Idea for a Mssiah Sequencer VST

I've been kickin the old bean around about making a vst that would interact with the Mssiah Sequencer. What I've got so far is this: You would create a separate VST for each instrument. When one of them is triggered by midi, it will increment a shared variable for the output midi channel. This will make it so you can just compose freely and voice stealing will be handled automatically.

Here's a visualization for a Live set with five c64 instruments.

If there's any interest in this, leave a comment. I'll get to it eventually anyway, but just to have some input.

New Projects

Just an update on what I'm doing. I've started learning flash recently. I was reluctant...I think because I spent so much time as a C programmer. I just had an irrational prejudice against it. ;P Anyway I'm planning to start making a game and possibly some music apps. What really sparked my interest in the platform was the discovery that you can now use a flash "iphone packager" to make iphone apps. While the apps are not quite as efficient as ones made with the apple sdk, it seems workable.

Also, Something that I've been meaning to do for a while but am now breaking into a little, is creating an "8bit" sound chip emulation with max/msp. It might seem weird, but it opens up some interesting possibilites for "Data Bending". Changing things inside the chip to make new strange sounds. I found some libraries for this that are great: blargg's libs.

I haven't really been improving my Mssiah interface for a while, but I'll get to it very soon. Adding midi learn and stuff. So, more nerdy junk on the horizon. :o

Now, send in the Hindincats!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Monosynth Vst Plugin

Finally sat down and made it. Inform me of bugs.

You must install this in your Vstplugins directory:

pluggo runtime windows

And this too:

Monosynth.v2

And of course you use this with the Mssiah midi interface.

UPDATE 1/2/11: Bugs fixed. Preset files will load and work reliably. The VST host can also control knobs and save presets. Also, changes to the 'patcher box' are kept from session to session. Or at least it's working that way on my computer.

UPDATE 1/4/11: Sorry Mac people. I just realized that I need to build a unique version of this for OSX. I'll look for someone to help me port it. It's a simple matter, I just need access to a Mac with MaxMSP 4. If you are such a person, send me a mail : oblitteraa-AT-gmail-DOTT-com.

I noticed that the knobs can be jumpy. Looking into it. Also making midi learn.

Monosynth Standalone Version 2

Here's the new build. Presets should be working, and the patch does 'sync up' with the Monosynth app. If you restore a patch, or click the 'send patch' button, it will do the sync up thing. Next thing I'm going to do is update this thing to Max 5. Which will make it look sleeker, and have some more features available.

Things  to be done:

1. Midi Learn
2. Apeggiator
3. ???

(windows max4 look)

(osx max5 look)

To save a patch, shift-click one of the little patch squares:

Standalone Build


If anyone on a Mac wants to use it download THIS FILE, then download the MaxMsp runtime, then start the runtime program and open the .mxf file.


Let know about bugs!!! happy patching!!!

almost done with preset functions

Just doing some testing and finnishing up the preset functionality for the Monosynth interface. Midi CC signals work a little differently than I expected. They are meant to keep track of knob movement, so when you just send a bunch of CC signals out of nowhere, it doesn't do anything. You have to create like an impulse. Change the value really quick. That seems to be the way. Anyhoo...should be done tommorrow.

Basically its similar to whats happening here: http://gizm0sis.blogspot.com/2010/12/mssiah-midi-template.html

Standalone Monosynth Bundle

I've finished a still very rudimentary version of the Monosynth controller. If you are using Windows just download the standalone bundle. It doesn't require anything else. Make sure to read the Readme file.

Here's a list of things to do, in order of priority:

1. Presets
2. Midi Learn
3. Apeggiator
4. OSC Support??

If anyone on a Mac wants to use it download this file, then download the MaxMsp runtime, then start the runtime program and open the .mxf file.

Keep checking back. This is a work in progress, and I'll be adding all kinds of shit.

Standalone bundle

Check out Midi Yoke for routing midi through your DAW.

midiox.com

Or soundflower for Mac.

cycling74

Max/Msp Mssiah Control

I'm almost finished debugging a Max 4 patch for controlling Mssiah. I'm making it so it works as a standalone, and Pluggo Vst. This is phase one basically. I'm going to keep experimenting, trying to come up with more interesting ways or controlling Mssiah. This will be for barebones functionality. Which is a good thing.