A Max patch that turns text into music by treating characters as data. Text typed into a textedit object is formatted and stored, then coll and zl objects build a lookup table queried by a counter, mapping the encoded message to musical output. An expr, sfplay~ and sfinfo~ chain handles the sound, leaving you with a generative system that composes from cryptographic translation of words.
Creative Coding
Generative Composition with Cryptography in Max - On demand
Build a Max patch that turns text into musical data using cryptographic mapping, combining textedit, coll, zl, counter and expr to drive sound output through sfplay~ and sfinfo~.
Course overview
Learning outcomes
Explore realtime adaptable audio looper
Construct a time based generative decision maker
Build an cryptography based looper
Who is this course for?
- • This workshop aims to provide you with suitable skills to incorporate cryptographic techniques as composition tools within the Max environment.
Requirements
- • A computer and internet connection
- • Access to a copy of Max 8 (i.e. trial or full license)
Course content
Course Overview
1 resource, 2 lessons
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Course Overview
1 resource, 2 lessons
- What you will learn in this course
- Requirements
- Sound files and patches
Generative Composition with Cryptography in Max - On demand
5 videos
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Generative Composition with Cryptography in Max - On demand
5 videos
Part 1 - Introduction & Patch Overwiew
Checking access...Part 2 - Translating and formatting text to data [textedit]
Checking access...Part 3 - [Coll] and [Zl] combinations and queries setup
Checking access...Part 4 - Using [counter] to query [coll]
Checking access...Part 5 - Sound output component [expr] x [sfplay~] x [sfinfo~]
Checking access...
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