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newtfish

Is there any way to slow uzi down? Im using the third outlet (index) and its going too fast for some of my objects to handle.

Ive tried speedlim, qlim and line. None of which work. I need to make sure I get every number from the index of uzi (which line doesnt seem to do).

slow-down-uzi

slow down uzi

Eardrum Nibbler

I therefore enjoy experimenting with probability and random sequencers.

I mostly work in Ableton and try to create structured chaos there.

I saw an interview with Brian Eno on YouTube where he used an app to play 3 or 4 randomly selected files together from a folder of sound files.

These sound files were organized by the scale in which they were created, so that they matched musically when played together.

So, I would like to create something myself using Max MSP where I could execute the same principle as described above.

What are the functions of the Patch I want to create:

- These players share a common start and stop knob

- Each player is assigned to a file folder from which it randomly selects a sound file and starts playing it. - When a file finishes, the player randomly selects another sound file from the assigned folder and plays it.

- I would also like to see the name of the sound file that each player is currently playing, as well as the "filepath" where this file can be found.

- If a really nice combination of files were to arise while playing the random files, I would like a function where, with the press of a single button, the filename and "filepath" of the sound files currently playing are saved so that I can play them together again later or import them into a DAW to create a song.

I am fairly new to programming patches myself.

I have already discovered the "Sf Play" module, which I believe could be the appropriate sound file player.

The following problems/questions come to mind:

- How do I assign a folder containing sound files to the "sf play" module?

- How do I make it select a random file from the assigned folder and play it? -At the end of the file, how do I ensure that "Sf Play" immediately starts playing another random file from the folder?

-How can I ensure that I can always see the filepath of the file being played, as well as the file name?

-How can I save the current files with a single button press to play them again later? (Perhaps a list of these could be created?)

As you can see, a lot of questions/problems…

Who can or wants to help me further with this?

Once I am finished with the patch, I will gladly share it with the community!

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Random sound file players 

Jeff Merkel

I know it gets brought up every once in a while, but I thought I'd post again to see what the interest was out there for getting Max working in Linux.

I jump between Mac, Winows, and Linux (Ubunutu) fairly regularly as no single OS can do everything I need under one roof. I teach at a university in physics and recording arts where I use Max, Wavelab, Nuendo, and Live extensively for demonstrations and PowerPoint/Keynote for presenting. I also run a recording/mastering/post studio where I again use Nuendo & Wavelab. But I also run an acoustic R&D company where I use Solidworks, QCAD, and a few other drawing/modeling tools. And lastly I head up an interdisciplinary research collective that mostly uses Max, but also vvvv, Processing, TouchDesigner, Quartz Composer, etc.

But I'm finding that I prefer Linux above Windows and Mac more and more for the sheer speed, customization, and adaptability even though it's by far the least supported for applications which really bums me out. While I'm a big supporter of open source I'm also happy to pay for good commercial software like Max. i just wish Max, and a few others, would run on Linux.

Max is one of the biggest hangups for me to not spend almost all of my time in Linux. PD is a great program, no doubt, but I rely on a lot of the awesome and amazing externals out there and the great Max community (along with a number of other reasons). Even getting Max to run under Wine would be OK, though native support would be much more preferable. But the iLok stuff only works on Mac/Win, even though I use the software key/internet activation.

So I'm interested if there's any other folks out there in the same boat as myself. I know Linux support is a low priority for most commercial companies that are trying squash bugs and be innovative, but I feel like Ubuntu and other flavors are on the rise and have some very cool potential in the multimedia realm (but that could also be just because I've been getting more into it personally). If there's enough of us requesting maybe we could see a Linux release in the future! Anyone else interested in seeing this happen?

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Max on Linux

Pietro Quintiliani

I think it would be pretty useful to have a Keyboard Shortcuts Tab in the Max Preferences that lets you see and assign custom keyboard shortcuts for all the actions and operations in Max.

It's a feature that I often find in many programs, so I was pretty surprised that this wasn't already present in Max.

Is there a reason for this or have I missed something? Thanks.

keyboard-shortcuts-tab-feature-request

Keyboard Shortcuts Tab (Feature Request)

mkap7

I'm having trouble with something that used to work fine for me - saving a patcher as a text file. (Basic, I know.) The online documentation says to open a patcher, go to Save As in the file menu, and select the Max text format ( .mxt). But I do not see a Max text format among the choices. Any idea why not?

Hi folks,
I'm having trouble with something that used to work fine for me - saving a patcher as a text file. 

saving-a-patcher-as-text-not-working

saving a patcher as text not working

is there a way to change the default audio meter/gain level (bottom right corner) so that every time I open a new patch it is set to a custom value?

I think it would be pretty useful. Thank you.

change-default-audio-metergain-level

Change Default Audio Meter/Gain Level

Jan M

 is end of life since long. The goto solution for using a DMX USB Pro recently was using the serial object directly.

I wanted to start learning to write Max externals, and I chose to create an external for the DMX USB Pro.

A beta version of the package is available here: 

https://github.com/janmech/jam/releases/tag/1.0-beta

 for sending and receiving DMX data from the interface  and

 for use with audio signals (sending DMX data only).

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