Re: MaxMSP looping -

[Brian Cass <b@the0verclock.com>]

Rhythmic stuff is very possible in Max/MSP. I have a nice little  
patch for extracting the length of a sample, extracting the time sig  
and bar count that i put in the filename and auto calculating the  
length of a bar and of a beat. However I have built the same live  
performance system in Max/MSP and Reaktor. My personal preference  
with an A/B comparison was to use Reaktor.

check this mini-tour of one of my live rigs -

http://the0verclock.com/warper4overclock.mov

Sorry, the footage is all 4/4.  : )
At the time I was using Reaktor as a 6 channel plug for all looping,  
filtering, mixing. And ableton for organizing a huge bank of tv theme  
songs and pre-programmed drum parts. In previous versions of this  
rig, the pre-fab samples were loaded either inside of Reaktor or Max/ 
MSP. These days I have moved back to using Reaktor only. Ableton  
however is great for locking down old tv theme songs to a solid tempo  
before loading into Reaktor. And Max/MSP is still my go to App for  
quick midi fixes.


Sorry for my lack of activity on this list, but you guys are tough to  
keep up with! Y'all send a metric ton of email!


- b




On May 5, 2006, at 10:48 AM, a k butler wrote:

>
>>
>> I think one possible answer to this cycle lies in the flexibility  
>> of Max/MSP.
>
> hi Jeff
> a Max/MSP question
>
> how good is it for rhythmically based music?
>
> I've heard a number of max/MSP performances,  and have not yet  
> heard any rhythmic co-ordination
> going on, at least not in the time signature sense.
> Please don't take this as a criticism of the music, it isn't that  
> at all,
> I'm interested in the capabilities of MAX
>
>
> andy butler
>