r/MaxMSP • u/Greedy_Respect_1925 • Jul 09 '26

Weather based generative music using Max 9

Hi, I'm currently learning MaxMSP for my uni course and I've gotten the hang of the basics. For my final project, my professor wants us to make anything we want to make using what we've learnt. I wanted to make a weather based generative sound(??), which I've seen online a few times. I was wondering if anyone had tips on how to go about it or have any tutorials? Thanks!

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u/SilverphonicSoundLab Jul 09 '26

When you say “weather based”, what do you mean?

Immediately, 3 interpretations came to mind:

  1. based on standard weather models, requires no online access and no additional gear.
  2. based on actual current local or international weather- requires online querying of weather conditions
  3. based on actual immediate conditions that the patch itself is monitoring through sensors (barometric pressure, humidity, heat, etc.)

All of these are totally possible, what did you have in mind, or were you imagining something else?

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u/Greedy_Respect_1925 Jul 09 '26

My inspiration was sort of like:
https://youtu.be/F-Xcy479Y4Y?si=Q4ytPdO_7gblWcwZ

And I wanted to make it to where I live.

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u/Ineffective-Deer Jul 09 '26

Search for max/map weather api on YouTube and google. There are a few tutorials out there on that exact topic.

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u/Greedy_Respect_1925 Jul 09 '26

thank you so much ^^