Using MC for Polyphony

MC offers new ways to implement polyphony. The functions available depend on the method by which you create your polyphonic environment.

MC Polyphony Guides

You can learn more about creating polyphony with MC by reviewing the following guides :

New features added to poly~ to improve polyphonic behavior

Using multiple patchers to create more complex behavior

Polyphony without using the poly~ object.

MC Polyphony Objects

In addition to the mc.* and mcs.* objects that perform multichannel audio manipulation, objects that are particularly useful for spacialization include:

• mc.target
• mc.targetlist
• mc.noteallocator~
• mc.voiceallocator~

MC Polyphony Examples

• mc_poly_newfeatures1_outputs.maxpat - An example of some of the new features of poly~ in MC, as well as some changes in channel count usage.
• mc_poly_newfeatures2_voicenumber.maxpat - An example targeting and receiving information from individual voices.
• mc_polyphony_busymap.maxpat - A description of the use of the busy map for voice allocation.