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https://github.com/valeriorlandini/sonus

A Max/MSP package for sound experimentation and algorithmic composition
https://github.com/valeriorlandini/sonus

artificial-intelligence audio-synthesis maxmsp music sound-processing

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A Max/MSP package for sound experimentation and algorithmic composition

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# sonus

An open source Max/MSP package for sound experimentation and algorithmic composition.

A collection of externals coded in C++ and dealing with math, autonomous systems and experimental sound design.



Currently finished externals are:



### Generators

* `sonus.bytebeat~` A bytebeat parser and generator

* `sonus.byteplay~` An efficient player of many bytebeat formulas

* `sonus.collatz~` Collatz conjecture based wavetable oscillator

* `sonus.ecaosc~` Elementary cellular automata oscillator

* `sonus.harmosc~` Harmonic additive oscillator

* `sonus.lorenz~` Lorenz attractor based generator

* `sonus.neurosc~` Neural network based oscillator

* `sonus.nwosc~` User defined wavetable oscillator

* `sonus.nowave~` Scrambled wavetable oscillator

* `sonus.pdosc~` Phase distorted oscillator

* `sonus.pulsar~` Pulsar oscillator

* `sonus.roessler~` Rössler attractor based generator

* `sonus.rsosc~` Oscillator with random shapes

* `sonus.vaosc~` Multishape bandlimited oscillator

* `sonus.window~` Window functions generator



### Effects and Sample Manipulation

* `sonus.bitinv~` Bitcrusher and bit inverter

* `sonus.bitman~` Bit manipulator

* `sonus.biquads~` Parallel biquad filters

* `sonus.buffx` Apply effects to buffers

* `sonus.bufsnap` Save snapshots of a buffer

* `sonus.cheby~` Chebyshev waveshaper

* `sonus.crossloop~` Buffer loop player with crossfade

* `sonus.cryptoverb~` Eerie stereo reverberator

* `sonus.fselector~` Continuous selector/mixer

* `sonus.halaphon~` Circular panner across multiple speakers

* `sonus.quadpan~` Quadraphonic panner

* `sonus.summer~` Simple signal mixer

* `sonus.wavesets` Wavesets based sample manipulation



### Neural Networks and AI

* `sonus.acti` Activation functions

* `sonus.acti~` Activation functions (signal rate)

* `sonus.ca` Cellular automata system

* `sonus.dnn` Deep neural network implementation

* `sonus.ga` Genetic algorithm implementation

* `sonus.ga.num` Genetic algorithm implementation (numbers version)

* `sonus.linden` Lindenmayer generative system

* `sonus.neuron` Artificial neuron implementation

* `sonus.perceptron~` Classic perceptron implementation



### Math and Utilities

* `sonus.blist` Output different items from a list

* `sonus.bozo` Output a 1 and then a 0 when a bang is received

* `sonus.edist` Euclidean distance between two points

* `sonus.ftomel` Frequency to mel converter

* `sonus.hop` Hot inlets operations

* `sonus.lline` Similar to line, but for list of numbers

* `sonus.logistic` Logistic map calculator

* `sonus.lrandom` Random items from a list

* `sonus.lurn` Non repeating random sequences

* `sonus.mathc` Mathematical constants

* `sonus.mbox` Pop up dialogs generator

* `sonus.meltof` Mel to frequency converter

* `sonus.mima~` Signal extremes analyzer

* `sonus.multirandom` Multi-outlet version of random object

* `sonus.mumul` Multiply numbers for the same factor

* `sonus.mumul~` Multiply signals for the same factor

* `sonus.quadpanner` Quadraphonic panner coefficients

* `sonus.summer` Numbers summator

* `sonus.tent` Tent map calculator

* `sonus.wtp` "The Well-Tuned Piano" tuner



The collection also features six Max for Live devices that use some sonus externals to create synths, effects and modulators.



## Compiled binaries



Compiled binaries for both Windows and macOS can be found in the [Releases section](https://github.com/valeriorlandini/sonus/releases). Please note that some of the listed externals may not yet be available in the latest compiled version.



## How to build



Grab the source inside your `Documents/Max 9/Packages` (or `Max 8`, according to your Max/MSP version) folder with `git clone https://github.com/valeriorlandini/sonus.git --recursive` 



`cd sonus` and then `mkdir build` to create a folder with your various build files.



`cd build` to put yourself into that folder.



### Mac 



Run `cmake -G Xcode ..`



Next run `cmake --build . --config Release` or open the Xcode project from this "build" folder and use the GUI.



Note: you can add the `-jX` option where X is the number of cores to use (e.g. `-j4`). This can help speed up your builds, though it may sometimes interleave the error output, making troubleshooting more challenging.



If you are running on a Mac M1+ machine, you will likely see an error `cannot be loaded due to system security policy` when loading your externals in Max. To resolve this, you can ad-hoc codesign your external with `codesign --force --deep -s - myobject.mxo`.



### Windows



You can run `cmake --help` to get a list of the options available. 



Visual Studio 2022:



`cmake -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" ..`



Visual Studio 2019:



`cmake -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" ..`



Visual Studio 2017:



`cmake -G "Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64" ..`



Having generated the projects, you can now build by opening the .sln file in the build folder with the Visual Studio app (just double-click the .sln file) or you can build on the command line like this:



`cmake --build . --config Release`



Note: you can add the `-jX` option where X is the number of cores to use (e.g. `-j4`). This can help speed up your builds, though it may sometimes interleave the error output, making troubleshooting more challenging.