Tag Archives: Max/MSP

Affen

As visitors probe a dictionary database, with each newly found word a frame is erased from a series of monkey clips and replaced with a solid colour. 51600 words – 51600 frames – 51600 colours, a price for every 1000th word found. Words spoken by speech synthesis, artist in gorilla costume explaining concepts, handing out prices. [more]

Traguisma

Traguisma – the TRAnsient GUItar State MAchine. Or, if you prefer the official title: ‘Algorithms for Combined Sound Analysis and Synthesis and their Implementation in a Multi-Processor Environment’.

This was to become a ‘Diplom-Informatiker’, my graduation project. In short it was about improving guitar synthesizer, with a focus on the attack phases of a pluck, in particular re-plucking a string that’s already vibrating.

The intended target platform was GWIZ’ Infinity Box, but as this project was cancelled, I implemented it on CNMAT’s multi-DSP box Reson8.

Here’s the PDF