#21

Regarding multi channel outputs in sum, is there a way to assign individual outs on my 4-output sound card, or are they fixed, meaning I would need an 8-output sound card to route everything out individually? I know I can rewire with live and assign them however, but it would be convenient to do it right out of max. Thanks!

#22

If memory serves the mapping is hardwired, but Max has internal output routings.

  • Go to ā€˜Audio Settingsā€™
  • Click ā€˜Open I/O Mappingsā€™
  • Assign the ā€˜Output Mappingsā€™

What youā€™ll want to do is assign the first 8 ā€˜outputsā€™ (Maxā€™s virtual outputs) to your hardware outputs. You can send more than one Max channel to a given hardware out.

#23

Okay, found it. Options > Audio Status > Open I/O Mappings. Thanks!

#24

Hi,

Iā€™ve been facing trouble lately with monome_sum. I use OS X (10.11) and have a 128 walnut grid since 2014. The monome works fine in all other patches/applications, itā€™s just that it doesnā€™t work like it used to when using monome_sum.

When I plug in the monome (and get the connection indication lights) and launch monome_sum, I get no lights in response to pressing anything. I sometimes get some sounds from flin but there are no lights on the monome itself. When I try switching from flin to another application, I get no sound at all.

I tried reinstalling monome_sum but got the same results. Again, the monome works fine in when using Terms in Ableton or any other MaxMSP (I use Max 7) patch.

Thanks.

#25

Are you using the stand-alone application version of sum included with the monome device installer, or the max patch version that requires max to be installed (even the runtime version)? The former version is available here: http://monome.org/docs/app/sum/

I have not been able to get this version to run, as it seems to max out cpu usage and crash. The latter max patch version works fine for me, though. It is available here: https://github.com/monome/monome_sum

Just click on download zip.

It would be great (especially for those of us who have held off on going eurorack) to update the links on the sum page to include this, as this thread is the only place I am aware of where it is available. Or perhaps the application version could be updated to include the more recently added features. It would be great for both to be available on the sum page. Thanks!

#26

Many thanks for this. For some reason, the standalone version doesnā€™t work at all while the version that requires Max 7 works okay but crashes after a few minutes of use. Iā€™m trying to use it for a live performance but at this rate Iā€™ll have to rethink my performance strategy.

#27

@hujairi - What is your audio buffer size and sample rate settings with the max 7 version of sum? Itā€™s solid for me at 128/44.1 in 10.10. I was having many issues with 10.11 with max and max for live, so I downgraded back to 10.10. All better.

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#28

@Galapagoose - Okay, having a problem with mlr in the max 7 version of sum. I canā€™t seem to assign loops to slots. I know you said: ā€œThe in-built mlr files will be broken when not built as a standalone, but it should load external samples just fine.ā€ But if I load an external sample to a preset, then another to another preset, only the second sample loads for all presets when I open the patch again after saving. What am I doing wrong?

Edit: The max console posts the following error whenever I click on a slot in mlr or click on a preset:

buffer~ - filename.aif: canā€™t open

#29

I got a Grid last week and briefly checked sum and it worked. Yesterday I wanted to explore it some more and it looks like this. No idea what happened. Can someone help?
(Iā€™ve included my system info if it helps)

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#30

try the most recent version, which you run as a .maxproj from max 7 (see the text)

#31

Thank you @tehn, it works flawlessly. I donā€™t know where I got that old binary, I must have followed some old link.

#32

Quick (and total newbie) question on MLR in Sum: is it possible to load/play more than just two samples at once? I tried clicking on one of the buttons above either of the sample loading areas (1-8), but that triggers a ~buffer error in Max 7 related to the built-in samples. I swear I was able to do this once, but canā€™t replicate at all. If not, no big deal - even just two samples is loads of fun!

#33

Hello there,

I am having issues with monome_sum. When I load the application, it will not make sound. It is quite weird because the grid itself works when I want to animate it, but there is no sound. I should reference that the sound on my computer is working just fine and dandy. So I am not sure what the issue could be.

Thanks,
Bre

#34

just to confirm, do you have the midi device running to an instrument in ableton ?

#35

Hi guys and gals, I got a new laptop running Catalina lately and I canā€™t seem to run Monome_Sumā€¦
Anybody else is having this issue? Is it a Java thing?

Thanks

Djeff

#36

hi djeff! have you tried running sum with Max runtime 6 or 7? what specific troubles are you running into?

#37

Hi Dan,
thanx for replying. Iā€™m running on OS 10.15.3, using Max 8.1.3.

Max Runtime or Max 6 wonā€™t open. I get the beach ball of death and I have to force quit.

Max 8.1.3 works fine except when I try to run Monome_Sum. Sum will open and I can even change presets but the device is non responsive and thereā€™s no audioā€¦
I push random buttons on the device and nothing happens. Eventually Iā€™ll the message: ā€˜too many lines were posted to the Max Console at once; output truncatedā€™ā€¦
I have to force quit every time.

#38

gotcha. give max 7.3.6 a shot and lmk if that helps?