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04.03.2025_lecture 11, Assignment 6 Help posted!
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assignment 6 (due 04.10.2025)
Assignment 6: Max Instrument!
Assignment 6 asks you to create an interactive instrument in Max
using premade objects we've discussed in class.
Objects you'll possibly need:
pictslider
kslider
live.grid
bangs/buttons mapped to computer keyboard
previously made sequencing devices
preset
list of numbers (coll object)
random number/float generators
You'll use objects to create an environment for users to make sound.
The complexity of the instrument is up to you, but it is recommended
that users are able to evoke a number of different sounds from your
patch, rather than simply activating one note.
Your patch should include at least one effect (abl.device, or
abl.dsp). Do not use the simple midi output. Instead, have your MIDI
data power an instrument in the plugins, or a sound clip from the
Max audio library or of your own making. Remember when we made the
terminal perform and save a "say" command? Hmmm...
happy patching!
-Dr. Welty
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MuseScore(notation)
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