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Deck of Random

by wblamkin

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

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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

Deck of Random is a MIDI Effect for Ableton Live by wblamkin, distributed as freeware, with no license specified by the author. It targets Live 10.1 and Max 8.1.6. On maxforlive.com it has 479 downloads. Published 2021-03-07. 6 user comments below.

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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.

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