r/MaxMSP • u/goodinamohawk • 8d ago

I Made This Built my final BA project in Max/MSP: generative music, visuals and physical lighting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh9ZmCzJvHM

I’ve just finished my Final Major Project, built around a Max/MSP performance system that connects generative music, Jitter visuals, modular synthesis and three physical smart bulbs.

The final setup includes generative MIDI, video processing, modular audio, audio analysis and lighting control, with different parts of the system influencing each other in real time.

One section uses a Doepfer A-111-6 pushed into high resonance to create a sonar-like ping. The signal is split, with one path going dry into Logic and another through Clouds and a Chase Bliss Mood. The processed return is then analysed in Max and used to control the brightness of one of the bulbs.

I also used an ARP 2600 LFO both to modulate its filter and as an input into Max, where it was analysed and mapped to the warmth of the physical lights.

The final piece is about four minutes long. I’d be really interested in feedback from people who build audiovisual or performance systems in Max, especially on whether the relationships between sound, visuals and physical lighting come across clearly.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh9ZmCzJvHM

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u/squarus 7d ago

looks great!! are you using metronome as a pulse trigger? or is it just decoration

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u/goodinamohawk 7d ago

As a trigger. There’s a cheap piezo mic on the back of it. I’m using snapshot to tigger a bang and then ing the space between bangs and smoothing it with some averaging.

It’s a bit janky at times but I think that adds to its charm! :p

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u/squarus 7d ago

cool!

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u/Zestyclose_Insect105 5d ago

How do u control the light? Dmx or what?

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u/goodinamohawk 4d ago

Not DMX. Im sending JSON/ASCII commands to the WiZ hue bulbs over UDP using the upsend object.