Why does my Simple Crossfader not work?

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elgrayso
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Why does my Simple Crossfader not work?

Post by elgrayso » Thu Jan 28, 2016 3:55 am

I have simple this crossfader device that lets you fade the audio level of a track (and has a curve-steepness control). It's as simple as that. It used to work, but it must not be compatible with newer versions of Max. I imagine it would be easy to spot the problem for someone with a decent understanding of Max, but unfortunately that is not me quite yet!
Any suggestions would be very appreciated!

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chapelier fou
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Re: Why does my Simple Crossfader not work?

Post by chapelier fou » Thu Jan 28, 2016 5:52 am

What doesn't work ?
The patch seems ok to me, but the whole API thing is missing.
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elgrayso
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Re: Why does my Simple Crossfader not work?

Post by elgrayso » Thu Jan 28, 2016 7:19 pm

If I have an audio clip looping on an audio track, and I add the device, it just stops any audio at all. The cross fader should bring in audio gradually (or quickly depending on the sharpness control).

By the way, the A/B button is a left/right control which determines which side of the crossfader has the audio signal.

Does this work on your computer? I have Max 7 and Ableton 9.5 and all the device does it completely stop all audio until I bypass it.

jonbenderr
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Re: Why does my Simple Crossfader not work?

Post by jonbenderr » Fri Jan 29, 2016 10:43 am

You might want to have an initial value set for the A/B live.text object. Both inputs of the switch object initialized as closed for me.

You can also add arguments to the switch object to be extra sure that one inlet or the other is opened. "switch 2 1"

Or like I said, just go into the live.text object inspector, enable initial value, and set to 0. or 1.

That's one problem I saw. There might be problems with your expressions, but I'm not terribly great with those.

EDIT:

There are no initial values set for the crossfader or sharpness controls either. These issues COULD cause problems. Might not be the answer, but, testing on my work computer.

elgrayso
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Re: Why does my Simple Crossfader not work?

Post by elgrayso » Sat Jan 30, 2016 6:48 am

I tried setting these with initial values like you said, but it still had the same issue of just blocking all audio. I'm not sure about the switch thing. By default it showed switch 1 being open and switch 2 being closed. Even though this is a simple device, most of it is over my head.
I wanted to create a scratch style fader device and I found a couple devices that had elements of what I wanted. I learned a bit of Max, enough to connect a few of the pieces, but it still didn't work until other users helped me by patching up my mistakes. It used to work, but now no sound passes through it at all. I hope to learn Max someday, but I have a lot on my plate just learning the basics of audio and production which I want to learn first. Hopefully the ableton community will help me figure out why this device broke in the meantime though. Instead of a real mixer, I run my turntable direct into an ableton audio track and use this max crossfader device (mapped to a midi controller).

chapelier fou
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Re: Why does my Simple Crossfader not work?

Post by chapelier fou » Sat Jan 30, 2016 9:36 am

I couldn't re-check, but at least, is there a plugout~ object in the end of your patch ?
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doubleUG
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Re: Why does my Simple Crossfader not work?

Post by doubleUG » Sat Jan 30, 2016 1:34 pm

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copy the text, open Live > drag in empty M4L device > open Max editor > paste > save M4L device
https://docs.cycling74.com/max8/vignett ... ng_patches

https://doubleUG.bandcamp.com/releases

elgrayso
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Re: Why does my Simple Crossfader not work?

Post by elgrayso » Sat Jan 30, 2016 9:37 pm

doubleUG thanks so much!
if you want I can throw you a few bucks for a beer or something via paypal. I don't want to be the guy that just asks for favors and then leaves 8)

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