using max/msp with maxmagicmicrotuner

I've been experimenting with using max to control
micro capable softsynths (fm7, absynth, and others)
via midi, but I've been having some trouble.

1. When I create a Max/Msp object using
MaxMagicMicrotuner, it only outputs truncated
frequencies (no decimal) - even into float objects.

2. I tried using coll to get around problem 1, but
the same thing happened

3. Assuming that I will eventually fix #1, how do I
convert frequencies back into a midi signal - This is
the only way I've thought of, but there should be a
simpler way (right?...) - ftom seems to just round
everything to the nearest midi note, so if I use two
coll objects - one with the desired frequency for each
keyboard pitch, and one with the actual frequency -
then take the difference and pass that out to a
bendout, while the original midi note goes to a
noteout on the same channel.

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Kevin,

Have you asked about this over at Victor's MaxMagicMicrotuner yahoo group? I ask because in about 5 years of this list, I can really remember anyone mentioning using max/msp (well, maybe one person), and certainly not in the paradigm you are talking about. Seems like it should be able to be done, but... Besides, the synths you mention facilitate microtuning through tuning tables, no? I don't know that there is any way to send them a midi message for microtuning (unless you are talking about implementing all this with pitch bends, in which case the synth doesn't have to be micro-capable).

Sorry, that probably isn't much help. Check with Victor, developer of the tuning app, and see if he has any ideas. OTOH, maybe someone new to the list is lurking and just waiting to answer a question like this.

Cheers,
Jon