Max For Live, cracks and pops

Louay Zoghaib's icon

Hi guys, I am still very new to MAx MSP and was wondering if i could get some help regarding pops and crackling I' am getting from my patch. At first I wasn't getting anything but today for some reason I started getting these cracking sounds when I increase the delay time on my delay. Also I started get cracking sounds when I switch my poly synth to the sine wave (cycle~) and I can't figure out what to do. I read on the forum that I could use line and pack to amend this problem but I can't seem to figure out how to use them. Please Help!!!!!!

ploy_voices_FM.maxpat
Max Patch
Fequency-Modulation.amxd
amxd
Wetterberg's icon

hey, it'll be easier to click the freeze button, so that we don't have to download patchers as well. Just fyi.

here's a quick setup that shows the delay setup

Fequency-Modulation1.amxd
amxd
Wetterberg's icon

the sine wave clicks are probably from the envelope being too fast - if you set it to like 5ms on both attack and release the problem goes away.

Alternatively, work on retriggering the cycle~, but that's trickier.

Louay Zoghaib's icon

thanks for your help well click the freeze button from now on, yes i figured that out after I posted the thread. The delay you made is quite interesting and very clear in what i have gone wrong. Thanks again for your help

Louay Zoghaib's icon

just another question is there a way to make the delay change smoothly rather than getting an pitch changes whilst the delay is working?

Louay Zoghaib's icon

all good found the patcher M4L.vdealy~

Wetterberg's icon

that patcher is more or less the secret to fun glitching in Max. I use it all the time. It's also good for looping.

Louay Zoghaib's icon

Another problem i am facing is adding an adsr control to white noise. I am using Borax to launch the midi notes of the noise but i can't seem to figure out how to add the adsr~ to it.

noise.maxpat
Max Patch