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James Harkins

With apologies if this is a dumb question...

In a workshop setting, I just had terrible trouble with loading soundfiles, so I'd like to ask about best practices for audio file locations, to minimize "File Preferences" customization and (ideally) setting things up so that people can open a patch and it Just Works.

I wasn't quite ready for that because, on my machine, I can put the audio files in the same folder as the patch files (or a subfolder), and then relative paths with "." work just fine, e.g., [buffer~ buf ./audio/loop.wav].

So I guided people through preparing an audio file, putting it where they are going to save the patch, saving the patch in that place, and then, on Mac... "can't open." I confirmed in their Finder that the directory structure was correct, just... no relative path access.

Also tried a message box with variants of "audio/loop.wav" --> [absolutepath] --> [prepend replace] --> [buffer~ buf] and continued to see failures.

It surprises me because in general, I would expect consistent behavior across platforms. E.g., SuperCollider always uses absolute paths (so it's necessary to ask the interpreter for the currently executing path, strip the base filename, and append from there -- but this approach is consistent everywhere); Pd vanilla objects always resolve relative paths relative to the current patch file (some externals don't always do that, but this is consistent across the base distribution). In neither environment is it necessary to make allowances for OS.

Normally I'd make a MWE myself, but I can't reproduce the problem on my machine. I could try to collect screenshots if that would help.

With apologies if this is a dumb question...

In a workshop setting, I just had terrible trouble with loading soundfiles, so I'd like to...

best-practices-for-directory-structure-writing-buffer-objects-to-load-files-automatically

Best practices for directory structure / writing buffer~ objects to load files automatically

oxxi

I’m trying to take the values from the third row of a matrixctrl (in dial mode) and use them as weighted probabilities to control how likely the gate opens on each step, but I haven’t been able to figure out which objects would be best for handling the probability logic. Basically the value of the dial for each step determines how likely the gate is open so it triggers the sound. 

Using matrixctrl values as weighted probability for gate

using-matrixctrl-values-as-weighted-probability-for-gate

vojko v

I'm asking because I can't seem to avoid the clicks when I change the loop start, and it would seem logical to conclude that a gen version of this would be a lot more efficient

is there a gen~ version of grooveduck?
I'm asking because I can't seem to avoid the clicks when I change the loop start, and it would seem l

gen~-version-of-grooveduck

gen~ version of grooveduck

Jeff Merkel

I know it gets brought up every once in a while, but I thought I'd post again to see what the interest was out there for getting Max working in Linux.

I jump between Mac, Winows, and Linux (Ubunutu) fairly regularly as no single OS can do everything I need under one roof. I teach at a university in physics and recording arts where I use Max, Wavelab, Nuendo, and Live extensively for demonstrations and PowerPoint/Keynote for presenting. I also run a recording/mastering/post studio where I again use Nuendo & Wavelab. But I also run an acoustic R&D company where I use Solidworks, QCAD, and a few other drawing/modeling tools. And lastly I head up an interdisciplinary research collective that mostly uses Max, but also vvvv, Processing, TouchDesigner, Quartz Composer, etc.

But I'm finding that I prefer Linux above Windows and Mac more and more for the sheer speed, customization, and adaptability even though it's by far the least supported for applications which really bums me out. While I'm a big supporter of open source I'm also happy to pay for good commercial software like Max. i just wish Max, and a few others, would run on Linux.

Max is one of the biggest hangups for me to not spend almost all of my time in Linux. PD is a great program, no doubt, but I rely on a lot of the awesome and amazing externals out there and the great Max community (along with a number of other reasons). Even getting Max to run under Wine would be OK, though native support would be much more preferable. But the iLok stuff only works on Mac/Win, even though I use the software key/internet activation.

So I'm interested if there's any other folks out there in the same boat as myself. I know Linux support is a low priority for most commercial companies that are trying squash bugs and be innovative, but I feel like Ubuntu and other flavors are on the rise and have some very cool potential in the multimedia realm (but that could also be just because I've been getting more into it personally). If there's enough of us requesting maybe we could see a Linux release in the future! Anyone else interested in seeing this happen?

max-on-linux

Max on Linux

justin

I'm trying to filter out the vst list of all instruments (or vice-versa) but there doesn't seem to be any obvious way of doing this. Anyone got any tips on how to do this? 

