MUC4401: Composition of Electroacoustic Music
MAX Assignment No. 2
    The purpose of this assignment is to build two patchers.

    (1) Create a user definable MIDI transpose patcher. This patcher will:

    • allow a user to select the transposition amount
    • show the transposition amount in half-steps (e.g. 12 equals one octave)
    • play only the transposed note (omitting the original pitch)
    • allow the user to select with a menu the target MIDI module via "midiinfo"
    • display the original and transposed pitch with note name and octave

    Utilize the following MAX objects to accomplish this assignment.

      midiin
      midiout
      midiparse
      midiformat
      pack
      unpack
      number box
      slider
      midiinfo
      umenu
      button
      a.k.a. bang button,
      or loadbang
      + and/or -
      (arithmatic objects)
      comment box

    (2) Create a simple sequence patcher. This patcher will:

    • allow a user to record and playback a single track of MIDI data
    • allow the user to select with a menu the target MIDI module via "midiinfo"
    • be able to save/load a sequence to/from disk
    • provide an option to change the playback tempo via a slider

    Utilize the following MAX objects to accomplish this assignment.

      midiin
      midiout
      seq
      message box
      slider
      midiinfo
      umenu
      number box
      button
      a.k.a. bang button,
      or loadbang
      comment box

    Utilize the Clue Menu (found under the WINDOW menu) to identify the objects available in the palette.

    BONUS: Combine the two above patchers to create a sequencer that will transpose the recorded MIDI data on playback.

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