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Is there any way to control the parameters of a synth using Max?

using-max-to-modulate-a-synthesizers-parameters

yes. That should be possible.
what do you mean?


How do I do it? Like, how do I know where to send the max signals so that they tell the synth what to do?

I don't really know how to make it more specific. If a have a synth vst in FL Studio, how do I get Max to modulate a parameter on the synth. How do I send values to the synths to modulate the parameters?

I don’t really know how to make it more specific.

If a have a synth vst in FL Studio, how do I get Max to modulate a parameter on the synth. How do I send values to the synths to modulate the parameters?

Now that we know you're talking about a software synth we can get closer to helping out. Max objects like [midiout], [noteout], and [ctlout] will let you send MIDI data out of Max's virtual ports. Which one you use will depend on what kind of MIDI data FL uses to control parameters.

How do I send those messages to a specific synth inside of FL Studio?

That's really a question for an FL forum. I've never used it personally.

If it works like most DAWs then there should be some way to choose what MIDI inputs the app is using. Should look something like "from Max 1".

From there you'll have to figure out how to map incoming data to particular parameters on the synth, which is, again, an FL issue and nothing to do with Max.

As for Max, external control like this is often done with CC messages, so the [ctlout] object is what you use.

That's really a question for an FL forum. I've never used it personally. 

If it works like most DAWs then there should be some way to choose what MIDI inputs the app is using. Should look something like "from Max 1". 

As for Max, external control like this is often done with CC messages, so the [ctlout] object is what you use.


"how do I know where to send the max signals so that they tell the synth what to do?"

in case you really mean "where" i would say ... send them to the synth?

But how do you specify which synth? If I have three different synths, and send a signal to affect just one of them, how do keep from sending it to all three?

You use a virtual midi connection and send each synth messages on seperate midi channels.

Using Max to modulate a synthesizer's parameters.