Currently seems like it would be a feature request to add a another attribute to the vst~ object...

I'm trying to filter out the vst list of all instruments (or vice-versa) but there doesn't seem to be any obvious way of doing this. Anyone...

vst-no-filter-for-instruments

vst~ no filter for instruments?

phiol

As the title indicated. anyone would have any tips Or better yet , has any ever tried to combine

the objective would be to slow down the triggering of  each slice segments mubu.concat ; 

but avoid getting silent tails at each snippets 

(i.e. if trigger indexes at a slower rate  and since the slice seg is playing at regular speed we get a quick snippet of the segment  with a pause before the next  trig) 

Is there and already built in way to do it  with mubu.concat or mubu.process ?? 

We get something close but not really in the mubu.concat helpfile's 2nd tab

But what I'm looking for is more timestretching and not "enveloping" .

Similar to the timestretch example in  in groove~'s helpfile. I think the sound quality is just fine

 <-- But I just would like to have the capability of having the "auto slicing segments based on transients"  the way you get it with mubu.concat or mubu.process.

Hi all , 

As the title indicated. anyone would have any tips Or better yet , has any ever tried to combine
mubu.concat and mubu.granular....

mubugranular-combined-with-mubuconcat

mubu.granular combined with mubu.concat 

Alex Giordani

I simply can't save a patch in any folder... 

A patch previuosly made inside a folder shows the "crash recovery: patcher no longer exists at path [Macintosh HD:/Users/name/Desktop/name.maxpat]" once it starts and the "read name.mp4" messages shows "

: error loading file name.jpg" once clicked, even if the files are in the same folder of the "name.maxpat" patch.

Hi!

I simply can't save a patch in any folder... 

A patch previuosly made inside a folder shows the "crash recovery: patcher no longer...

crash-recovery-patcher-no-longer-exists-at-path-macintosh-hdusersnamedesktopnamemaxpat

crash recovery: patcher no longer exists at path [Macintosh HD:/Users/name/Desktop/name.maxpat]

Andrew Voelkel

I'm a DSP guy from way back, and have been exploring using MaxMSP (with custom "externals") as a dev system for algorithms for bass guitar that have been rattling around in my brain. 

The stumbling block has always been a delivery platform that is convenient to use in a rehearsal or stage situation. A laptop with a display just doesn't cut it, for various reasons.

The closest I can come to a realistic solution is a small headless computer running Max and talking with a remote control app on an iPad via wifi. I've got an example of this basic concept running, using my MacBook Pro, so I know the approach will work. That is, everything except the headless delivery platform that I just power on in a rehearsal on stage and control via the iPad.

It looks like people have used Mac minis for this sort of thing in the past, and that would be ideal for me because I'm a Mac guy. But all the examples I've found of how to set up a headless server are way out of date. 

So what are people doing these days to create something as close as possible to a remotely controlled stomp box? I'm open to using a Windows delivery platform if that ends up being the simplest both in terms of server setup and the smallest form factor achievable. But a Mac mini would be even better.

I'm a DSP guy from way back, and have been exploring using MaxMSP (with custom "externals") as a dev system for algorithms for bass guitar...

using-maxmsp-as-a-guitar-stomp-box-in-2025

Using MaxMSP as a guitar stomp box in 2025??

Randall Smith

I'm working on a quad spatialization set up to be able to trigger and control multiple signals simultaneously and independently (basically sounds chasing each other around the room and moving at different rates and such). 

Currently I have multiple instances of the "spat4" subpatcher included with extras in Max8, which is not at all ideal. I've tried a few things, but mostly I've just repeatedly crashed Max. 

Hi all,

I'm working on a quad spatialization set up to be able to trigger and control multiple signals simultaneously and independently...

multichannel-spatialization

Multichannel Spatialization

Martin Schmid

I started learning M4L back at the beginning of the year... going through all the tutorials... but haven't really used it since.

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