Alex D. B.

I'm trying to make a set of m4l patches that can be used in combination to create a modular synth environment. However, I'm finding it difficult to make a standalone ADSR module. It seems like I can't pass midi through to a max audio effect from an instrument without using send and receive (which sends to all loaded ADSR modules).

TLDR: Is there I way I can get a midi signal from a max instrument to a max audio effect exclusively in the same track?

adsr-as-max4live-audio-effect

You can dynamically create specific names for send/receive (using forward instead of send), for example appending the track number where the device is on, and the track number can be found with the path 'this_device canonical_parent'.

But the timing of send/receive is generally problematic due to latency issues.

..one solution could be to add latency to the modulation destination,for example a synth.

that way, you could have proper soft attacks and the like...

...in other words, the synth could send a note-on to the adsr but actually start playing 5 msec later..

..one solution could be to add latency to the modulation destination,for example a synth.
that way, you could have proper soft attacks and the like...
...in other words, the synth could send a note-on to the adsr but actually start playing 5 msec later..

Thank for the replies guys, I thought I'd get some sort of notification, but I guess not... Anyway, I found the ADSR effect in the standard ableton pack. Works pretty well, plus I suppose I could take it apart, see how it works, and try and make my own, one that auto maps to the parameter I want to control, although that does seem a little less modular.

ADSR as max4live audio effect