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Hi, just wanted to suggest to Cycling74 staff in charge of the site, to add the option to 'Bookmark' articles:

https://cycling74.com/tutorials/best-practices-in-jitter-part-2-recording-1

https://cycling74.com/forums/blackmagic-native-video-capture-issue-when-using-output_texture-1

I like to keep many bookmarks just specific to my 

 account(rather than overloading my browser bookmarks with stuff just related to Max which can be found on this site).

Hi, just wanted to suggest to Cycling74 staff in charge of the site, to add the option to 'Bookmark'...

add-bookmark-option-for-articles-same-as-threads

Add 'bookmark' option for articles same as threads

Ana  Duran 

I’m currently working on controlling mini DC vibration motors (low voltage) with Arduino, using CMD SimpleMessageSystem to communicate from Max/MSP. This setup was working before, but suddenly the motors stopped responding.

I’m an artist using Arduino mainly for interactive works, so while I’ve tested the basics, I may be missing something in the software/firmware side.

Has anyone experienced issues with SimpleMessageSystem + Max patches (Arduino2Max/CMD module) where the Max terminal only shows the port number but no responses? Any guidance on whether that’s normal, or what I should check next, would be greatly appreciated.

Hello everyone,

I’m currently working on controlling mini DC vibration motors (low voltage) with Arduino, using CMD SimpleMessageSystem to...

maxmsp-to-arduino-with-serial-comunication-and-simplemessagesystem-controlling-small-dc-vibration-motors

Max/MSP to Arduino with Serial comunication and  SimpleMessageSystem – controlling small DC vibration motors

Recall the Coll

Hello Max community! This is the first time I'm having such issues in Max. 

I use this patch to control the LEDs of a Launch Control XL MK2 but Max crashes when I'm changing the color of all 16 pads. Launch Control also doesn't always receive all the data, hence the LEDs aren't always controlled properly. 

I suppose the issue perhaps is that I'm sending too much information instantaneously? Any ideas how to fix it or at least figure out exactly what's causing this? Thanks in advance.

Hello Max community! This is the first time I'm having such issues in Max. 

I use this patch to control the LEDs of a Launch Control XL...

sending-midi-from-max-to-midi-controller-crashes-max

Sending MIDI from Max to MIDI controller crashes Max

Definitely Human 

Just updated to Sequoia 15.6.1 yesterday and now Max won't open. Have tried uninstalling, deleting the files in Application Support, and installing again with no luck. It's strange as it opens on a separate user on my Mac but not my main one.  Have also deleted ~/Library/Preferences/com.cycling74.Max.plist, and still not working. 

Hi,

Just updated to Sequoia 15.6.1 yesterday and now Max won't open. Have tried uninstalling, deleting the files in Application Support,...

max-8-wont-open-after-updating-mac-os

Max 8 won't open after updating Mac OS

Altair SJH

So I'm not actually skilled in Max, but I'm just asking this question because I want to know whether or not it's within the realm of possibility, such that I could teach myself Max enough to build it:

I have an APC40 MkII and an Ableton Push 3, and in an ideal world their Session boxes would be linked, such that I could use the arrow buttons on either device to move them back and forth

. This would allow me to use the two controllers as one "super-controller" - the APC40 recording and launching clips and controller faders and sends, while the Push acts as my main keyboard and device controller. That's all I really want.

Isotonik has a device that used to do this

, but ever since Live 12 came out it has stopped working. I talked to Darren Cowley personally about this over email (and I know he's a member of this forum), and he simply insisted to me that it was "impossible" to make it work again. My guess is that this is because Push 3 is running a different kind of script that is no longer visible in Live preferences, so it's impossible to get it to tell you where the session box is (much less have it be controlled externally). Or something.

is there absolutely no other way of making this work now

, whether in Max or Python or something else? I don't need a super-complicated solution; ideally I'd just have a little Max audio effect that can sit on my master channel (alongside my numerous other utility devices), which is preset to have the APC and Push mirror each other. That's it.

