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This document discusses generating random numbers between a minimum and maximum value in Max. It shows a Max patch that takes the difference between the maximum and minimum values, adds 1 to get the argument for the random object, and adds the minimum value to the random number output to produce a result within the desired range. The example generates numbers between 220Hz and 1760Hz, corresponding to musical notes.

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This document discusses generating random numbers between a minimum and maximum value in Max. It shows a Max patch that takes the difference between the maximum and minimum values, adds 1 to get the argument for the random object, and adds the minimum value to the random number output to produce a result within the desired range. The example generates numbers between 220Hz and 1760Hz, corresponding to musical notes.

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IA2 Practice Paragraph IA.

2 - Generat ing rando m numbe rs

numbers between 0 and its argument minus 1. We have applied th is calculation


to the patch conta ined in t he fi le IA_03_random _min_max.maxpat , w hich is
seen in f igure IA 16. As you can see, we have used the previously demo nstrated
technique of sending a bang t o t he inlet of the - object everytime that its right
inlet is changed (shown originally in Secti on IA. 1) in order to always generate a
result. To t his result we then add 1 to obta in the correct argument fo r random.
At t he same t ime, the minimum value is also routed to the right inlet of a +
object, establishing t he base of th e range to be generated .
maximum

'~~-----~
1~1~0) diff erence
bang to
gene rate a +1
ra ndom {difference + 1) to be used as
number the argumen t to the random
l object
rando m minimum value to
~ be used as the
~ argum ent fo r the
+ ad dition obj ect

@] number genera ted between 220 and 1760

Fig. IA.16 The fi le IA_0 3_ random_m in_max.maxpat

Note that the right inlet of the + object is connected to a second numbe r box
show ing t he number 220 (the fi rst box is higher in t he patch). The point of this
lower number box is simply to "visually echo" the number in the up per number
box labelled "m inimum" into t he lowe r part of th e patch.2 Not ice t hat th e box
to be dupl icated, at the top right, has t hree patch cords leaving it. The fi rst cord
heads towards the button in th e uppe r left, the second goes to the "co ld "
input of the subt raction object immed iately below th e button, and th e th ird is
routed to t he "echo" number box at t he bottom right, from w hence the data
continues on to the "co ld" input of the addit ion object at th e lower left.
You should verify t hat t he patch works fo r a few minimum/maximum pairs.3
In the example show n in th e figure, t he interval used lies betwee n 220 and
1760. These two values correspond to freq uencies in hertz fo r A below middle
C and t he A three octaves higher.
The values used in th e example above sugg est that we could use th is patch to
generate random frequencies to be sent to an oscillator, and t his is exactly what
we've done in the patch shown in fig ure IA 17, w hich we invite you to construct

2 The value of the lower number box should never be mod ified "by hand"; changes must all be
made from t he upper number box. (The reason why should be evident fr om analyzing t he route
taken by the data!)
3 Make sure that t he any value that you enter for t he minimum number is less than the value of t he
maximum, or else you won't obtai n meaningfu l intervals.
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