Week 7 : Effects, Musical Sound and Rapid Prototyping

In-Class Goals:
• Say hello and check-in
• Take attendance
• 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