typde
that into the object search and saw downsamp~, looked at the helpfile and
found degrade~ does bit reduction.
Thanks for your time anyway!

On 24/01/2008, Thijs Koerselman  wrote:
>
> Yes is possible. See degrade~
>
> Alternatively you could use poly~ to downsample and I'm sure its possible
> to quantize your audio signal (amplitude) using msp objects to fake bit
> depth reduction.
>
> Thijs
>
>
>
> On Jan 24, 2008 11:47 AM, Joe Bicker  wrote:
>
> > Is it possible to bit crush within max msp?
> > How might one go about doing this?
> >
> > Cheers lads
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> http://www.nano-soundworks.com
>
>

You may also want to look at lp.nn~, which supports fractional bit-depths (can you say "continuous sweep of bit resolution"?) as well as downsampling. Dithering is an additional option.

Lp.nn~ is part of the Litter Starter Pack, which however, only supports CFM on the Mac side (ie, will only work with Max/MSP up to v4.5.x). This is not an issue in Windowsland. The version in the Litter Pro Bundle is, of course, UB-capable in the Mac OS world.

> Lp.nn~ is part of the Litter Starter Pack, which however, only supports CFM on the Mac side (ie, will only work with Max/MSP up to v4.5.x). This is not an issue in Windowsland. The version in the Litter Pro Bundle is, of course, UB-capable in the Mac OS world.

I think if I am not wrong that it will work too with Max 4.6.x on

non-Intel Macs (if you asked yes when prompted to install the CFM

I think if I am not wrong that it will work too with Max 4.6.x on
non-Intel Macs (if you asked yes when prompted to install the CFM
compatibility library).

Thanks Alessandro -- yes, you are right. Litter Starter Pack w/ Max 4.6 on PPC w/CFM-compatibility will also do the trick.

A Bitcrusher is a lo-fi (low fidelity) digital audio effect, which produces a distortion by the reduction of the resolution or bandwidth of digital audio data. The resulting quantization noise may produce a “warmer” sound impression, or a harsh one, depending on the amount of reduction. 

A Bitcrusher is a lo-fi (low fidelity) digital audio effect, which produces a distortion by the reduction of the resolution or bandwidth of digital audio data. The resulting quantization noise may produce a “warmer” sound impression, or a harsh one, depending on the amount of reduction. BK Experience 

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