Instrument design · DSP

Jazz Chord Synthesizer

An additive synthesizer created in Max/MSP that explores the relationship between chord voicing and overtones.

Project overview

This project began with a musical question: could a synthesizer treat the internal structure of a jazz chord as a sound-design system rather than as a fixed group of MIDI notes? The prototype connects additive synthesis with harmonic voicing decisions, making chord color part of the instrument itself.

Max/MSP patch for the Jazz Chord Synthesizer — Max/MSP patch architecture for the Jazz Chord Synthesizer.

Project file

Download the Max/MSP patch

Open the patch in Max to explore the synthesizer structure and signal flow.

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