tbelski

For an assignment I have to make a linear soundscape in any DAW software and then use elements from that to produce a nonlinear version in max. I've made a bunch of 8 bar loops but now I need to have them simultaneously playing together the tempo of the original with the option to fade in each track. Can anyone tell me the basics of how to go about this?

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How much experience do you have in max? Basically you need to load your loops into [buffer~] objects then play them back using either [play~], [groove~] or [wave~] whichever you deem most suitable. From there it's just a case of mixing the signals.

I'm at a very basic level. How would I load multiple audio files into a buffer and then unpack them?

Ok well for a start you wouldn't load multiple files into a buffer. You'd have one buffer per sound file. All the [buffer~] object does is create a location in your computer's RAM where a sound file can be stored. The [buffer~] object gives this location a name (you can think of this like an address) which allows other objects such as [play~], [wave~] etc. to access that same sound file. So basically you need one [buffer~] per sound file. Each of these [buffer~] must have a unique name in order that other objects can access the correct sound file.

For your patch what you need at the most basic level is a [buffer~] and some sort of playback object for each loop that you want to use. Would it help if I were to put together some example code?

Oh okay, yeah some example code would be great!

Oh okay, yeah some example code would be great thanks!

My ideal end result is basically a patch that has a multiple audio files looping together (each about 10 seconds long), each looping file will have a slider for volume with LP/HP filters. But don't worry about the filter stuff I can come to that later.

This code is very basic but will play back loops that are the same length in sync with each other an loop them. You can use the [gain~] objects to fade different loops in and out. Press the replace message box above each buffer to load a sample Hope this helps if you have any further questions just ask.

Thanks a lot man, great help! Will let you know if I run into anymore troubles later.

Also! How would I go about controlling a hipass filter with a slider?

Need help on where to start with this kind of patch..