Eoin Smith

My last update to 8.6 seems to have written over my externals folder meaning I’ve lost a few very important externals. The mptcfs_sa~ from MsPinky is now missing and judging by the lack of communication from them, it seems they are no longer in operation and I don’t have a back up anywhere. Is there a way to recover historical externals, are they living somewhere out of site on my computer that I’m missing 

Hello 

My last update to 8.6 seems to have written over my externals folder meaning I’ve lost a few very important externals. The...

recovering-externals-mspinky

Recovering Externals /// MsPinky

Michael Caverly

new to Max/MSP, and would like a little help.

I followed an excellent tutorial from Cycling 74 to make a 

 (PS) patcher and managed to recreate it on my laptop. I toyed around using different oscillators and adding filters, and then I found a tutorial on the 

 (KS). I tried it out and am deeply in love with the tone and the simplicity of the algorithm, and started thinking about how it might be incorporated into the PS unit.

I thought that, if I could encapsulate the KS patcher into a sub-patch and then bring it into the PS like it was another oscillator in the poly~ abstraction. It gets MIDI note & velocity.

Looking at the structure of the KS made me think about the inlet & outlet issues, and that is where I broke down.

I would like to know if this approach is reasonable one. I feel ridiculously out of my depth with Max, but I have had 

 experience with coding Javascript, CSS and PHP, and have also dabbled a bit with N.I Reaktor;- but Max/MSP has blown my mind.

I am very new to Max/MSP, and would like a little help.

I followed an excellent tutorial from Cycling 74 to make a Polyphonic Synth (PS)...

guidance-please

Guidance, please.

鬱咕 神田

I wanted to use Detonate Thread instead of a piano roll.

but at some point it became so slow that I couldn't edit it any more.

I wonder why this is, and if anyone knows, please let me know.

Also, are there any other useful objects that provide something like a piano roll?

I wanted to use Detonate Thread instead of a piano roll.

It was going well until halfway through,

but at some point it became so slow...

about-detonate

About detonate

Foam Okiji

Hoping I can find some help. I’m a beginner, but have spent some time searching for an answer.

I've pieced together a patch which will play randomly from playlists (polybuffers) whenever a certain word/number is typed (for the first buffer this would be "holder" which is indexed to “3”; and for the second buffer this trigger is “benjamin” which is indexed to “2”. 

As I say, I'm new to this and the patch as simple as it is,  is quite scrappy in all sorts of ways (happy for any pointers) but the biggest problem I'm having is that it is inconsistent. For instance, I’m not sure how to get it started each time, both how to get the triggers started and also how to get the audio to start responding (I end up just pressing all the messages and eventually something happens). Even more problematic is that for some reason the dict object is double-banging--it first bangs when I finish typing the word and then again when I hit the space bar. It seems to only happen when I type in the correct selection. How can I make it all more reliable? I have attached a version of patch. 

inconsistent performance using dict bangs to drive random polybuffer play

inconsistent-performance-using-dict-bangs-to-drive-random-polybuffer-play

Jason Durnil

Hello im having some trouble with some FFT processing in RNBO the forums and posts are not helpful and iwould like to pay someone to consult for an hour or two. I cannot find anywhere else on the internet to hire a MAx MSP consultant

Hello im having some trouble with some FFT processing in RNBO the forums and posts are not helpful and iwould like to pay someone to...

looking-to-hire-a-max-rnbo-consultant-for-a-couple-hours

Looking to hire a Max RNBO consultant for a couple hours

Michael Meachen

We're a big fan of Cycling 74's classic algorithmic composing software "M".   The interface, particularly the "Conductor" grid and the ability to tie various parameters to it (transposition, voicing, rhythmic pattern, accents, etc.) is very useful and intuitive.  Sadly, Cycling 74 does not have a version of "M" which runs on the newer 64 bit O/S and we are looking for a replacement to use on our latest platform.   

Does anyone know if there is a MAX Project, or component Packages, that someone has developed which mimic the "M" interface - particularly the conductor grid?   

We're a big fan of Cycling 74's classic algorithmic composing software "M".   The interface, particularly the "Conductor" grid and the...

m-lovers-max-imitator

M Lovers - MAX imitator?

Andy Maskell

As somebody who is obsessed with patches looking neat and tidy, I have often come across a problem where 

 does not appear to have the desired effect.

