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Advanced Wavetable Synthesis with Max

Cycling 74’s Max / MSP offers a vast playground of programming opportunities to create your own synthesis devices. In this workshop you will build your own synthesis device that utilizes

Level

Beginner

Duration

1h 33m of video content

Format

Recorded workshop

Added

03/11/2021

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Lesson 2 - Explore advanced Wavetable’s spectral sonic properties

Course overview

Cycling 74’s Max / MSP offers a vast playground of programming opportunities to create your own synthesis devices. In this workshop you will build your own synthesis device that utilizes an advanced  Wavetable architecture.

Learning outcomes

Build advanced Wavetable oscillators via MSP oscillator objects

Explore advanced Wavetable’s spectral sonic properties

Construct modulation sources for Wavetable synthesis devices

Define the sonic timbre and strengths and weakness of Wavetable synthesis

Who is this course for?

  • This workshop aims to provide you with suitable skills to begin exploring advanced Wavetable synthesis devices in the Max MSP environment.

Requirements

  • A computer and Internet connection
  • A good working knowledge of computer systems
  • A basic awareness of audio processing
  • Good familiarity with MSP
  • Access to a copy of Max 8 (i.e. trial or full license) or Live Suite (M4L)

Course content

Course Overview

2 lessons

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  • What you will learn in this course
  • Requirements

Advanced Wavetable Synthesis with Max / On-demand

7 videos, 3 resources

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  • Synthesis with Max Advanced Wavetable
  • Synthesis with Max Advanced Wavetable Patch
  • Synthesis with Max Wavetable Patch
  • Lesson 1 - Introduction
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  • Lesson 2 - Explore advanced Wavetable’s spectral sonic properties
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  • Lesson 3 - Build advanced Wavetable oscillators via MSP oscillator objects Part 1
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  • Lesson 4 - Build advanced Wavetable oscillators via MSP oscillator objects Part 2
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  • Lesson 5 - Construct modulation sources for Wavetable synthesis devices Part 1
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  • Lesson 6 - Construct modulation sources for Wavetable synthesis devices Part 2
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  • Lesson 7 - Define the sonic timbre and strengths and weakness of Wavetable synthesis
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Instructors

Phelan Kane

Phelan Kane

Instructor

Phelan Kane is a Berlin & London based music producer, engineer, artist, developer and educator. He is currently running the electronic music record label Meta Junction Recordings and the audio software development company Meta Function. He has released the Max for Live device synth Wave Junction in partnership with Sonicstate. http://metafunction.co.uk/ http://phelankane.com/bio/

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