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+# Press-a-Sketch
+A Max/MSP project for the development of software for a home made touch screen built on an old Etch-a-Skecth
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+This repository contains Max/MSP source code for a granular synthesizer, designed for use with the Press-a-Sketch. 
+Details of the project's realisation can be found here: https://samperry2016.wordpress.com/2016/11/18/idmt-cruftfest-2016-press-a-sketch/