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axers fall

Anyway, if you found this sound interesting to you, please 

Patterns that generated without step sequencer

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Zétény Nagy

As part of my PhD project at IEM Graz, I am conducting a survey on composers' and performers' relationship with embodiment, and their interface use habits. If you self-identify as a sound artist, computer music artist, composer, organized sound artist, electroacoustic musician, electronic performer etc. or consider yourself working in these fields or a field related to these fields, please take the time to fill out the short survey found at the link below. Your participation is very valuable to the research project, and may shape the development of future interfaces and controllers.

https://cloud.iem.at/index.php/apps/forms/s/KHYX8EmRdcSpnw6x6E5MBAEm

Dear C74 Forum community,

As part of my PhD project at IEM Graz, I am conducting a survey on composers' and performers' relationship with...

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[SURVEY] Research Questionnaire: Artists', Composers' and Performers' Relationship with Embodiment, and Interface Use Habits

Param CDtime(1000,min=10);
History cooldown(0);

cooldown = max(cooldown-1,0);

impulse = in1;
N = scale(noise(),-1,1,0,1);

allow = 0;
if(impulse && cooldown <= 0){
    allow = 1;
    if(N <= 0.9){
        cooldown = mstosamps(CDtime);
    }
}
out1 = allow;

In this video, I will show you how the cooldown system works and how to implement a basic cooldown mechanism in gen~.

Param...

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Cooldown mechanism explained

More Max/MSP ambient videos ► https://www.youtube.com/@axersfall369

[Video]


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Dark ambient with granular synthesis system

This is the most intense piece of music I've ever made......

This is the most intense piece of music I've ever made......

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Anyway, More ambient works :...

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Ambient, spectral process and generative granular audio system

Philippe OLLIVIER

The second edition of Marées Max (Max Tides) will take place between 1 and 4 July 2026 at Logelloù in Penvenan, Brittany (France). Marées Max consists of lectures, workshops, concerts, discussions.

The following have already confirmed their attendance at this second edition: David Zicarelli (Max developer and CEO of Cycling’74), Maurizio Giri (researcher, lecturer, author, Italy), Alessandro Cipriani (composer, author, Italy), Volker Böhm (Swiss artist and programmer), Rodrigo Constanzo (researcher and lecturer at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester), Tom Mays (composer, researcher, professor of electroacoustic music at the Haute école des arts du Rhin), Thomas Collin (composer, professor of electroacoustic music at the Conservatoire de Vernon), Mathieu Chamagne (artist and programmer), Quentin Nivromont (researcher specialising in ambisonic sound and 3D sound), Jean-François Charles (composer, clarinettist, lecturer at the Iowa School of Music, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences), Hervé Birolini (composer, President of the Grand Est Creative Music Platform).

This list is open and it is still possible to propose a lecture, a workshop or a concert…

You can also register simply to attend Marées Max 2026.

The Marées Max (Max Tides) will take place between 1 and 4 July 2026 at Logelloù in Brittany (France)

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But that's just one of the tricks.

anyway, More Max/MSP ambient sound design videos : https://www.youtube.com/@axersfall369

[Video]


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This is enough to set you apart from other ambient producers

Jillian Olesen

We got another awesome Office Hours livestream session coming up today on YouTube! We'll be joined by special guest Michael Cella (aka nnirror), an artist an generative systems designer based in Detroit!

And join the conversation today at 11am PT right here!

We'll see you there! Happy patching! 👩‍💻

Hey folks!!

We got another awesome Office Hours livestream session coming up today on YouTube! We'll be joined by special guest Michael...

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TODAY AT 11AM PT! - Office Hours with artist / generative systems designer Michael Cella (aka nnirror)!

Jan M

 is end of life since long. The goto solution for using a DMX USB Pro recently was using the serial object directly.

I wanted to start learning to write Max externals, and I chose to create an external for the DMX USB Pro.

A beta version of the package is available here: 

https://github.com/janmech/jam/releases/tag/1.0-beta

 for sending and receiving DMX data from the interface  and

 for use with audio signals (sending DMX data only).

To install, download and unpack the zip package and copy it to the Max Packages folder. On first load of the externals Max might ask you to remove the quarantine attribute. Just confirm and continue (I don't have a paid Apple developer account, that's why). 

The externals are compiled for MacOS 10.15 and later and should load on Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.

Looking forward for feedback and if there is interest in continuing this little project also collaborators are very welcome!

The good old external from nullmedium is end of life since long. The goto solution for using a DMX USB Pro recently was using the serial...

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[sharing] My take on an ENTTEC DMX USB Pro external

I want no one to notice this clever magic trick: during these eight minutes, when exactly did I swap the black ball for the white one?

I want no one to notice this clever magic trick: during these eight minutes, when exactly did I swap the black ball for the white...

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Drifting periodic granular ambient system with recursion modulations

Ben Bracken

We are happy to announce the release of the 

The Runner upgrade improves/reduces data migration needs when RNBO is upgraded and fixes datafile unloading and param display issues. The Takeover UI adds Link peer visibility and a sync toggle, plus improved datafile navigation and recording directory management. The jack_transport_link layer sees better seek behavior, updated MIDI sync, and exposes peer count. 

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