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| − | = Introducing FTM =
| + | * [[A brief introduction to FTM]] |
| − | FTM is a shared library for Max/MSP providing a small and simple real-time object system and optimized services to be used within Max/MSP externals.
| + | * [[Credits]] |
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| − | The main purpose of FTM is the representation and processing of sound, music and motion capture data in Max/MSP extending the data types processed and exchanged by the Max/MSP objects.
| + | == Publications == |
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| − | FTM is based on the FTS server of the jMax project and distributed under the Lesser GNU Public License (LGPL). | + | {{:FTM Publications}} |
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| − | The sources of FTM are available at sourceforge cvs:
| + | == ... concerning FTM packages == |
| − | http://sourceforge.net/projects/ftm/
| + | {{:Gabor Publications}} |
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| − | [data structures]
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| − | [operators]
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| − | [editors and file formats]
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| − | [FTM and Jitter]
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| − | data structures
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| − | FTM allows for static and dynamic creation of complex data structures. The following classes are currently implemented and documented:
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| − | mat ... matrix of arbitrary values
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| − | dict ... dictionary of arbitrary key/value pairs
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| − | track ... sequence of time-tagged values
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| − | fmat ... matrix of floats
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| − | bpf ... break point function
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| − | tuple ... immutable array of arbitrary values
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| − | scoob ... score object (note, trill, rest, etc.)
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| − | midi ... midi event
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| − | FTM objects can contain references to other FTM objects. A simple garbage collector handles transparently the destruction of dynamically created FTM objects referenced by multiple elements of a patch. | |
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| − | Static FTM objects are created in a patcher using a dedicated Max/MSP external called ftm.object. They can be named within a local or global scope and marked persistent to be saved within the patcher. FTM provides a serialization mechanism to recursively save the content of objects and the contained objects.
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| − | example of a static FTM object
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| − | in a Max/MSP patcher
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| − | FTM externals can refer to FTM objects and dynamically create objects. FTM objects can be sent in lists or as single values using a dedicated FTM object message.
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| − | While basic operations of FTM objects are implemented as methods of the FTM classes, more complex interactions with FTM objects use operators in form of Max/MSP externals.
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| − | operators
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| − | FTM comes with an extended message box - the ftm.mess external - which integrates classical Max message syntax with FTM names, infix expression evaluation, function calls and method invocation including return values.
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| − | FTM message box
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| − | Apart from ftm.object and ftm.mess, FTM includes a set of externals implementing basic functionalities such as iteration, playing, interpolation, etc. and the conversion between FTM objects and Max values or lists.
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| − | example of FTM externals
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| − | operating on FTM objects
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| − | (the MIDI parsing objects
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| − | convert a MIDI byte stream
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| − | into a stream of FTM MIDI
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| − | events)
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| − | Operators specific to a certain field of applications are assembled to separate object sets such as Gabor for sound analysis/resynthesis and MnM for mapping and recognition techniques.
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| − | editors and file formats
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| − | The editors for FTM objects are implemented in Java and integrated into Max/MSP using mxj. Simple double-clicking on an FTM object in a patcher opens its editor.
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| − | screen shot of the track editor for score objects
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| − | The communication between FTM objects in a Max/MSP patcher and their Java editors is hidden by the FTM library. By using a transfer protocol such as OSC the GUI could be easily detached from Max/MSP to allow for the distribution of patches and editors among multiple machines.
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| − | FTM currently supports simple text files and standard MIDI files. Import and export of SDIF files is currently being finalized and a score interchange format such as MusicXML will be supported in the near future.
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| − | Most of these import and export methods are implemented for the FTM track class as it provides a generic container for temporal sequences.
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| − | FTM and Jitter
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| − | From a certain point of view one can look at FTM as something like Jitter. Like Jitter, it is a shared library installed next to the Max/MSP application. Like Jitter, it extends the set of things one can send through the connections and process by Max/MSP objects.
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| − | A bridge between FTM and Jitter converts FTM matrices into Jitter matrices and vice versa (under development).
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| − | [top of this page]
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| − | [FTM home]
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