Software

Kinetic Engine

Intelligent rhythm generation using multiagents

Version 2.5 MaxMSP 5 patches Download (dec 09)
- Multiagent rhythm generation

more information here

Version 3.0 MaxMSP 5 patches Download (june 09)
- Multiagent rhythm generation using a Genetic Algorithm
- more information here

Realtime Sample Selection Based Upon Timbral Similarity

As presented at ICMC 2009

MaxMSP patches Download (aug 09)
- more information here

Timbral Organisation using a) SelfOrganising Map and b) Heuristics with Fuzzy Logic

Machine Learning applied to timbral selection

MaxMSP patches Download (june 09)
- more information here

Net4Tet

An electroacoustic instrument for an electroacoustic network quartet
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Mac (OS X ) application Download (may 08)
Mac (OS X ) Max 5 files Download (may 08)

Note: Max version requires several of Peter Elsea's Lobjects, Peter Castine's Litter objects, Eric Singer's ExpCurve and LogCurve, and CNMAT's OSC-route. Find these on maxobjects.com

NetBeat

A network drum ensemble
Screenshot

Mac (OS X ) application Download (may 08)
Mac (OS X ) Max 5 files Download (may 08)

Note: Max version requires several of Peter Elsea's Lobjects. Find these on maxobjects.com

Duet

An electroacoustic instrument/system for basic interaction and playback
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Mac (OS X ) application Download (may 08)
Mac (OS X ) Max 5 files Download (may 08)

Note: requires several of Peter Elsea's Lobjects. Find these on maxobjects.com

Additional Note: absolutely no help files or explanation yet on how to use this program - coming soon!

almostLive

A program to introduce realtime loop-based composition and constrained randomness in the spirit of Ableton's Live
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Mac OS-X application (UB) Download (version 13.08.07)
Win XP application Download (version 13.08.07)
Max/MSP patches (without loops) Download

VS-3 Virtual Synthesizer

A bigger version of the VS-2.
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6 oscillators! 4 filters! 2 sequencers! 6 Envelope Generators!

Mac OS X application Download (version 09.22.06)
Win XP application Download (version 09.22.06)

VS-2 Virtual Synthesizer

A virtual synthesizer based upon the venerable analog synths of the 70s, like the Putney, Serge, and Moog.
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Mac OS X application Download (sept 06)
Win XP application Download (sept 05)

Max Patches

FPA 247 examples files (Max 4.6, but Max 5.0 should be able to open them):

Max - recording to tables, Note filtering
Max - automated drum machine
Max - recording, playing, altering MIDI files
MSP - Simple synthesis, soundfile playback, processing, using VST plugs
MSP - various delay lines
Max - using the multislider (needs Lobjects)
MSP - envelopes, filters, reading files from disk
MSP - beatmatching
MSP - random play points
MSP - building a vocoder
Max - non-Jitter video, joysticks
- a quicktime video, another quicktime video
Max/MSP - recording & playing back keyboard events, pitch tracking
Max/MSP - creating plugins for Logic
Max/MSP - simple granular synthesis patch

Some older Max 4.6 patches shown in my Max/MSP class.
Note: these require some objects not included in the standard Max release.

Vst Processor (using a VST pluging for audio processing)
Vst Instrument (using a VSTi plugin for MIDI playback)
Variation patches (some ideas on dynamic variation)
Note Player (phrases from graphic tables)
Scored Probability (using a score to play rhythms)