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Build A Drum Machine in Max
Cycling 74’s Max / MSP offers a vast playground of programming opportunities to create your own musical instruments. In the course you will build a custom drum machine that features
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Lesson 1: Drum Machine Intro
Course overview
Cycling 74’s Max / MSP offers a vast playground of programming opportunities to create your own musical instruments. In the course you will build a custom drum machine that features drum synthesis techniques and a step sequencer. The course aims to provide you with suitable skills to deploy drum synthesis and step sequencing in the Max MSP environment.
Learning outcomes
Apply various synthesis processing and manipulation techniques
Construct a step sequencer for rhythmic programming
Design a suitable UI
Who is this course for?
- • Students wanting to explore common techniques for drum synthesis using MSP objects.
- • Learn how to create a custom sequencer.
- • Build their final drum machine concept with bpatchers.
Requirements
- • A computer and internet connection
- • Access to a copy of Max 8 (i.e. trial or full license)
Course content
Build A Drum Machine in Max
6 videos
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Build A Drum Machine in Max
6 videos
Lesson 1: Drum Machine Intro
Checking access...Lesson 2: Drum Voice
Checking access...Lesson 3: Drum Voice with Sequencer Part 1
Checking access...Lesson 4: Drum Voice with Sequencer Part 2
Checking access...Lesson 5: Cleaning up the patch and playing our drum machine
Checking access...Lesson 6: One Last Thing
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Instructors
Ned Rush
Duncan Wilson (aka Ned Rush) is a musician, producer and content creator based in the UK. Whilst perhaps largely known for his Youtube channel, he has also released music independently as well developing content for Isotonik Studios.