Generative Audio Looping in Max & Max For Live – LIVE Session
Level: Beginner +
Brian Eno used arranged tape loops for composition in the 1970 Discreet Music and Music For Airports. This M4L device takes those ideas and uses them for a simple but effective loop playback device. In this workshop you’ll learn how to work with audio file playback objects like buffer~ & groove~ along with send & receive concepts and sub-patches.
By the end of this session a successful student will be able to:
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Build a basic audio file playback device.
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Explore signal routings using send & return objects.
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Use sub-patch encapsulations in M4L.
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Describe the signal flow in a M4L device.
Session Study Topics
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Max objects for audio playback.
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Audio signal flow.
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Encapsulations in Max.
Requirements
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A computer and internet connection
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A web cam and mic
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A Zoom account
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Access to a copy of Max 8 (i.e. trial or full license)
About the workshop leader
Johan Englund is a music producer based in St Leonards East Sussex and an educator for Tileyard Education (London) and Bimm (London). He has been engaged as a professional in the music industry since the early 1990s and as a lecturer since 2005.
