Overlaying multiple audio files.
Dear Community,
I have worked with good (Max) people before, and this is my first time working on a project on my own.
Any kind of advice or direction where to look will be really welcomed. Already thank you in advance.
I have about 6 folders with several audio files on each of them, mostly voice recordings. I need to create some sort of sequencer to trigger them files. Creating different kind of energy moments throughout a day.
The comission is called "entropy" :)
Do I need to normalize all files gain, titles and extention?
can i use mp3? or better stick to wav/aiff?
can I create a sort of generative code, that can potentially feedback (like a Lyra-8)
Any advices where to start looking for to learn?
Thank you,
Raio
using mp3 makes only sense if you can use playmp3~ object from Volker Böhm
which is mac only.
All other players convert mp3 to wav .
You can try to open the folders in a polybuffer~ object which will create all the buffers for you (DoubleClick on the object with the patcher locked) and Drag and Drop the folders with the sound files into the list window).
In terms of normalization, look into loudness instead of RMS to get a better overall uniformity in your sounds (https://cycling74.com/forums/loudness-not-amplitude-control), unless of course you want some sounds to be quieter.
Emulating the Lyra-8 is ambitious... Maybe you can be a bit more specific about what you want to achieve?
Thank you guys for the replies. I'm guessing it is better to have the files already on WAV to avoid the audio being decoded together with the processing.
And about the Lyra-8. I wasn't very clear. I meant not to emulate, but wanted to use as an exemple when it gets wild, it starts to feedback modulation into LFO and into VCO. You feel a bit like the machine has its own desires. :)
For the patch.... I was wondering how things could get a bit out of my control (sound trigger, modulation, effect). I'm guessing the secret is on ~gen
Merci,