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...]
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...]
An Intimidating Start
One of the things I remember most when I opened up Pure Data for the first time a few years ago was being terrified. A blank and intimidating window stared back at me. I then jumped to Max/MSP, which was a bit easier (because of the interface), but it was still the same problem - where in the world do I begin? Its tough to start any project from absolutely nowhere. Youtube and … [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...]