Technical aesthetics

In aiding both ourselves and anyone who uses our programmed patch in future, we have simply used panel objects and changed the colours of them, before putting them behind the code of their respective colours. For example, as you can see from the screenshot below, the tempo randomiser code has a red background (because the tempo spot on the mat will be at the top of the red column of spots). Likewise, the key randomiser code has a blue background, the effects randomiser has a yellow background and the mute randomiser has a green background. As with the tempo, this is because they will all be at the top of their respective colour columns on the mat. We considered it important for our Max and Ableton projects to harmonise with each other as well as visually harmonise to how the mat will be laid out for the installation.

The screenshot below shows each of the loop triggers (all 20/24) that have also been colour coded. Finally, many of the patch chords have been segmented, meaning that the patch is easier to look at, as it doesn’t have wires spiralling all over the place that would otherwise resemble a spaghetti junction!