Micah Hillman

My goal is to create a flexible M4L device that allows for dynamic swapping of effect chains within a structured signal routing setup (handled by Max). The audio signal enters the device from 

 and is split into two paths. One path remains unprocessed, while the other is routed through an effect chain. The specific signal routing beyond that becomes nontrivial and hacky in Live (but is simple in Max), which is why I want to implement it in Max rather than in a Live effect rack.

Ideally, I would like to structure the device such that I can load Live's native effects and third-party plugins to create arbitrarily customizable effect chains, much like a Live-native effect rack. I am considering options such as using 

 for loading effect chains dynamically or employing 

 for user selection. Still, I'm curious if some other approaches or objects might be better suited for this task.

Has anyone here worked on something similar or have any recommendations on how to implement this kind of dynamic effect chain swapping efficiently in Max for Live? Any tips on maintaining performance and usability would also be greatly appreciated!

Hello everyone,

My goal is to create a flexible M4L device that allows for dynamic swapping of effect chains within a structured signal...

dynamically-scalable-effect-chains-within-m4l-patcher

Dynamically scalable effect chains within M4L patcher

Julien Bayle

there are some people (some students here in the studio too) interested to try to install/run the RNBO Runner on Ubuntu for instance (for interfacing Jetson Nano).

Would it be a plan at some point to go to ubuntu ? or other distrib?

Hi there,

there are some people (some students here in the studio too) interested to try to install/run the RNBO Runner on Ubuntu for...

rnbo-other-distrib-linux-plans

RNBO, other distrib linux plans ?

Dan Laüt

The 'step' key command in the debugger is shift-command-T. 

I programmed my X-pedal with it, so that I can step the natural way, with my foot. 

It would be even more convenient if I could program the 'continue' and 'abort' commands in it too.

You'd think that, if "step" has a key command, so should the others.

However, I have not been able to find those.

The 'step' key command in the debugger is shift-command-T. 
I programmed my X-pedal with it, so that I can step the natural way, with my foot. 
It would be even more convenient if I could program the 'continue' and 'abort' commands in it too.
You'd think that, if "step" has a key command, so should the others.
However, I have not been able to find those.
Wisdom, please?

debugging-key-commands

one could edit maxinterface.json file, adding shortcuts to your debug steps


Ah cute! That opens up a whole new world of possibilities! Thanks!

Except - maxinterface.json apears not to exist on my system (OSX). There is only one mention of it in MaxAPI.pdf and it's rather cryptic. Futzing with the API is new territory to me. I did find debugWindow.maxprefs, should the code go there? It appears, by the way, that command-U triggers "continue", but "abort" remains elusive.

On macOS you can setup custom, app-specific keyboard shortcuts for menu items in System Preferences**.  Search for Keyboard Shortcuts to find the place, since things got a little shuffled in the latest major OS version.

Also not sure how setting things in this location will interface with the X-Pedal rig.

maxinterfce.json file is located inside of max application,
on mac Max.app/Contents/C74/Resources/interfaces,
on windows in same folder as Max.exe .. /resources/interfaces

that file is indentical for both platforms, but differs a bit in 
different max versions.

It can be edited using text editor, and what comes handy when adding shortcuts is that one can search if what one wants to add allready exists,

or one can remove shortcuts too.
to see the structure and edit more complex stuff, than just adding few shortcuts, one should use json file editor.



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In addition, in first place for standalones one can edit max menus to what one wants, remove max console etc, etc.
It is not the same as to add max custom menu object.

there are 4 sections that deal with menu stuff
Mac and Windows, then runtime versions of both platforms,
some shortcuts are set specific, like 

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anyway, if you feel uncomfortable to edit the file yourself,
just post which max version you use, and what prefered shortcuts
you wish to set for that few functions.
shortcut "option+shift+X"   means on mac command+option+shift+X
on windows ctrl+shift+alt+X"





Thank you for your concise reply, Source Audio. Should have thought of looking inside the app. Now that I know where it is, I think I'll have some fun tweaking it. Clone first, of course.

debugging key commands

Manuel Lopes

I'm trying to make sort of a groove box with RNBO and export it to raspberry pi, as a first attempt I thought the best way to tackle it was to take the synth building blocks and the guitar pedals libraries to make it. 

However, when I try to copy and paste a building block to another rnbo patch it doesn't understand the param object and gets rid of the ins and outs of the bpatcher. 

Furthermore it got me thinking, can I have a wave table and a granular synth in the  same RNBO patch so i can use them at the same time, or is the groovebox idea unfeasable? 

Sorry if it felt hard to understand but I'm brandnew to RNBO

Hello! 

I'm trying to make sort of a groove box with RNBO and export it to raspberry pi, as a first attempt I thought the best way to...

params-out-of-range

Params out of range

Loukas Perreault

Currently, I'm sorting all my samples into two categories: those with a duration of 3 seconds or less, and those with a duration greater than 3 seconds, using the sfinfo object.

In my "master folder," which includes subfolders, I have approximately 16,000 samples. To gather their filenames, I employ a recursive search using JavaScript, resulting in an array of filenames. Subsequently, I feed this array into the sfinfo object to retrieve the length of each sample.

The process of obtaining the array of filenames takes around 3-4 seconds, which is efficient. However, the subsequent step, where sfinfo analyzes the files, is notably slow, taking approximately 3-4 minutes. During this time, Max appears unresponsive, with the spinning wheel suggesting a potential crash.

