Marc Villanueva Mir

I am struggling with something that might  be just really basic, but I can't get it working properly, so I hope you will be able to help me out!

I want to control three light bulbs using a portable dimmer (Botex MPX-405) that allows for MIDI input, but when I try to dim them, they flicker all the way up or down. So they effectively gain brightness with the values that Max sends to them, but it looks like they just go on and off with every value change. Because of the way the dimmer works, control change is not accepted, so the dimmer basically picks up a note and controls brightness based on the velocity of that note.

Is there anything I could do from Max in order to keep the stream of data coming to the dimmer? I wonder if noteout is somehow sending hidden note off messages to the dimmer, but I tried using stripnote and the issue persists. The only way I could obtain a clean dimming so far was bombing the pitch of the noteout object with a metro set to 1ms, but even so it comes to dropouts, and it just goes backs to flickering when I modify the second or third note.

I attach the patch, so you can have a look at it.

(Otherwise, I can always use regular DMX to control the dimmer, but I wanted to crack its MIDI functionality).

Hello!

I am struggling with something that might  be just really basic, but I can't get it working properly, so I hope you will be able to...

using-a-dimmer-with-midi-input-flicker-issue

Using a Dimmer with MIDI input - Flicker issue

Kurt Holzkämper

How can I limit the range in which a COLL (txt) is read out integer data (e.g. only read out data between lines 100 and 255 in the txt List)?

And how can the speed of the data output be determined, i.e. how quickly the data is read?

How can I limit the range in which a COLL (txt) is read out integer data (e.g. only read out data between lines 100 and 255 in the txt...

data-output-from-a-coll-list

Data output from a COLL list

Nick O

Hi guys, I'm trying to map the bypass toggles in this mapping device to a macro knob such that each bypass button is only switched on at specific ranges of the rack macro, problem is it's impossible to define a range when mapping it. Is there any way to make it have a range?

Hi guys, I'm trying to map the bypass toggles in this mapping device to a macro knob such that each bypass button is only switched on at...

adding-the-option-to-have-a-mapping-range-to-toggles-in-m4l-devices

Adding the option to have a mapping range to toggles in M4l devices?

foster kitten

Hi, I am trying to create a standalone app. I have created my patch and everything is working fine, it is making noise. I have it configured for presentation mode, everything is working fine and it is making noise. When I then create my standalone it no longer makes noise. 

I can see the soundfiles playing in the audio meters and I have created a troubleshooting area where you can select the Scarlett Focusrite audio driver, it appears to be selected but there is no communication between the standalone and the Focusrite interface. What have I missed out? 

I have gone through adding a standalone object and searched for missing files. I have re-written the app making extra sure the sound files have been copied in the application. I don't think it is a missing files problem

Hi, I am trying to create a standalone app. I have created my patch and everything is working fine, it is making noise. I have it...

standalone-not-connecting-to-audio-interface

Standalone not connecting to audio interface

Nicholas Hobson

Sometimes when I CTRL+Click to switch into or out of edit mode, a tiny box appears in the corner of the patch and hovering over a seemingly random area of the patch turns the mouse pointer from an arrow to an open hand. If I click and drag with the hand, it moves the little box around.

It sometimes makes it impossible to move objects around in the window.

I can't figure out what it causing this to happen or how to consistently set things back to a normal state (i.e. no hand pointer, no tiny box).

Does anyone know what I might be doing to cause this?

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Sometimes when I CTRL+Click to switch into or out of edit mode, a tiny box appears in the corner of the patch and hovering over a seemingly random area of the patch turns the mouse pointer from an arrow to an open hand.  If I click and drag with the hand, it moves the little box around.

Sometimes when I CTRL+Click to switch into or out of edit mode, a tiny box appears in the corner of the patch and hovering over a seemingly ... 

mouse-cursor-pointer-sometimes-becomes-an-hand

Mouse cursor / pointer sometimes becomes an hand

David Denisov

I'm new to MAX, I am currently working on a project in Max/MSP where I need to convert audio signals to MIDI, record the MIDI data, and ensure accurate pitch detection and MIDI note sequencing. I'm using the [sigmund~] object for pitch detection and the [seq] object to handle MIDI recording. My current setup is designed to send MIDI 'note-on' messages when [sigmund~] outputs a pitch value greater than 0, and 'note-off' messages when the output is -1500. However, I'm experiencing instability with pitch detection and timing issues in the sequence of note-on, pitch, and note-off messages.