I have also seen a number of posts in the forum where the user is asking for help in debugging their patch. I often note that there is actually nothing wrong with their code other than the fact that the position of a 

 object relative to the objects that feed the 

 doesn't follow the usual right->left processing priority as expected, because it is normally necessary to set the 

As a demonstration, try out these three simple examples:

They essentially all do the same thing but the results are different. The aim is to create a simple list with an integer followed by a value that determines which output of the 

The lefthand example is lined up neatly as many users tend to do. However, clicking on the 1 or 2 at the top constantly sends the message through the wrong side of the gate first but clicking it again appears to get it right.

The middle example is exactly the same code but with the 

 positioned further to the left. Now the message always goes to the correct output every time.

The third example, which is lined up exactly the same as the first but now has a 

 to force the order in which the messages are processed, the messages again always go in the correct direction.

There are a lot of people who have suggested that the 

 object be redesigned such that the data goes into the left input and the selector message into the right. If this was done, it would eliminate this unexpected behaviour. However, the clever people have justified the design because of how the underlying code works in the object. I know of some people that have created their own sub-patcher snippets that deliberately swap the inputs over but it means that you have to create different snippets for every size of 

I'm wondering if a new object, for example called 

, could be added where the inputs are reversed such that users would be able to follow their desire to keep things neat and tidy without being confused by how 

As somebody who is obsessed with patches looking neat and tidy, I have often come across a problem where [gate] does not appear to have the...

what-is-the-position-regarding-gate

What is the position regarding [gate]?

Eptiar

Hello everyone. So I've owned a Max license for quite some time and every 2-3 months, I have a few weeks of really trying to get my head around Max. However, I always feel defeated by the (to me) steep learning curve. Does anyone have some tips on just getting over the initial bump? 

Hello everyone. So I've owned a Max license for quite some time and every 2-3 months, I have a few weeks of really trying to get my head...

the-learning-curve

The Learning Curve

Winta Tekle

Im a beginner and fairy new at the world of creative coding. I'm really into trippy video art, so I was wondeirng if anyone knew how to get data moshing started? Any tips or patches I can look at to understand the bones of it? Thanks!

Hi all,

Im a beginner and fairy new at the world of creative coding. I'm really into trippy video art, so I was wondeirng if anyone knew...

how-to-data-mosh

How to data-mosh?

Rob Marshallsay

I want to make a stereo delay that includes a pitch shifter before the feedback line, something akin to the classic Eventide 'Crystals' sound that their Ultra-Harmonizers are famous for.

I'm doing this mostly just to get some practice with MSP, I have a H8000FW sat directly to my left, so this is more just for fun :)

The problem I'm facing is that I cannot find a way of implementing real-time pitch shifting that has acceptable latency. The pitchshift~ object sounds okay, but has severe latency. gizmo~ similarly introduces a lot of latency.

I've experimented a bit with abusing the doppler effect by using a phasor~ to modulate a tapout~'s delay time, but of course this introduces a fair bit of latency too, as expected!

Are there any other DSP tricks for real-time pitch sifting? Quality isn't a big concern, just something that has latency good enough to be used with short delay times.

I want to make a stereo delay that includes a pitch shifter before the feedback line, something akin to the classic Eventide 'Crystals'...

Cycling '74 Forums

Thanks Eoin that's great thank you and happy to collab! Where are you based? I'm based at Goldsmiths Uni, London. I don't know much about...

Thank you, thank you very much indeed! I'll try it, and try it again, and again; and may continue to post on this thread when I feel ready...

My first idea after a quick look: possible source of the problem may be related to the fact, that your patch is feeding metros with NaN...

Yes! Thanks, Will. Just to be clear, I understood that the challenge was with the text side of things. In terms of integrating this patch...

Hello im having some trouble with some FFT processing in RNBO the forums and posts are not helpful and iwould like to pay someone to...

We have tried to run M on a virtual machine, and have succeeded to a point, Issues we ran into were in mapping MIDI out to the physical...

this is what [110.gate] and his friends do since ever, because i also cannot stand the "reversed" inputs of this kind of objects either. (i...

Still lovely, still online. Obviously dated in many ways, but likely could be very helpful for someone, especially with regard to...

A good place to start emulating data-moshing effect is the jit.gl.pass @fxname motionglitch post-processing effect. Open a Max File browser...

it is almost the same technique as the most (searchterm:) variable delay lines uses: you write into tapin~ in realtime (i.e. with a speed...