TeachingMusic

I’ve uploaded a much-improved version of my simple additive synthesizer (2 oscillators). The patcher makes extensive use of send and receive objects, which function to both clean up the spaghetti tangle of patch cords, and provide a means for self-commenting code. The core of the patcher is a two-oscillator additive synth, with function controls for [...]

I will be posting an expanded explanation later, but for now I’m putting up Michael Olson’s Day 16: Audio Brass Tacks patcher.

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Max/MSP has two ways of viewing a patcher, patcher view, which we’ve been dealing up to now, and presentation view Presentation view provides an alternate way of viewing your patcher information. Patch cords do not show at all, and you can decide what (subset) of objects appear in presentation view. You can even rearrange the [...]

Download the encapsulation and ccAssignNew patchers. Keep the ccAssignNew patcher in the same folder as encapsulation, or if you want to use it over and over in your own projects, store ccAssignNew in Max/Cycling ’74/max-externals. Encapsulation Encapsulation is the process of creating patchers within patchers. It can help to organize your overall patcher layout and [...]

The ccLearn patcher can be set to listen to any continuous controller (CC) input, and then set itself to always listen to that CC input. Listening The listening section is based around a ctlin object with no arguments. Without arguments, ctlin listens to all CC numbers. The middle outlet sends the current CC number. Learning [...]

To follow up on my last post on my global synch’ing metro patcher, here’s an explanation. Transport Since I’m using musical time, I have to use the transport. I want to be able to start and stop the transport, and to change tempo. Rewinding isn’t completely necessary, and I don’t care about transport location, so [...]

Here’s a quick post of the global synch’ing metro that I demonstrated. A more detailed explanation will (hopefully) come later, but for now… synchMetros.maxpat