Week 7 : Effects, Musical Sound and Rapid Prototyping

classtime agenda

  • Pressure assignment work
  • Introduce rapid prototyping
  • Introduce musical

Homework

Pressure Build

Have a look at the gen~ examples (help > examples > gen), especially the ones listed below.

Develop a patch that has 3 distinct parts. One part makes sounds (synthesis). One part modulates that sound (effects chain). You can have one or several effects (experiment with the order). A final component should structure sound over time.

Readings

Gen~ examples

In Max, go to help > examples > gen to view the gen~ examples. Below are some selected examples that you may find helpful in completing this assignment.

Sound sources (synthesis)

  • karplus strong
  • flute
  • ola.pulsar
  • fm_bells
  • feedback AM
  • feedback FM

Effects

  • flange chorus
  • creepy verb
  • gigaverb
  • overdrive
  • resonator bank
  • moog ladder
  • dattoro reverb
  • comb

Examples

Key Concepts: