Downloads
Some patches make my everyday life easier in such a pleasant way that I offer them for download. I do not give any guarantees and I do not see any danger to do any harm to any devices with this software (even unintentionally). In order to run the patches on the computer (Mac or Win), you will need (the free version of) "Max/MSP" from Cycling 74.
Scopes
When searching for saturation differences in 12V and 15V synthesizer modules, sinusoidal generators and noise module comparisons, LFO considerations, and many other situations, my Oscillograph patch has always been of great help to me. This is certainly a patch in which there could (theoretically) be some wider interests. Especially when working with analog synthesizers this is an excellent tool.
KENTON PRO 2000 MKII Editor
"One Window" Editor for the Kenton Pro 2k MkII.
The (original) rack ears, provided with jack sockets and MIDI input on the photo are a DIY suggestion for those who (would) prefer to have the CV and MIDI inputs on the front. With me it was large jack plugs (6.35mm / 1/4), but mini jack will also fit...
There are on the left: MIDI-In, Clock Out, 2x CV-Out + 2x Gate Out and on the right: 6x Aux CV Out.
Due to some not quite contemporary operation in 80s style - 4 buttons and LCD display with 2x 16 characters - I have written this editor for the Kenton Pro 2000 MkII. It simplifies the work with the MIDI-to-CV interface significantly and above all it creates a clear overview.
The editor also makes it unnecessary to use the presets that are in the device. Thus, if another Pro 2000 MK II is used, your own settings are still available at the push of a button (preset).
The settings can be saved (shift/click on the preset object at the bottom) and can be also saved to disk via its menu. I think every owner of a Kenon Pro 2k MkII should be able to use this editor instantly.
I already sold the Kenton Pro 2k 7 years ago because I had no more use for it, so the patch is quite old now - but it still makes editing as easy as on it's first day and I don't know of any other editor. Enjoy editing!
Expert Sleepers ESX 8GT MAX-patch
For the controlled switching of the gates.
Since triggering the desired gates of the ESX 8GT from MAX may prove to be a problem for some people, here is a converter patch (binary, 8bit). The on/off combinations for an 8 gate result in 256 possible positions (8 bit = 0 to 255). The values are routed into the input of the [es4encoder~] Max Object. It is a binary to integer conversion.
The conversion is easier than it seems: the eight inputs are represented by numerical values (Off=0):
1=1, 2=2, 3=4, 4=8, 5=16, 6=32, 7=64, 8=128.
The summation of the turned on gates: 1+2+4+8+16+32+64+128=255.
The image on the right shows two alternative ways of conversion, but they need more energy and may be a bit slower. The left of the two examples shows the most easily understood version. The [job.esx8gt] object (above) is not only the slimmest - it also best embodies the beauties of Max.
Programming
Customized software for composers and instrumentalists. Finally it is possible to have the computer in the background - and instead just use an iPad as a touch-panel controller on the instrument. "Interfaces" are the key to playability (The interface e.g. for the trumpet consists of the mouthpiece and the valves, for the piano it's keys and pedals.
Keyboards, controllers and MIDI have improved a lot. MPE (a kind of beefed up MIDI) is a blessing and MIDI 2.0 has been announced. Keyboards are now available with real action and usable mini-keyboards no longer belong in the toy realm. With the Roli Rise (and "Keywaves") there is also an excellent new instrument on the market, which is oriented in layout to the piano.
For me MAX is "the" software par excellence on my computer and I do "everything" with it, from controlling analog modular synthesizers, DSP (Digital Signal Processing), light control, live video, programming my own password generator, to calculating bible numbers (my "obsession" since the 90s).
The Musical Audio Research Station (ca. 1992 - 1999) by IRIS, Paliano, Italy. For me, the "computer musical instrument with characteristics of universality, independent of the process of technological development and the evolution of musical thought" (Di Giugno) ... Golden DSP times.
