Devin Kerr

Recently an article on the Create Digital Music blog featured “elastic~”, an object which allows independent pitch/speed control of samples within Max 5.  Surprisingly, the object sells for $20GBP, despite the fact that similar functionality can be achieved with Max-only objects.

So I took 15 minutes and made a simple patch and video demonstrating what I’m calling “Free_Elastic”.   This Max patch uses high-quality, FFT pitch shifting and is based on the standard groove~ object.  It allows for much more control and customization (fft size, overlap, etc.) than “elastic~” does, and it’s FREE!

Music = Don’t Stop – Scott Tolinski

Download the patches here.

Update: I’ll try to get up a Max 4 version of the patch soon and perhaps an update that includes granular-based stretching and pitch-shifting if people are interested.

My Dear Disco’s first full-length album is finally out (as of their sold-out CD release on Saturday October 11th @ The Blind Pig)!  I am extremely grateful to have been involved with the recording and production of the album, which is so good and grooves so hard, it actually hurts me to listen to.  Specific information about my contributions is available here.

Buy/listen to the Dancethink LP for yourself here!

“It’s trancy and brilliant and gives me hope for the future of this planet — all during the first song.”
The Ann Arbor Observer

“. . . a daunting pop beauty.” – The Real Detroit