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Phasor clock

A sample accurate version of the Max metro object.

Screen Shot 2015-03-09 at 10.34.27 PM

Detects state change when a phasor goes from one to zero. I first saw this in a patch by jhno. Here is a tutorial by Cycling 74: https://cycling74.com/wiki/index.php?title=MSP_Sequencing_Tutorial_1:_Audio-Rate_Sequencing

This patch is used as a clock in an RTTY (frequency shift keying) project. https://reactivemusic.net/?p=8893. It uses the count~ object instead of phasor~ because its easier to restart the clock at zero phase.

Download

https://github.com/tkzic/max-projects

folder: phasor-clock

patches:

  • phasor-clock.maxpat
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Cesium FAQ

By Randal Nelson

https://www.cs.rochester.edu/~nelson/cesium/cesium_faq.html

  • 9193 MHz hyperfine transition
  • 99.9% pure Cesium metal has a street value of $161.10 per gram
  • used as a getter in vacuum systems due to its high affinity for oxygen
  • clocks are accurate to better than one second in a million years
  • The richest known deposit occurs at Bernic Lake Manitoba
  •  Atomic number 55, Cesium is the heaviest of the natural alkali metals
  • It melts at 28.4 C (84 F), just below body heat, and boils at 669.3 C