I realized recently that I had never actually made a stand alone Max MSP application. Done a fair amount of experiments and prototypes, but never an executable that I could easily share with non-Max users.
So I wanted to try fix that with a little personal project.

My goal was to see if I could create some kind of a “Field Recording Auditioner”.
A simple application for playing back multiple, multi-channel audio files, for different locations around a sound source. With basic “DAW-like” functionality for mutes, solos, and volume control for each microphone.

The single “Bang” event triggers the audio files on all 4 players simultaneously and then there’s individual controls for each mic’s audio.
Mutes and solos were really the bulk of the logic, but turning those into abstractions means I’ll never need to think about it again. :)

Big thanks to resources from Sam Tarakajian for their amazing Max videos, you can check that out here.

And also Kiran Bhumber for helping me figure out creation of the standalone application.

If you care to download this and try it out for yourself, you can grab it here: Field Recording Auditioner

Volume warning it plays 3 different microphones around a cannon, it’s loud. It’s balanced, but just fair warning so you don’t blow your speakers.