For those of you who just want to play around with the finished project, there is a download link at the bottom of the article. 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 … [Read more...]
Generating Complexity in Max
Guest Contribution by Mark Durham With this post I want to look at some strategies for generating control data in Max, or more specifically generating complex envelopes for controlling parameters. Now I expect that designing envelopes is nothing new for most Designing Sound readers; it's been a staple technique for manipulating parameters on a timeline in most DAW's, … [Read more...]
Pure Data Wavetable Synth – Part 8
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 picking up steam here. The synthesizer is essentially done. What we're doing in … [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 Ambiences in Max/MSP
Guest article by Andreas Jonsson DSP beginnings Last year, I undertook a one-year Masters in Sound for Moving Image at the Glasgow School of Art, which got me properly introduced to the wonderful world of DSP and the seemingly endless possibilities of Max/MSP. Having dabbled briefly in Pure Data and coming from a background of computer programming, it didn’t take long … [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...]