Max MSP Tutorial 03b3: Tune Sequencing using Tables [3]

[mudithead]

Hey nice video.

Few doubts- first, in the subpatch [voice], when you say '$1' is specifically referring to a table, like table 1. What does it mean?, i m sayin if i write "refer $2" , what is it implying?

Secondly, what is the loadbang patch at the bottom of the screen? It says "pre loads midi instruments". whats the meaning? If i removed it, it had no changes, is there a reason to that?

[MUST1002]

@mudithead The $ arguments refer to the items within the message that you send through the message box. Thus if you sent the message (a list) 'file1 file4 file9' to a message box reading 'refer $1', the output would read 'refer file1'. If you sent it to a message box reading 'refer $2' the output would be 'refer file4'; and to 'refer $3', 'refer file9'.

The loadbang sends a number to each MIDI channel which determines which programs (instruments) that they should refer to.

[MUST1002]

@mudithead (If you were to remove it, then save the patch and quit it, then reload, you would notice, I think, that all the sounds will be the same instrument (a piano sound) because it would resort to the default program (program 1).

[mudithead]

@MUST1002 Hey thanks alot :)

Just one more thing, a very very annoying thing lately. After using max for like 10 minutes, it always bloody hangs, the screen goes gray and i cant do anything, i lose my work and have to close max somehow. Is there a solution to that please?? I tried google, tried deleting some preference files aswell, its still crashing :(( . I have max 5.1

[MUST1002]

@mudithead I honestly can't tell you. I find Max, for the most part, pretty stable. Are you using the latest version?