So far this month; Shaun Farley's Pure Data Wavetable Synth series and Varun Nair's pep talk An Intimidating Start have been great introductions into the word of Max/MSP and Pure Data (I wish I had those articles when I got started!). I am still quite a beginner myself with Pure Data (and moreso with Max/MSP) so what I thought I would do is share some links that have helped me … [Read more...]
Pure Data Wavetable Synth – Part 7
Despite all of this, I’m still relatively new at Pure Data and the Max language. To those who chime in with corrections or clarifications in the comments, you are most appreciated! If you’re new to PD, make sure you check the comments section for clarifying info provided by generous souls. Today is "amplitude" day in our wavetable synthesizer series. We're going to be … [Read more...]
Designing Sound Discussion Group – Les Stuck on Max/MSP
We've got a fun new webinar setup for this coming Sunday, April 28th. Les Stuck, Technical Director at Mills College and Max/MSP Guru, will be giving an overview of some of the things that are possible in the Max system, how to get started, and how and when he uses Max/MSP. It will take place at 2PM (U.S. Pacific Time), and will last about an hour...there will also be an … [Read more...]
Pure Data Wavetable Synth – Part 6
Despite all of this, I’m still relatively new at Pure Data and the Max language. To those who chime in with corrections or clarifications in the comments, you are most appreciated! If you’re new to PD, make sure you check the comments section for clarifying info provided by generous souls. In the last tutorial in this series, we achieved MIDI control of playback. It would be … [Read more...]
Pure Data Wavetable Synth – Part 5
Despite all of this, I’m still relatively new at Pure Data and the Max language. To those who chime in with corrections or clarifications in the comments, you are most appreciated! If you’re new to PD, make sure you check the comments section for clarifying info provided by generous souls. So far we've imported a file, created the controls necessary to select the parameters of … [Read more...]
Pure Data Wavetable Synth – Part 4
Despite all of this, I’m still relatively new at Pure Data and the Max language. To those who chime in with corrections or clarifications in the comments, you are most appreciated! If you’re new to PD, make sure you check the comments section for clarifying info provided by generous souls. We're finally going to build our wavetable sample today. Once we're done with this … [Read more...]
Pure Data Wavetable Synth – Part 3
Despite all of this, I’m still relatively new at Pure Data and the Max language. To those who chime in with corrections or clarifications in the comments, you are most appreciated! If you’re new to PD, make sure you check the comments section for clarifying info provided by generous souls. In the last article we created a background calculation process to make sure that our … [Read more...]