Math and Music

Now, the patch looks much cleaner. Click FileSave As and save your patch as
chord_builder.maxpat. Our patch currently has only one interval for harmonization, so lets add another interval just as we did before.
58. Create a new object called  with the argument 0
59. Connect the first outlet of the number box connected to notein
(Step 3) to the left inlet of the  0 so that the number box is
connected to both the  0 and the kslider
60. Create two number boxes above and below the  0 object
61. Connect the first outlet of one of the newly created number box
above  0 to  0s right inlet
62. Connect the outlet of  0 to the inlet of the other newly created
number box below  0
63. Copy and paste the umenu you created earlier and connect its
first outlet to the second inlet of the newly created  0

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FIGURE 3.10
two intervals in umenus
used to harmonize played
notes / chord_builder
.maxpat

You can now choose the size of both intervals you want to add to the pitch you
play on your MIDI keyboard.
64. Lock your patch and select Major 3rd from the first umenu and
Perfect Fifth from the second umenu
65. Play the note C on your MIDI keyboard to create a C Major
Chord
This patch could be a great way to discuss the different chord qualities in a visual
way. A nice addition would be a button to trigger different chord qualities. For