Deck of Random

by wblamkin

Deck of Random (2020) is a Max for Live 4x random source tha...

Type: MIDI Effect
Author: wblamkin
Version: 1.0
License: None
Live version: 10.1
Max version: 8.1.6
Downloads: 479
Updated: 2021-03-07

Description

Deck of Random (2020) is a Max for Live 4x random source that uses a virtual deck of playing cards to generate its randomness. Each suit can be mapped to any parameter in Ableton Live, and when a card is drawn from the deck, that suit’s value changes to the number value of that card (1-13). In this way, four different random sources are constantly effecting the probability of each other. Cards can be manually or automatically drawn at a set interval. The deck will automatically reshuffle after the last card is drawn, or can be reshuffled at any time.

Comments (6)

sleepcycle · March 08 2021
Just downloaded it and about to give it a try. But before I do, kudos to making a device that breaks away from a boring GUI. Thank you for sharing this device to the community.
offthesky · March 09 2021
such a unique fun twist on the whole random param generator type thing.
wblamkin · March 09 2021
Thank you both! Wanted to make something I hadn't seen before, so I'm glad it's being appreciated!
offthesky · March 09 2021
btw, i get a white outlined box instead of the cards showing up in the card area (windows 10, abes 11.0, bundled max) - it's obvs not a big deal as the most important part: random params/mapping still work, but just thought i'd mention it.
wblamkin · March 10 2021
Hmmm, it’s calling Unicode so the cards should be universal, so it’s most likely a font issue. Perhaps Max for Live is calling a different default font that isn’t Unicode compatible on Windows? I’ll have to double check that. Thanks for letting me know!
Xenotron · July 25 2021
Awesome! This is very cool. No cards for me either but it seems to work well otherwise.

Deck of Random

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