Zsa.descriptors is a library for real-time sound descriptors analysis for Max developed by Mikhail Malt and Emmanuel Jourdan.
Zsa.descriptors is a library for real-time sound descriptors analysis for Max developed by Mikhail Malt and Emmanuel Jourdan.
Hey Emmanuel.
I more or less fixed the problems with the reference in Max 6. You are now able to right-click and click reference on an object and it will correctly load the reference. There is still one problem though. No matter what descriptors help page you open it displays a link to the ampstat~ ref in the top right corner. Didn’t have time to fix that, but it’s a minor problem.
What I did was update the refpages/_c74_ref_modules.xml so includes zsa-ref. I also renamed the zsa ref folder so it is consistent with what cycling uses for their own ref pages.
Next I updated this file:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Cycling ’74\Max 6.0\Cycling ’74\interfaces\obj-qlookup.json
This includes a list of all the Max/Msp objects. I just added the zsa to it like this for example:
“zsa.ampstats~”: {
“digest”: “TEXT_HERE”,
“module”: “zsa”,
“category”: [
“Unlisted”
]
}
Lastly I added module=”zsa” to the c74object name tag in each zsa xml ref file, so its:
If you want my updated working version of the refs for Max 6, send me you email and I’ll send you the files.
Regards,
David Stubbe Teglbjærg
Thanks. Hopefully the problem with the reference will be addressed in a update of Max 6. I’ll make the adjustment then.
Hi Emmanuel, i tried the latest version of the bundle (that should be compatible with 10.5 system), but i still have problems to charge the externals.
In Max Window the usual message appears:
zsa.centroid~: unable to load object bundle executable
2012-10-20 12:22:26.074 MaxMSP[5800:20b] Error loading /Users/Francesco/MyMax/zsa.descriptors_1.0gm5/zsa.externals/zsa.centroid~.mxo/Contents/MacOS/zsa.centroid~: dlopen(/Users/Francesco/MyMax/zsa.descriptors_1.0gm5/zsa.externals/zsa.centroid~.mxo/Contents/MacOS/zsa.centroid~, 262): no suitable image found. Did find: /Users/Francesco/MyMax/zsa.descriptors_1.0g/zsa.externals/zsa.centroid~.mxo/Contents/MacOS/zsa.centroid~: unknown required load command 0x80000022
zsa.centroid~: unable to load object bundle executable
2012-10-20 12:22:26.205 MaxMSP[5800:20b] Error loading /Users/Francesco/MyMax/zsa.descriptors_1.0gm5/zsa.externals/zsa.centroid~.mxo/Contents/MacOS/zsa.centroid~: dlopen(/Users/Francesco/MyMax/zsa.descriptors_1.0gm5/zsa.externals/zsa.centroid~.mxo/Contents/MacOS/zsa.centroid~, 262): no suitable image found. Did find:/Users/Francesco/MyMax/zsa.descriptors_1.0gm5/zsa.externals/zsa.centroid~.mxo/Contents/MacOS/zsa.centroid~: unknown required load command 0x80000022
Thanks in advance for your reply….
Crap… I’ll have to find a 10.5 machine to make some test. Sorry for the inconvenience in the meantime.
Hello,
I installed the zsa.descriptors, but by studying the patch example, I find that only zsa.centroid~ works, while all other objects do not give me any results.
Can you help me?
Thanks
Do you see any error in the Max window?
I see an error when I start Max, that is: RTC-Overview.help can’t open, bad header. But when I start zsa.descriptors I don’t see anything of strange on Max Window, I see only: Jitter 1.7.0 installed and then your licences.
It seem a very strange situation!
Hi EJ,
Love your externals – I make use of both zsa.mfcc~ and zsa.dist in a large patch of mine and it’s a perfect combination for timbral matching. The ejies get a workout in it too :-)
I have recently been building my application as a standalone and I intend upon releasing the application freely. Normally I’m a fan of the splash screen that comes up when these objects are first loaded – when I’m working in Max, however for my application it would be useful to be able to disable this when in standalone.
Is it possible to disable the splash screen for use in standalones?
Thanks,
Ben
Hi Ben,
Thanks for your interest. If you want to get rid of the splash screen you should look at the commercial license, which is basically the only difference.
Cheers,
ej
Hi EJ,
Fantastic! I must have missed this option when I downloaded the objects a couple of years back. Great news!
All the best from Sydney,
Ben
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Hey!!
I’m trying to use zsa descriptors on my Max 7.3.2 on a 64 bit windows 8.1 system but when i feed real time external audio signal with ezadc~ into zsa.mel, it works properly but just for 30-40 seconds,then zsa.mel stops to output coefficents lists.
i don’t understand whesre is the problem…maybe my version of max is “too new”?
Thanks for your work
Best regards,
Alessandro