Max patch for union|haze

🔊 Electronics for performances of union|haze by Chris Swithinbank.

Installation

This is a package for Cycling 74’s Max software. If you don’t own Max, you can download a copy from Cycling 74’s website for free.

To install this package:

1. Download the latest version.

2. Unzip it to your packages directory:
   ~/Documents/Max/Packages for Max 6, ~/Documents/Max 7/Packages for Max 7, or ~/Documents/Max 8/Packages for Max 8.

3. Open or restart Max.

Performance Set-up

A performance of union|haze requires the following technical set-up for this patch:

• a computer running this Max package
• two aluminium sheets (60 × 90cm, 0.5mm thick)
• two small transducers/vibration speakers
• audio interface or stereo splitter to send the left output to the left transducer and the right output to the right transducer

(Additionally the piece is fully amplified, with the aluminium sheets also being amplified. See the score for more details.)

Operation

1. Open Max.

2. Select union|haze from the Extras menu. This window should appear:

3. Turn on the audio, using the loudspeaker button in the top-left. It will turn green.

4. Before the performance begins, trigger cue 1 by pressing the “next” button, spacebar or using a MIDI controller shortcut (see patch).

5. Trigger subsequent cues in the same way.