Again, I know I'm a total noob and I'm not asking anyone to build it for me, but it would be nice to know if it's something I could work towards. I've even tried getting ChatGPT to write it for me, but nothing has worked so far.

So I'm not actually skilled in Max, but I'm just asking this question because I want to know whether or not it's within the realm of...

syncing-a-session-box-with-an-ableton-push-3

Syncing a Session Box with an Ableton Push 3

Baek Santarek

The live.scope object set to update interval 0.01 is causing an extremely sloppy audio timing despite the settings seen in the screenshots below. 

In order to get the timing correct, I need to set my Signal Vector Size to 1 sample. Nothing else will cut it on the audio settings side.

To fix it on the live.scope side instead, set its interval to values 1 and larger.

Not sure if this is a bug per se, but it sure is able to mess with the users and cause some painful debugging moments in complex patches.

live.scope can cause extremely sloppy audio timing

livescope-can-cause-extremely-sloppy-audio-timing

pdelges

I try to control an ethernet relay board with some http commands.

It does work fine in Max with the help of [maxurl]  but 

 as a live device (Live12, Max8.6 under macOS13, 14).

In Live [maxurl] behaves erratically and crashes sooner or later (sometimes when quitting Live).

Crashed Thread:        21  maxurl_perform_request

Exception Type:        EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes:       KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x0000000000000000
Exception Codes:       0x0000000000000001, 0x0000000000000000

Termination Reason:    Namespace SIGNAL, Code 11 Segmentation fault: 11
Terminating Process:   exc handler [1165]

VM Region Info: 0 is not in any region.  Bytes before following region: 4337418240
      REGION TYPE                    START - END         [ VSIZE] PRT/MAX SHRMOD  REGION DETAIL
      UNUSED SPACE AT START
--->  
      __TEXT                      10287c000-1085e8000    [ 93.4M] r-x/r-x SM=COW  /Applications/Ableton Live 12 Suite.app/Contents/MacOS/Live


Thread 21 Crashed:: maxurl_perform_request
0   libsystem_pthread.dylib       	       0x19b62d4f8 pthread_mutex_lock + 12
1   MaxPlugLib                    	       0x324a90e9c systhread_mutex_lock + 12
2   maxurl                        	       0x330c88a10 maxurl_perform_request + 356
3   MaxPlugLib                    	       0x324afde1c systhread_threadproc + 232
4   libsystem_pthread.dylib       	       0x19b632f94 _pthread_start + 136
5   libsystem_pthread.dylib       	       0x19b62dd34 thread_start + 8


I built a workaround, sending TCP commands (thanks to [sadam.tcpClient]) but I'd prefer not to rely on an external.

I try to control an ethernet relay board with some http commands.

It does work fine in Max with the help of [maxurl]  but not as a live...

maxurl-in-live-crashes

maxurl in Live crashes

AlexandreAudio

I am using the Crosspatch and I am trying to use exclusivity on the outputs. When I activate this feature and click from Crosspatch 0 to 1, then from 1 to 1, the first link is correctly deleted. However, I control the Crosspatch with messages and when I send the message "0 1 1." then "1 1 1." the first link is not deleted.

Can you help me with this? I have the same problem with the Dividers.

Hi everyone,

I am using the Crosspatch and I am trying to use exclusivity on the outputs. When I activate this feature and click from...

exclusive-modes-crosspatch

Exclusive modes Crosspatch

Hayden Ryan

I can seem to solve this issue I am having with a gen~ patch.

Everything seems to be doing what it should be, except for a weird 'doubled' output that occurs every time the driving/Master phasor~ resets (on beat one). Connecting a live.scope~ doesn't make this issue visually apparent until you connect a what~ and print the output. 

For example, a subdivision of 4 gives me 5 impulses, with beat one sending 2 impulses.

I'll attach my gen~ patcher and paste a clipboard link of the max patch below. 

GenSwing.gendsp

Hey Folks, 

I can seem to solve this issue I am having with a gen~ patch.

I've created a modified gen~ version of Philip Meyer's swing...

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