AV Skills I - Intro to MaxMSP
Your options to access MaxMSP
- Work in the Hybrid Lab (See James to check if it's open in S2.713 between 10:30 - 13:00 Mon-Thu)
- Book an IMCA edit suite (See Benoit in the IMCA Lab)
- **Head to the CDA Open Access Lab** (EV-5.715)
- Work from Home - Download MaxMSP on your own computer. You can either pay for your own subscription OR use the DEMO version and copy your patch to a text editor document to save your work.
1. Start with this YouTube Tutorial
Watch this if you missed class or need a refresher of the basic concepts. It even introduces some objects that we didn't cover yet but are great to know! Follow along in a Max patch of your own to practice as you go.
2. Look at some MaxMSP Cheat Sheets
Keep them handy as you're learning! Print them out or have them open beside you as you are working.
3. Review what we covered today
DOWNLOADABLE FROM GITHUB: Example Patches
Max Documentation on topics covered
Extra information if you want deeper understanding.
- Max patcher basics
- Understanding data & how MaxMSP works
- Different object types for different types of data: Max / MSP / Jitter
- Common objects: Toggle, Bangs/Buttons, Messages, Attributes, Comments
- Number objects: Integers + Floats
- Object Help Files + Max References
- Working with MSP
- Playing audio files
- Audio inputs and outputsÂ
- Key MSP Objects: playlist~, sfplay~, dac~, gain~
- Working with Jitter
- Playing video files
- Controlling playback
- Viewing your videos in a window & going full screen
- Key JITTER Objects: jit.playlist, jit.pwindow, jit.window, jit.
- Controlling Objects with Messages and Attributes
- Keyboard Input
- Creating sub-patches (aka encapsulation)
- Saving files to a text document to work with the MaxMSP demo at home
Additional resources
- Max's Core Series Tutorials - Max, MSP, and Jitter tutorials, from basics to more complex!
- Max Cookbook by Christopher Dobrian
- Cycling '74 User Forum
- Amazing Max Stuff
Other audiovisual software
| Creative Coding / Visual Programming | Video Editing | Audio Editing |
|---|---|---|
| MaxMSP | Premiere Pro | Audacity |
| Processing | After Effects | VLC |
| Pure Data | ++ | Ableton |
| TouchDesigner | Other DAWs | |
| +++ | Garage Band | |
| +++ |