After almost 6 weeks of not being updated, the maxlist archives are now being
updated again. I apologize personally for this lengthy period of time in which
the synthesisters.com lists were unavailable.

The lists are now being archived with hypermail again, but you should see this
only as a stop-gap measure while we continue finishing up the new web site,
which will feature a much nicer interface to the list archives (including a
*fast* search!).

(The archives, again, are located at http://www.synthesisters.com/hypermail/max-msp )

If you’re wondering why it took so long to get the archives back up, well, just
chalk it up to a combination of some internal server moves at cycling, new
mailing list management software and a lot on my plate.

Also, a bit earlier, Jeremy mentioned something about the list archives possibly
being scanned by a mail harvester as a possible reason for some viruses you may
have received. While this is certainly possible, I think what’s more likely is
that someone who is on the list and maintains a folder for their own archives of
such contracted a virus, and the virus went through the folder and picked out
names from list postings to propagate itself under the guise of. This is a very
common problem on large lists with lots of mail, and would not disappear even
with the complete removal of the email addresses from the public list archives.

cheers

w
—
wallace winfrey
wally@cycling74.com

Download from the URL http://www.timara.oberlin.edu/GaryLeeNelson

I originally wrote parse as a component of a system for recording MIDI data
into a coll object.  I used the index of lines in the coll as a time stamp.
A typical entry might be:

            1250, note 67 72 1500 4 note 36 84 500 2;

To get these into the coll I need two messages:

            1250 merge note 67 72 1500 4  (key, velocity, duration, channel)
            1250 merge note 36 84 500 2

Stepping through the coll with a counter outputs the messages at the
appropriate time in milliseconds.  Different tempi and other timing
variations (rubato, etc.) can be achieved by varying the speed of the
counter.

When the messages emerge from the coll they must be separated.  This is the
job of parse. parse searches for words, gathers up the numbers that follow
and outputs them as a 쿾arsed?list of messages.  The help file illustrates
the process.

I have not used the MIDI recording thing for quite a while but parse has
found a new life. I use it to record and sequence message that control
Jitter objects.

This version is for OSX only but I included the source.  If anyone ports it
to PC, let me know and I’ll add it to my archive.

Current users of parse should not notice any difference. The two changes are
to permit longer messages and to fix a small bug that prevented parse from
attaching to Jitter objects. (Thanks, Jeremy B.)

Cheers,
Gary Lee Nelson
Oberlin College
www.timara.oberlin.edu/GaryLeeNelson

Hi everybody,

You can download the new version of the wacom object for osX, v3.1ß2, at: http://jmcouturier.online.fr/download.htm .
This version have some changes and some new features :
– This object is wacom.mxo (compiled with Xcode), so be sure there is no old wacom object in your Max search folders.
– by default, the mouse pointer is not disconnected from the tablet. nopointer remplaces movecurs message;
– The object can send data while max is in background (mac os X.3 and X.4);
– The object can output mouse parameters (including the two mouse wheel axis);
– Support of Intuos 3 tablets (displays the correct tool name in the menu). Nevertheless, ExpressKeys and Touch Strip cannot be supported: the only way to use them in Max is to set them on key strokes or mouse wheels in the wacom pref panes and, in Max/MSP, to use other max objects (like key and keyup).

Important point for Wacom users : the Wacom intuos3 doesn’t support dual tracking (like intuos and intuos2). If you want to use several tools with one tablet, use intuos2.

This version is still a beta version: I haven’t test it on all tablet models. If you have some problems, send me an e-mail. I would like to thanks Raleigh Ledet from Wacom for his help.

All the best,

Jean-Michel Couturier

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http://www.jmcouturier.com

History:

v3.1 ß2 (October 13th, 2005):
– The object send data while max is in background, if “Enable access for assistive devices” is checked in the Universal Access preference pane
– Fixed bug with bang: now, send a ‘poll bang’ message to use bang to obtain tablet data
– Support of Intuos 3 tablets (displays the correct tool name in the menu)
– The object can output mouse parameters by passing “mouse” as argument
– Mouse pointer:
– by default, not disconnected from the tablet. nopointer remplaces movecurs message.
– Each tablet can be connected or disconnected from mouse pointer separately
– With the bgrd option, the mouse pointer can be disconnected while max is in background

v3.0 ß2 (november 12th, 2003):
– Fixed bug finder->max->finder: max crashes if no tablet is plug in the computer
– Outputs : now the object outputs data only if it changes

v3.0 ß (october 1st, 2003) – Now in OS X ! – new features:
– Use several tablets simultaneously and choose the tablets in a pop-up menu
– Choose if the tablet moves or not the mouse cursor
– Changes :
   – new range for pressure, tilt, etc … (due to new implementation in the osX wacom driver)
   – outlet device ID : unique ID associated to a tool and a tablet
   – outlet tablet proximity record : list of features of the tablet and tool
   – last outlet : pop-up menu