Using [sigmund~] to detect pitch. Facing issues with instability in the pitch values detected.

 Using [pipe] to manage the timing sequence of 'note-on', pitch number, and 'note-off' messages. I'm not sure if this is the best approach.

I would appreciate any advice on the following:

: Are there alternative objects or methods I can use instead of [sigmund~] for more stable and accurate pitch detection?

 Is there a more efficient way to manage the timing and sequencing of MIDI messages than using [pipe]?

Any tips, examples, or insights you could share would be greatly appreciated!

Hello everyone,

I'm new to MAX, I am currently working on a project in Max/MSP where I need to convert audio signals to MIDI, record the...

help-improving-audio-to-midi-conversion-and-midi-recording-in-maxmsp

Help Improving Audio-to-MIDI Conversion and MIDI Recording in Max/MSP

Sam Barnes

I'm creating a pretty large audio reactive particles (and more) patch, my first patch this size. Close to the end of building the patch, the audio, and, by the looks of it, most of the processing has dramatically slowed down to where its playing my tracks at half speed with lots of clicking and artifacts. 

I tried checking the CPU usage and it says its averaging at 0.7%. Even after deleting a few of the more demanding elements its still an issue. I've also tried reducing unnecessary constant processing in the background, and as many unnecessary display elements as I can but it's still the same.  Yesterday I removed some metro objects that were running faster than the world fps (30) and thought that fixed it, but it's still happening.

Also, another potentially related issues: whenever I play stems from my breakbeat tracks it never plays them in sync and it's very noticeable.

I'm pretty new to max so I'm not sure if I've done a lot of things, like the controls, in a more complicated way than needed and that's the issue. 

This is for an assessment due in about one week, I've worked so hard on it and really enjoyed it but now I'm just worried I've added too much, unless there's another fixable issue I'm missing.

(Apologies for the gaps, was trying to show how it worked better upon loading and just had difficulty moving through the patch as even that's kinda laggy)

Any help or advice would be really appreciated, thanks! :)

I'm creating a pretty large audio reactive particles (and more) patch, my first patch this size. Close to the end of building the patch,...

serious-audioprogram-lag-aduio-reactive-particle-system

Serious Audio/Program Lag - Aduio Reactive Particle System

Laurent Pigeolet

Is it possible to launch a video from an other folder than Max8/Library? Is it possible to read a video from a USB key? How to do that?

Hi,

I begin with Jitter.

Is it possible to launch a video from an other folder than Max8/Library? Is it possible to read a video from a...

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Launch video from other place

gratkowski

How do I convert a list of  h:m:s into seconds create the sum and convert the sum in seconds back to h:m:s ?

how-to-convert-hms-into-seconds

how to convert h:m:s into seconds

Eoin Smith

My last update to 8.6 seems to have written over my externals folder meaning I’ve lost a few very important externals. The mptcfs_sa~ from MsPinky is now missing and judging by the lack of communication from them, it seems they are no longer in operation and I don’t have a back up anywhere. Is there a way to recover historical externals, are they living somewhere out of site on my computer that I’m missing 

Hello 

My last update to 8.6 seems to have written over my externals folder meaning I’ve lost a few very important externals. The...

Cycling '74 Forums

You're flooding these poor cheap dimmers with a midi message every millisecond, even when the values aren't changing. I don't own this...

Great!! Thank you! Easy when I see it, like always... :-)

As an alternative solution to what I'm trying to do, is there an object that would simulate clicking the live.toggle (bypass switch that...

can you see your app listed in allowed software ? In system settings ? I am not using that new MacOS for exactly that problems, so can't...

I sometimes have the same issue but i have no idea on how or why this exactly happens. Clicking the "box" in the upper-left (apparently)...

Audio to MIDI conversion is a complex task.... Unless you really want to dive in this +50yo research area to come up with your own...

I'm creating a pretty large audio reactive particles (and more) patch, my first patch this size. Close to the end of building the patch,...

Sorry, I forgot I'm always n Max even I'm working with Jitter. Of course it works now! Many thanks, Laurent.

oh, a compiled external based solution, how boring!

try some data recovery software