The DGMD (Dataset Generator for Musical Devices) is a collection of MAX patches and JavaScript files for the generation of datasets from hardware and software and musical devices.
There are two version of the DGMD:
- for Audio Effects
- for Sound Synthesizers
The folder Utilities contains a project for the electromechanical control of manual parameters via MIDI CC.
The DGMD requires Cyclyng'74 Max. To use the DGMD you do not need a Max license.
To run the DGMD, open the .maxpat file in the respective subfolder or download the standalone applications for Windows or Max OSX from the releases section.
DGMD Copyright (C) 2025 Stefano Fasciani, Aleksander Tidemann, Riccardo Simionato, University of Oslo.
A short presentation and video tutorial on how to use the DGMG is available for the audio effects version and for the sound synthesizers version.
If you use the DGMD or any part of it in any system or publication, please acknowledge its authors by adding a reference to these publications:
S. Fasciani, R. Simionato, A. Tidemann "A Universal Tool for Generating Datasets from Audio Effects" in Proceedings of Sound and Music Computing Conference 2024, Porto, Portugal.
S. Fasciani "A Universal Tool for Generating Datasets from Sound Synthesizers" submitted to Sound and Music Computing Conference 2025, Graz, Austria.
Audio Effects Version
Sound Synthesizers Version
