Sev by Katsuhiro Chiba

Comments (41)

• lek · January 08 2010
  it looks great, but i haven't understand how to use it sorry. I put se vin one mid track, a midi intstrument in an other midi track, midi from sev to midi instrument, but nothing happens.
  Any ideas.
• stringtapper · January 08 2010
  @lek: Sev is an instrument. Save it to the Max Instruments folder. It creates its own sound. Make sure you turn up the volume on the last X/Y controller or you won't hear anything!
• AuralBee · January 08 2010
  @stringtapper:
  Looks very interesting, but indeed produces no sound.
  (Debugging reports something about missing osc)
  Best,
  AB
• stringtapper · January 08 2010
  Oops! I uploaded a version where the generator patch was it's own separate patcher file.I just uploaded a new version where the generators are all internal patchers that you can open from within the "Scope" window. Re-download it and it should be working now. Sorry about the confusion!
• AuralBee · January 09 2010
  Yup, works now: excellent, thanks man!
  AB
• zenke · January 09 2010
  still not working for me. bit more explanation may help
• abletenor · January 10 2010
  @ stringtapper
  sorry, same for me it doesn't work.
  I would love to see it working.
  Thanks.
• stringtapper · January 10 2010
  Make sure:
  1. you have some notes selected on the keyboard or have a MIDI clip playing on the track.
  2. that the fourth XY parameters (Volume & Probability) are not at 0, otherwise you will hear no sound.
  3. Live's transport must be running for Sev make sound.
  If you guys still can't get it going please leave a comment.
• abletenor · January 11 2010
  @ stringtapper
  Still nothing , I have followed your tips but no sound is coming out.
  Thank you
• lek · January 11 2010
  great instrument :)
  any chance to get the midi going out from the patch to an other midi track?
• stringtapper · January 11 2010
  @ abletenor
  Could you download the device again and reinstall it? I just want to make sure you don't have the older version I uploaded that did not work.
• abletenor · January 12 2010
  @ stringtapper
  I did, but still nothing, I'll wait for an upgrade, I get a wrong message on the max window.
  I really can't understand why it doesn't work for me.
  If for anyone else works it means that I do something wrong I will double check.
  I insert you synth on the midi channel, let the transport bar running , put up volume, insert some midi note, midi arrives, but no sound comes out.
  Anyway thanks, let me know if I do something wrong.
  
  
  live8.1.1
  max5.1.0
• zenke · January 12 2010
  I have the same. No luck. does not work. i have most recent download and done what you say.
  Z
  live 8.1.1
  max5.1.1
• zenke · January 12 2010
  I have no idea what i have done differently but now it works. Great. Really nice. thanks
• idealist · January 12 2010
  very specific sound, would have been cool when it would have been also been possible to get the midi notes out of it.
  but thanks, it's a cool tool!
• stringtapper · January 12 2010
  I'm working on an update that cleans up the code a bit and hopefully will work more consistently for people. I will post it soon.
  I will look into making a version that outputs midi since that's been a common request.
  I will also work on adding a waveform chooser to vary the timbral possibilities.
• stringtapper · January 13 2010
  Ok version 1.0.1 is up. Cleaned up the code a bit and fixed another mistake I made in the porting so all seven oscillators should work now.
  More enhancements to come.
• abletenor · January 13 2010
  @ stringtapper
  nothing to do, I get this error message on MAX window
  Jazzclient: no such object
  with the new upgrade Sev.
  Than you.
• abletenor · January 13 2010
  @ stringtapper
  Sorry, it's me again, I opened your patch in Max presentetion mode locked it and fiddled with volume and probability, clicked on run set in some chords and guess what? it's working, and I must say that I love the sound that comes out.
  When I get out of presentation mode I am back to normal, no sound.
  How come? It looks like they are two different patch that when is in presentation mode it works and in normal mode is not working.
  Please help me out, I hope I made myself clear, forgive my english.
  Thank you.
• stringtapper · January 13 2010
  Guys stay tuned, that version that had the Jazzclient objects was from a version I was setting up to control with a Lemur. M4L is doing some really weird stuff for me right now like not saving things properly, which is what happened in this case.
  @ abletenor
  Max is having some trouble at the moment so I wouldn't expect to be able to use a patch when in patching mode at all right now. The Abes have acknowledged that they and C74 are working on whatever the trouble is. Using devices from within Live work fine though.
• stringtapper · January 13 2010
  New version with my control scheme removed entirely so as not to cause any problems with saving.
• AuralBee · January 17 2010
  @stringtapper:
  I managed to add some midi automation to your Sev port,
  and uploaded it with version number 1.02, hope you don't mind!
• stringtapper · January 17 2010
  @AuralBee
  Thanks for that but I'm not seeing it.
• AuralBee · January 18 2010
  @stringtapper
  mmm, I tagged it with synth, but added an other-tag just now
• stringtapper · January 19 2010
  @AuralBee
  Where have you posted your mod? I don't see any way to upload to another "author's" device, but you're saying you've done that? I totally welcome your addition I just seem to be too dense to figure out where it is!
• bobrogue · January 19 2010
  Works great! Now, to try not to sound like Jeff Mills.
• AuralBee · January 19 2010
  @stringtapper; okay it's under:
  Experimental/Other Devices, the second one if you sort on 'date added' (without pic)
• joao · May 26 2010
  I wonder if this helps some of you - I went into patching mode and added the box labeled 'run' to presentation mode so I can click it from live. That gets it going.
• genmce · December 01 2010
  Hey - I love this, works great.
  However, I get alot of clicking with the settings I like.
  Can a variant of this become a midi even generator?
  I don't know enough max to be able to just pick up the midi generated...
• genmce · December 21 2010
  In other words, can it generate midi notes to output?
• stringtapper · December 21 2010
  Hi sorry, for the delay. Sev doesn't output midi notes in its current state, but I will look into adding that feature.
• stringtapper · February 09 2011
  Version 1.0.4 should alleviate the problems with sometimes not running when Live's transport begins.
• uuuhu · July 13 2011
  Amazing device. Congrats!!!
• uuuhu · July 14 2011
  It looks not difficult to get MIDI notes from Sev... would be awesome to do that! I'll try it!
• stringtapper · July 18 2011
  Actually I've already made a similar instrument that sends MIDI now I just need to clean it up and post it.
• PaleFire · April 07 2012
  Great device .. particularly for those of generative bent .. many thanks
• storry24 · October 20 2014
  yo. did you ever manage to get this to send midi out please?
• stringtapper · October 29 2014
  I made a separate MIDI version:
  http://www.maxforlive.com/library/device/738/algae-midi
  I haven't updated these things in quite a while so let me know if you have any problems.
• rachMiel · May 04 2015
  Sweeeeeeeeeeeet! :-)
• Abletonik · April 08 2016
  Nice device thank you very much, used it to start project and in 30 minutes had amazingly sounding thing
• KidoGohn · September 30 2024
  Hi! I used the plugin for some tracks and love how it sounds, sadly I also encountered the problem multiple times. Basically, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't and I don't seem to realise what the reason is, or how to solve it. Was there any solution found?
  Thanks a lot for the work!