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Somax2 "buffer can't read the file now"

SOMAX 2
#1

Hello,

I have trouble running the Somax2 based on overview patch.

Every time when I try to play, it seems that the buffer can’t load the audio file properly. Although it said that corpus had loaded successfully, there is no sound from somax.audiorenderer.

This problem was not existed when I used Max8. I am not sure if the reason is because I updated it to Max9. I have re-installed the Somax2 but the problem is still there.

I was wondering if anyone could help me to check it out. Thank you so much!

Best,
Sam

#2

Hello I have exactly the same problem. All the tutorials work fine on Max 8 (by the way thanks to Marco Fiorini for these very explanatory tutorials) on Max 9 no audio output and the error message “buffer~ can’t read file now”. It seems that the somax.audiorenderer object is the cause of the problem. Does anyone know a solution (that I have not, sorry!)?. Thanks

#3

Hi!

Thanks for reporting this! Apparently this is caused by a bug in Max 9.0.0 that indefinitely locks a buffer~ under certain conditions. I’ve issued a bug report to Cycling74 and it’ll hopefully be resolved quickly.

I’ve noticed that there are a couple of other oddities when using Somax in Max 9.0.0, and we’re likely to issue an update within the next couple of weeks with a fully Max 9 compatible version of Somax, but in the meantime I would strongly recommend keeping both Max 8 and Max 9 installed in parallel

For those interested in the bug itself, here’s a minimal example to reproduce it:

<pre><code>
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-----------end_max5_patcher-----------
</code></pre>
#4

thanks for answer. For now I use Somax with Max8 and It works fine.

#5

Thanks so much for your prompt reply!