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drunk object

I’m trying to fade in and out a picture, which is set in a fpic object. I tried it to be done via changing the transparency parameter. It seems to be not working, no matter what I try. Does anyone know something about this issue?

Hi at all, 
I’m trying to fade in and out a picture, which is set in a fpic object. I tried it to be done via changing the transparency para

transparency-in-miraweb

Transparency in miraweb

melt

I continue to chip away at my looper project and have learned a ton in the process, especially in regards to gen~. While the core functionality of said looper resides in the gen~ environment, a lot of the control and clock synchronization exists in the MSP realm, including my rudimentary Live transport sync. And this brings me to my question...

Is there a way to create sample-accurate Live transport sync entirely within gen~? Along the lines of what [phasor~ @lock 1] does?

I am currently using a phasor~ object in MSP, locked to the Live transport, which I am piping into my gen~ subpatcher where I convert the phasor to pulses - giving me a clock - and then execute certain actions on these clock pulses.  The actions need to be sample accurate. 

For the most part it is working, but there is some inconsistency in the clock that I am deriving from the phasor~ output. These inconsistencies correspond with the vector size in max4live - 64 samples. Thus, the actions I am triggering in my gen~ patch are occasionally 64 samples late. This is a deal breaker. 

From what I understand, audio signals going from the MSP environment into a gen~ subpatcher are still bound by the vector size of the host, and I suspect this is the explanation for the occasional 64-sample inconsistencies, as the phasor~ signal exists in the MSP environment and needs to be passed to the gen~ subpatcher.

I could create the phasor entirely within gen~, yeah, but then I still rely on plugsync~ to tell me when the transport starts or stops (and what beat I am on to track downbeats.) Therefore I will still be at the mercy of the vector size, for if plugsync's "transport started" signal is delayed by the vector size, so will the sync of my phasor. Square one.  

I am kinda stumped here. Is there a way I can read Live's transport info from 

Howdy all, 

I continue to chip away at my looper project and have learned a ton in the process, especially in regards to gen~. While the...

sample-accurate-ableton-live-transport-sync-within-gen

Sample-accurate Ableton Live transport sync within gen~

in general a siimple thing but I it is not clear to me, why it does not work.

I have a buffer and randomly chose a start location in the buffer with a random duration to record to. 

Record kind of behaves strange because it not always records the correct length, even though the attributes are set correctly.

Just try several times to record into the buffer.

record random parts into buffer - why does it not work?

record-random-parts-into-buffer-why-does-it-not-work

jass FBC

Hello! I'm new to max and I learned some absics from workshops and youtube tuptorials. I'm trying to tackle a personal project now, which I would be using for my own production which is a key tracking EQ. 

I created a midi track and an audio track which both send their signals to a new track that contains the max device. The basic features are working for now with some bugs but sometimes the device stops reading the midi input. I'm aware that this isn't the best option to do this so are there any tips or tutorials on how to do it? 

Hello! I'm new to max and I learned some absics from workshops and youtube tuptorials. I'm trying to tackle a personal project now, which I...

audio-effect-patch-controlled-by-midi

audio effect patch controlled by midi

Brian Daurelle

I am trying to design a few little gestural toys to use with a MIDI instrument. One is a very simple, very fast chromatic glissando. However, I am not seeing Max put out every MIDI number in the ramp I want to generate. It seems to consistently put out every nth number for a certain ramp speed: if I ask it to play over 150 ms, for example, it only outputs every 11 notes. As far as I can tell, this problem is originating in the line object. Is there some sample-rate limitation that I don't know about here, and how can it be overcome?

fast-gliss_forum.maxpat

"sampling rate" issue for short line object ramps

sampling-rate-issue-for-short-line-object-ramps

lennox

Pretty newbie question, but I have been avoiding upgrading to v9 because I have been working on a years long project in 8 and I’ve been concerned about things breaking in a (complicated) patcher. If I upgrade and that happens, is it easy to go back? I only ask now because there are a couple new features that would actually be super helpful in my endeavours. Sorry for a stupid question. I lurk the forum every day and you’re all an inspiration. Thanks! 

Pretty newbie question, but I have been avoiding upgrading to v9 because I have been working on a years long project in 8 and I’ve been...

reversing-upgrade-to-max-9

Reversing upgrade to Max 9

Julien Bayle

Both as, artist and Max Certified Trainer & running Structure Void in Marseille. I'm organizing 

, a free community live-patching night, and the first one is happening at GMEM (Centre national de création musicale) on January 7, 2027.

The idea: performers improvise music live with Max or Pure Data, starting from a blank page. 60 minutes, nothing prepared, nothing saved. It's inspired by the "Blank Pages" protocol: a fully transparent situation where the audience walks around, watches the screens, and hears the music being built in real time. The patch, the architecture, the gesture, all exposed.

If you're near Marseille, come by. And if you patch and want to play, there's an open call: 

https://structure-void.com/void-sessions/opencall

[FR] Message en français pour la communauté francophone.

VOID.SESSIONS #1, soirée de live-patching au GMEM, Marseille, le 7 janvier 2027.

Des artistes improvisent en direct avec Max ou Pure Data, à partir d'une page blanche. 60 minutes, rien de préparé, rien de sauvegardé. Inspiré du protocole "Blank Pages" : le public circule, regarde les écrans, écoute la musique se construire en temps réel.

Entrée libre. Et si vous patchez et voulez jouer, open call ouvert :

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Hi all,

Both as, artist and Max Certified Trainer & running Structure Void in...

voidsessions-1-a-max-live-patching-night-in-marseille-jan-7-2027

VOID.SESSIONS #1 — a Max live-patching night in Marseille (Jan 7, 2027)

, a project we've been building at Structure Void over the past few weeks: an open-source multi-host integration of Ableton Link Audio. 

The Max side gives you two MSP externals (void.linkaudio.send~ and void.linkaudio.receive~) packaged as a complete Max package with help patchers, refpages, and a vignette tooltip.

A note on context: I'm guessing Cycling '74 will release their own Link Audio Max package alongside Live 12.4 (May 5, 2026). We wanted to do some R&D of our own on this, exploring how the API behaves across very different hosts, what an open-source multi-host pattern looks like in practice, and how the timing primitives feel when exposed at audio rate vs as messages. The two efforts will coexist nicely, I think.

Thanks Peter for your CDM's post about it :

The Max externals share a single C++ core (`LinkAudioManager`, ring buffer, threading model) that's also deployed across:

 vanilla 0.56-2+ / first public Pd implementation of Link Audio, to our knowledge

 / LinkAudioSend + LinkAudioReceive CHOPs

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