[chuck~]

v 1.4/1.5 -- January 2009
based on ChucK v 1.2.1.2

Brad Garton
1.4: Mac OSX 10.4/10.5; Max/MSP v 4.x
1.5: Mac OSX 10.4/10.5; Max5

download chuck~

[chuck~] brings the sound synthesis and signal-processing capabilities of the ChucK music programming language into Max/MSP real-time music environment. This extends Max/MSP in a variety of ways:

[chuck~] encapsulates a powerful development environment for the testing and production of new digital sound techniques, including fast prototyping for "on the fly" audio coding.
A full implementation of the Synthesis ToolKit (STK) created by Perry Cook and Gary Scavone is a core part ofthe ChucK language.
Timing and scheduling concerns are fundamental in [chuck~], adding advanced features to Max/MSP, including the ability to 'spork' (spawn/fork) ChucK functions within the object.
A complete set of advanced mathematical library routines are built into the object. Coupled with the ChucK programming control-of-flow and decision constructions, these allow for the development of complex algorthmic structures.
The function-definition and data-storage features enable sophisticated data-structuring that is difficult to accomplish using 'standard' Max/MSP techniques.

[chuck~] is similar in many of these respects to the [rtcmix~] object. For more information about the ChucK language, visit the ChucK home page.

Download and Install

Max5/Macintosh Directions (sorry, no windows version at present!)

chuck~_1.5_max5.zip (1.7 Mbytes download/5.2 Mbytes on disk)
v 1.5 -- 1/19/2009

Max4.x/Macintosh Directions (sorry, no windows version at present!)

chuck~_1.4_max4.x.zip (1.7 Mbytes download/5.1 Mbytes on disk)
v 1.4 -- 1/19/2009

Source Code

chuck~_1.5_src.zip (2.0 Mbytes download/27.0 Mbytes [compiled] on disk)
chuck~_1.4_src.zip (2.0 Mbytes download/26.0 Mbytes [compiled] on disk)
chuck~ 1.4/1.5 and ChucK 1.2.1.2 -- 1/19/2009

Xcode

Known Problems

chuck --loop

[chuck~]

sndbuf

WvIn

[chuck~]

ChucK

[NOTE: Any bad-coding problems in the

object 'proper' are all mine mine mine. Many thanks to Ge Wang, Perry C. and the ChucK gang; those folks are amazing!]

Brad Garton
garton - at - columbia dot edu
January, 2009