dthomas86

I can not ask too many favours because this is part of my project I am doing at the moment for my major degree. I am relatively new to Max/Msp but have been trying to study it for ages now and still am finding things complicated. I will post my patch with what I have done so far but all I want to know if I am along the right lines of using the function object to detect the adsr of the groove sample.

Feedback will be much appreciated. Thanks in advance :)

Hello everyone,
  I can not ask too many favours because this is part of my project I am doing at the moment for my major degree.  I am relatively new to Max/Msp but have been trying to study it for ages now and still am finding things complicated.  I will post my patch with what I have done so far but all I want to know if I am along the right lines of using the function object to detect the adsr of the groove sample.  

Feedback will be much appreciated.  Thanks in advance :)


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Maybe taking he output of the waveform into the function object may be the answer as in stated in the thread here: 

https://cycling74.com/forums/reading-peaks-from-a-waveform

 ? Sorry I'm not by the computer at the moment so will try tomorrow. Thanks again for the help and sorry for asking probably a really simple question but as Ive stated I

Maybe taking he output of the waveform into the function object may be the answer as in stated in the thread here: https://cycling74.com/forums/reading-peaks-from-a-waveform ? Sorry I'm not by the computer at the moment so will try tomorrow. Thanks again for the help and sorry for asking probably a really simple question but as Ive stated I
am still getting to grips with Max.


Hey everyone been tearing my hair out over this patch.

Basically I want to generate an adsr envelope from the groove object for each micro loop point. If you look at the waveform I have set a minuscule loop range to kind of mimic the aspect of granular synthesis. Is it possible to use function as a kind of envelope follower or would it be best to use something like rampsmooth to generate this?

Hey everyone been tearing my hair out over this patch.
  Basically I want to generate an adsr envelope from the groove object for each micro loop point.  If you look at the waveform I have set a minuscule loop range to  kind of mimic the aspect of granular synthesis.  Is it possible to use function as a kind of envelope follower or would it be best to use something like rampsmooth to generate this?


I guess the task is not AI related, means its not the task to extract points for a simplfied function out of a real envelope...

You obviously have no idea what fft and ifft do, don't use what you don't understand. I have not the slightest idea why you put them in your patch...

Yes, rampsmooth~ is a starting point. You'll need to look at abs~ as well, as an envelope is an analysis about absolute values...

To figure out Max has a lot to do with trial and error, or at least that is a valid way to find out how things work. (I do it all the time). There is a lot built in which helps you to browse along your personal path through the documentation. Its worth to spend some time with it. It has the potential for a lot of fun...

Have FUN... (you'll need your hair for the girls, don't tear it out!)

function is an envelope generator!
I guess the task is not AI related, means its not the task to extract points for a simplfied function out of a real envelope...
You obviously have no idea what fft and ifft do, don't use what you don't understand. I have not the slightest idea why you put them in your patch...
Yes, rampsmooth~ is a starting point. You'll need to look at abs~ as well, as an envelope is an analysis about absolute values...

Thanks stefan for your reply you've helped a lot. As you stated max is mostly trial by error in that patch that I uploaded I removed the fft object as it was a prototype patch. I saw a method of granular synthesis in Microsound using a fast fouler transform you could get the frequency of each grain so used that as a test patch. Cheers for the help :)

Thanks stefan for your reply you've helped a lot.   As you stated max is mostly trial by error in that patch that I uploaded I removed the fft object as it was a prototype patch.  I saw a method of granular synthesis in Microsound using a fast fouler transform you could get the frequency of each grain so used that as a test patch.  Cheers for the help :)


Using function as an envelope follower for groove