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5 Comments February 10th, 2010 | Max/Msp/Jitter

TouchOSC and Ardour

TouchOSC Layout Page 1

After too long a delay I finally finished my first version of a TouchOSC based transport for Ardour. One of the most difficult aspects of this project was the sheer number of Ardour’s functions that can be controlled via OSC. Deciding what to incorporate into the layout and what to leave out took hours of consideration and experimentation. I tried to keep everything as streamlined as possible only using using functions in my layout that I thought would be of the most use.

As I discussed in my previous post, you will need to run Max5 patch in the background to allow better communication between TouchOSC and Ardour. Please go ahead and download the .zip file which contains the TouchOSC layout, .maxpat file, and a .mxf file as well.  Even if you don’t own Max/Msp/Jitter, the patch should work fine using the Max/Msp runtime version, which is free to download.

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1 Comment September 8th, 2009 | Max/Msp/Jitter

Image Mashups using Jitter

After my previous post, Jitter Kaleidoscope and other Cool Effects, I decided to spend some more time with the Peter Elsea Tutorials and see how else I could mashup my photos. His tutorials on the [jit.repos] object gave me a lot to work with, and for those who are more mathematically inclined, I’m sure these simple examples could be taken much further.

For this set of photos, I incorporated the [jit.qt.effect] into my patch. This object allows you to access real-time quicktime effects. In this case, I used two [jit.repos] objects, each preforming some kind of processing on separate photos that then get fed into the two [jit.qt.effect] inputs.

I think it is important to remember that there are many different effects and parameters within the [jit.qt.effect] object. These pictures are only a small example of a few. Although, I am using photos, any of these effects could be used on a video signal as well, which I would love experiment with as soon as I can get my hands on a video camera.

On the other hand, performing various layers of effects on large picture sizes (1440 x 900 on my 15″ macbook pro) used up quite a bit of processing power. I had frequent crashes. I’m sure there could be ways to better optimize my patch, but for now this is what I have to show for myself.

***Click on the Images or the Gallery Link at the Bottom of the Page for larger Pictures***



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No Comments July 20th, 2009 | Max/Msp/Jitter

Jitter Kaleidoscope and other Cool Effects

During what free time I have, I usually devote my energy to music, or all things audible for that matter, but recently I have begun experimenting with creating visual effects as well.

After using Max/Msp for a little while, I realized that I didn’t know much about Jitter. I went searching on google and I found some great tutorials by Peter Elsea on the CNMAT UC Berkeley website which I’ll post a link to here.

The following is a series of pictures of fireworks (and one of my guitar) that have been warped, twisted, and kaleidoscoped using Peter Elsea’s tutorial for the [jit.respos] object.
I have also placed these images in a Picasna photo gallery.
If you’d like to see them full size in all their psychedelic glory, click the gallery link at the bottom of this post’s page.
Original Firework Explosion Picture

Original Image

Firework Explosion with Kaleidoscope Effect

Kaleidoscope Effect

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No Comments July 4th, 2009 | Max/Msp/Jitter

Custom Wah Effect

After hearing some subtle yet effective use of the wah-wah pedal on Yusef Lateef’s album, Yusef Lateef’s Detroit Latitude 42º 30º Longitude 83º, I was compelled to attempt writing my own “wah” effect patch in Max/MSP.

I’ve been tinkering with this patch for a few days now, and even though I know it’s surely not perfect, I think it sounds reasonably cool. Also, I’m tired of messing with it, so I figured I just post it here for anyone interested, or anyone who can provide some advice on how to make it better. Here is a short sample.

Bear in mind this sample is to display the sound of the effect not my guitar playing. I didn’t spend much time focussing on “getting guitar part right” if you know what I mean.

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