Max/MSP

  On 1/3/2024 at 10:22 AM, oscillik said:

My particular issue with LLMs is that way too many people speak of them and implement them in ways that indicate that the people using them think they're infallible, and always give out correct information.

I'm not saying that there aren't people who use LLMs responsibly, but there are way too many people (and companies) that do not. And that's fucked up.

Yes, ofc and i actually agree with that!  

https://www.perfectcircuit.com/signal/graham-wakefield-generating-sound-organizing-time-interview?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=featured-article&utm_content=wakefield-interview

some stuff I just made—I really liked it: 

sorry for the spam, tho I'm inspired atm 

also mark fell chat that is interesting. 

Ned Rush is doing some Max stuff in a basic enough way that a dummy like me can even understand it. forgoing MIDI too with audio rate triggers (not sure the terminology here is correct, apologies), which i believe is how AE have mentioned their stuff is all designed in Max for their systems/sync/etc.

  On 4/24/2024 at 12:42 AM, ignatius said:

also mark fell chat that is interesting. 

 

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I found his PhD thesis: https://www.are.na/block/27714244

  On 4/24/2024 at 7:32 PM, logakght said:

I found his PhD thesis: https://www.are.na/block/27714244

  On 4/24/2024 at 12:42 AM, ignatius said:

also mark fell chat that is interesting. 

 

 I got the book "Structure and Synthesis: The anatomy of practice" by Mark Fell, which I am reading atm. 

Pretty entertaining read and also contains exercises, highly recommend it! 

  On 4/24/2024 at 1:39 AM, auxien said:

Ned Rush is doing some Max stuff in a basic enough way that a dummy like me can even understand it. forgoing MIDI too with audio rate triggers (not sure the terminology here is correct, apologies), which i believe is how AE have mentioned their stuff is all designed in Max for their systems/sync/etc.

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He's using Phasor~object for signal based sequencing, from what I understand this is more precise than "events based sequencing" (feel free to correct if I'm wrong). There's a lot of good videos about the topic on Philip Meyer's channel 

I've used phasor~ driven sequencers a lot, it's a marvelous, flexible clock. I find it super handy to parse any sort of list of events too. [phasor~] > [subdiv~] > [zl.lookup] is an insanely powerful combo.

A stupidly fun thing to do is to [function] [shape~] the [phasor~] before it hits [subdiv~]. IIRC, [swing~] works pretty nicely there too.

These last six months I've spent tons of time trying to figure out how [dict] and LOM work. Tedious, frustrating at times but eventually pretty useful.

cool stuff @logakght

I don't know anything about Max, but Mark Fell is so interesting. thanks for sharing that talk.
@cern Is the book very academic and technical, or easy to read?

  On 4/26/2024 at 8:19 PM, gnarlybog said:

I don't know anything about Max, but Mark Fell is so interesting. thanks for sharing that talk.
@cern Is the book very academic and technical, or easy to read?

I don't find it academic nor technical at all, but it depends what you mean with technical?  It is mostly just his mindset of creating music and his point of view. He breaks down things and make a good point in many cases..

For example:

Cipriani and Lyon's thoughts on Electronic music and composing: (Spoiler from the book)

Mark Fell objects on this in a wonderful way and bringing up "Acid Tracks" by Phuture as an excellent example that goes against what Lyon suggested. 
 

And many more pages on that topic which I find entertaining to read. 

is it possible to make good music with a learning disability ? ( my mom never gave me vegetables when i was younger )

I liked it better without the bass 

sorry, wrong video 

  On 4/27/2024 at 12:22 AM, Wunderbar said:

is it possible to make good music with a learning disability ? ( my mom never gave me vegetables when i was younger )

Yes, but not computer music. Unless you want to be an outsider artist. But you may try the guitar or piano. Or write meaningful lyrics. Also not drums or bass (for different reasons you won’t understand). 

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5l1EYgN1zF/?img_index=1

might be of interest to someone.  A course by some guy i find to be making cool bleeps with max/msp;.