NOTE Vortessa is a Max/MSP patch. Running it requires a Max installation: Max Demo or Max Runtime (free) - sufficient to run the patch as-is Max full license - required only if you want to open and modify the core code
Full synthesis. Nonlinear by design.
Vortessa is a generative synthesis environment for Max/MSP built around a single principle: sound is not programmed, it emerges. Internal relationships between 26 modules - not fixed sequences - determine what you hear.
Designed to generate unstable percussions, glitch, drone, ambient soundscapes, and future drums. Every run is unique. No two sessions are identical.
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Requirements- Max/MSP 9
- macOS or Windows
Running it requires a Max installation: Max Demo or Max Runtime (free) - sufficient to run the patch as-is Max full license - required only if you want to open and modify the core code.
Corpus Download: FluCoMa Requirement
Important Required Dependency.
Vortessa's Dissect module uses Data Knot by Rodrigo Constanzo, which requires FluCoMa (Fluid Corpus Manipulation) to be installed in Max.
Before using the Dissect module, please install FluCoMa via the Max Package Manager:
In Max → File → Show Package Manager → search FluidCorpusManipulation → Install
Once installed, restart Max completely.
FluCoMa is free and open source. All other Vortessa modules work without it.
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