Well, I've managed to put something together. This is what I ended up with:
<a href="http://www.7oi.org/MaxMSP_stuff/MicroKORGv1.zip" target="_blank"><img src="http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/ ... enshot.jpg" border="0" alt="microKORG editor"></a>
Here's a link to it.
http://www.7oi.org/max/MicroKORGv1.zip
For now it's only running on mac, since I made it on my macbook pro, but I think it's relatively easy to port this to windows, so I might do that.
I haven't made any manual so far, as this is still a work in progress, but if you have any questions on how it works, just ask. That goes for suggestions and pointing out bugs as well. By all means, tell me if somethings real crap there! You can also reach me here: sjohundrudogein@gmail.com
note:
I have not yet added the ability to save presets to the microKORG, so if you want to keep them, please save them the old fashioned way on the microKORG. Just a heads up! I'm working on it, though, as I am working on a way for all the controls to be set as they are in each patch when you change between them. A long line of sysex messages to go through...
Realtime microKORG editor program made in max/MSP, version 1
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Realtime microKORG editor program made in max/MSP, version 1
Last edited by dextroc on Sat Dec 15, 2007 12:35 am, edited 2 times in total.
I've had a few more ideas for this software:
- I'm going to explore the possibility of making a vst version of it as well so it would be possible to use DAW's to automate the microKORG. I use Ableton Live myself, so that would be extremely useful for me.
- maybe little controllers and randomizers and such for everything. At least a "make random patch" thingie like they have with the official software.
- I'm going to take a leap into the sysex stuff an see what I can find there. I'll be adding the "save preset to microKORG" too as I will be making improvements to the already existing preset thing I made to make it more useful than for just displaying preset names (I've also noticed a bug there with numbering, so that'll be fixed)
More ideas?
Let me know if you have them!
I'll continue brainstorming...
- I'm going to explore the possibility of making a vst version of it as well so it would be possible to use DAW's to automate the microKORG. I use Ableton Live myself, so that would be extremely useful for me.
- maybe little controllers and randomizers and such for everything. At least a "make random patch" thingie like they have with the official software.
- I'm going to take a leap into the sysex stuff an see what I can find there. I'll be adding the "save preset to microKORG" too as I will be making improvements to the already existing preset thing I made to make it more useful than for just displaying preset names (I've also noticed a bug there with numbering, so that'll be fixed)
More ideas?
Let me know if you have them!
I'll continue brainstorming...
Cool! nice to hear that there's an interest for it! Though I had a few problems porting it to windows. I might need assistance from a max/msp user on windows, or someone that knows how it works. Got it working in max/msp on windows, though, but exporting it as an .exe didn't work so well. Anyone a max/msp person?
I'll work on the vst. I'm just getting my head around making vst's in max/msp, but I think I get how to do it. Although an extremely enthusiastic max/msp user, I've still just been messing with it for a few months.
I'll keep you all updated.
I'll work on the vst. I'm just getting my head around making vst's in max/msp, but I think I get how to do it. Although an extremely enthusiastic max/msp user, I've still just been messing with it for a few months.
I'll keep you all updated.
hm...I never worked with max/msp
but I worked with reaktor before and I'm a programmer
so maybe i can help
I'm downloading the max/msp demo atm
edit:
two feature ideas
-here in the forum are a lot of patches made with the Mac editor
unfortunately you can't open them with windows.
-I don't know about the mac editor but with the PC editor it's very uncomfortable to transfer more patches between PC and microKorg.
You need to do it one by one.
some kind of batch moving e.g. select 8 patches and write a whole bank could be handy.
but I worked with reaktor before and I'm a programmer
so maybe i can help
I'm downloading the max/msp demo atm
edit:
two feature ideas
-here in the forum are a lot of patches made with the Mac editor
unfortunately you can't open them with windows.
-I don't know about the mac editor but with the PC editor it's very uncomfortable to transfer more patches between PC and microKorg.
You need to do it one by one.
some kind of batch moving e.g. select 8 patches and write a whole bank could be handy.
Last edited by ccc on Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:05 pm, edited 1 time in total.
.. but I can provide patches when it's done.Well, I understand the problems with being able to transfer more than one patch at a time because it's easier said than done. I, myself, do not tryst myself to go that far right now. What I can do though is make a system like the patch editor has for this one, and the same ability to save and open the lot of them using .xml files like max/msp does with presets. I've already worked that one out, actually. All that information is very well transferrable between operating systems, since max/msp works practically the same on both windows and macosX. So the windows vs. mac thing really isn't much of an issue, if I can get this to work on pc (exporting it as .exe, that is. It worked very well as a patch within max running in windows)
But I know that there's a way to dump all patches to and from the microkorg, and if I can figure out all this sysex thing I'll make as much of it happen as I can. It's just the storing of all the patches, turning them into a sysex message like that and then sending them on their way to the microkorg is beyond my current knowledge of max/msp and sysex messaging. That might very well change, though.
If you can help, ccc, then please do! It would be well appreciated, not only by me, but everyone that needs this. This spaghetti has to be good and saucy with juicy meatballs to satisfy hungry patchmakers!
But I know that there's a way to dump all patches to and from the microkorg, and if I can figure out all this sysex thing I'll make as much of it happen as I can. It's just the storing of all the patches, turning them into a sysex message like that and then sending them on their way to the microkorg is beyond my current knowledge of max/msp and sysex messaging. That might very well change, though.
If you can help, ccc, then please do! It would be well appreciated, not only by me, but everyone that needs this. This spaghetti has to be good and saucy with juicy meatballs to satisfy hungry patchmakers!
