mtof~ (custom tunings in Max) : Fundamentals of Sequencing, Episode 7

Video 7 in our Fundamentals of Sequencing series looks at the mtof~ object in Max MSP. This object converts MIDI note values to frequency, which is useful any time you’re working with audible frequencies. With Max 8.5, mtof~ also supports scale mapping using Scala files, which allows you to play music in any scale imaginable and even design your own scales and tunings.

Find the patch here: https://github.com/pdmeyer/philip-mey...

For best results, clone the entire repository: https://github.com/pdmeyer/philip-mey...

Links mentioned in the video:

Scale Workshop: [https://sevish.com/scaleworkshop/](https://sevish.com/scaleworkshop/?ver...)
Aphex Twin Interview: https://warp.net/editorial/richard-d-...
Scala Homepage: https://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/
Max Scala Archive: https://www.huygens-fokker.org/docs/s...

Check out the rest of the Fundamentals of Sequencing series here:    • phasor~ : Fundamentals of Sequencing,...  

Table of Contents
00:00 Basics
01:09 mtof~ corrects our weird hearing
02:18 Quick patch walkthrough
03:16 Using mtof~ for a filter cutoff
07:31 New to mtof~: Scala
07:58 Scala: what and why
09:09 Demonstration of mtof~ with Scala
11:07 Using mtof~ with ftom~ like Aphex Twin
15:29 How Scala files work
19:25 How mtof~ uses scala files
20:07 Scales bundled with Max
21:25 Making your own scales with Scale Workshop
25:49 Scale transposition and tuning (base, ref, mid)

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