twig snapping synthesis
Just curious,
how would one approach this? Synthesizing the sounds of twigs breaking? or "snapping effect" or "snapping fx"
Quick and dirty? I'd get a mic and snap some twigs. If you're dead set on synthesis, Andy Farnell's book Designing Sound may be of use. The example patches are for Pd, but you can find Max patch ports here: http://fieldguide.hollandhopson.com/?s=designing+sound&submit=Search
The "Nature" section offers some possible starting places: http://fieldguide.hollandhopson.com/2014/04/30/designing-sound-nature-max-patches/