My query is whether there's a method to execute this task in the background or optimize the process for speed. Essentially, I'm looking for a way to offload this heavy-duty analysis to another thread or improve its efficiency to eliminate the unresponsive behavior.

Hello!

Currently, I'm sorting all my samples into two categories: those with a duration of 3 seconds or less, and those with a duration...

optimizing-large-soundbank-parsing

Optimizing Large "Soundbank" Parsing

Nicolas Bazoge

Do you know of a way in Max to detect (get) the language of the OS it's running on?  

I know the way to find out the OS with the message to Max ";max getsystem" but there doesn't seem to be a message for the OS language.

The idea is to be able to adapt the sending of different OSC messages depending on the language of the user of the patch.

Hello,
Do you know of a way in Max to detect (get) the language of the OS it's running on?  

I know the way to find out the OS with the...

detecting-the-os-language-in-max

Detecting the OS language in Max ?

Ben Bracken

. The Runner provides plug and play access to a 

 from the Max application, using using OSCQuery for communication with the running code.

This update features a new web-based interface with routing capabilities, expanded hardware support, along with many other improvements and bug fixes. Improvements include:

We've also rolled in direct support for the 

 add-on package, and have included a number of other improvements and bug fixes. Check out the release notes 

We are happy to announce the release of RNBO 1.3.0, available now for download via the Max Package Manager.

With this update, we are...

rnbo-130-released

RNBO 1.3.0 Released

Francois Weber

In the save window, if I choose Cancel, a dialog box now opens with the following message : 

" Presets file could not be saved. Close patcher anyway?. " 

The term 'patcher' doesn't really make sense in a standalone... 

Hi,

Max 8.6.2, [pattrsorage @savemode 1] :

In the save window, if I choose Cancel, a dialog box now opens with the following message :...

pattrstorage-message

pattrstorage message

soundarchitect

For most probably very easy, but  I don't get it: I would like to rotate the text in the JSUI object. The object itself is a slimmed down version of the one that is in the jsui-help patch. But no matter what I try with glrotate or related functions: I won't get it to work. Probably my own stupidity but I'd love to hear that from somebody else... ;-)

Hello,

For most probably very easy, but  I don't get it: I would like to rotate the text in the JSUI object. The object itself is a...

help-with-jsui-object

Help with JSUI object

Will Reynolds

Hey There, I hope you are well. I am looking for someone to create a system in Ableton that can detect the key of an audio clip that is currently playing and transpose other audio clips that are triggered to be in the same key.

I am sure there are multiple ways of doing this and if you have a better way than the one outlined below I would love to know and commission you to build it. I believe the way I have recommended is quite a straightforward way to do it but I am not a programmer and if there is a smarter way to do this compared to reading a clip name I am all ears!

I also think there needs to be a way when you have deactivated all clips that everything returns back to its original key. Perhaps this could be a simple button in a GUI?

Please can you estimate how much this would cost and how long this would take you?

Hey There, I hope you are well. I am looking for someone to create a system in Ableton that can detect the key of an audio clip that is...

simple-m4l-patch-to-detect-ableton-clip-key-and-transpose-other-clips-to-current-clip-key

Simple M4L Patch To Detect Ableton Clip Key And Transpose Other Clips To Current Clip Key

We are excited to announce the availability of our 

 as a public beta. We’ve worked closely with 

. The Eventide H9000 is a rack-sized multi-effects unit with powerful DSP processing capabilities and numerous high quality built-in effects. We’re excited to enable RNBO export for this and open the door to unique custom studio effects and instruments without the strict limitations of other hardware platforms.

RNBO support is similar to the existing Gen support, but more streamlined, and uses the built-in 

, rather than a watcher patcher, to manage the export process. Eventually, all of these changes will be rolled into the standard release versions of RNBO and this package.

Get the preview version of the RNBO package (v1.2.7-eventide.0):

Get the preview version of the "Eventide H9000" package (v1.0.4-beta.3):

We’d love to hear any experiences and feedback from RNBO users with access to an H9000. To join the discussion, use the 

We are excited to announce the availability of our Eventide package for RNBO as a public beta. We’ve worked closely with Eventide to bring...

Cycling '74 Forums

We are happy to announce the release of RNBO 1.3.0, available now for download via the Max Package Manager. With this update, we are...

We are excited to announce the availability of our Eventide package for RNBO as a public beta. We’ve worked closely with Eventide to...

two directions to look into are ->poly~ and ->scripting. but first you should consider if the concept as such works as intented, for...

BTW, I'm actually able to get the runner to use the headphone output on a PI 4, but I have to setup jack manually as the runner doesn't...

Been a while since I touched upon this topic. In the meanwhile, I edited maxinterface.json to provide a keyboard shortcut to traceabort...

It looks like you're attempting to create rnbo specific objects in a max patcher instead of inside a rnbo patcher. Also, there is no reason...

Hello! Currently, I'm sorting all my samples into two categories: those with a duration of 3 seconds or less, and those with a duration...

Hello, Do you know of a way in Max to detect (get) the language of the OS it's running on? I know the way to find out the OS with the...

Hi, Max 8.6.2, [pattrsorage @savemode 1] : In the save window, if I choose Cancel, a dialog box now opens with the following message :...

Hello, For most probably very easy, but I don't get it: I would like to rotate the text in the JSUI object. The object itself is a...

Hey There, I hope you are well. I am looking for someone to create a system in Ableton that can detect the key of an audio clip that is...