I have recently discovered that the complete contents of the Bach-Gesellschaft, containing all the published works of Bach, are availablle online. Wikipedia lists three sources, one of them has PDF files, but the link is busted, hacked, or both.  The other resource is located at the IMSLP, but the files are listed separately, and the user [...]

Here is a brief tutorial on how to make a clickable hyperlink in Max/MSP 5. This tutorial assumes that you have basic familiarity with Max/MSP 5. You will need…. A patch A web page you want to link to Some text to use for the link A text button About 20 minutes, give or take [...]

Download TapNTune 1.2 (9.9 mb dmg) The popular combination metronome and tuner for the Macintosh has just been updated to version 1.2. This update introduces the innovative pitch sliders, where users can set the pitches for the metronome’s accented and unaccented beats.  [About TapNTune] Here are the key changes: Fixed application title bar Added click/bell [...]

Download TapNTune 1.1 (9.9 mb dmg) TapNTune, the freeware single-window combination Metronome and Tuner for Macintosh just got updated to version 1.1.  Among the most important improvements, are a division selection interface and significantly expanded tuner features including calibration, slow/fast select, and a pitch tracker that goes much lower than the previous.  Here is a [...]

The tempo object for Max/MSP is ok but it is based on whole note divisions. This is normally not a problem, unless you want the number output to reflect quarter-beat measure distribution. In other words, eighth note divisions should be called 0,1 and sixteenth notes should be called 0,1,2,3 and so forth. Quarter Tempo is [...]

Note: Tested only on Macintosh If you ever run a performance while having your laptop on Battery, or if you have ever had your power cord get ripped out during something massive, then you might be interested in Huge Battery Status. It’s basically an indicator that you can put in your Extras folder or into [...]