Max/MSP: A visual programming language for music and multimedia

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Post by zaiste » Mon, Feb 17, 2020, 9:43 AM UTC

Max/MSP: A visual programming language for music and multimedia
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Post by _def » Mon, Feb 17, 2020, 2:51 PM UTC

I don't know if you can use this with the Max standalone version, but here are plenty of devices for Max4Live (Ableton Live's integrated version of Max): https://maxforlive.com/

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Post by raptorraver » Mon, Feb 17, 2020, 3:14 PM UTC

Opensource alternative Pure Data is also worth mentioning: https://puredata.info/

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Post by skybrian » Mon, Feb 17, 2020, 3:31 PM UTC

I've used PureData a bit and found the UI rather minimalist. VCV Rack has a UI that's considerably more fun, but from a programming perspective, most modules are quirky rather than orthogonal and general-purpose. How does Max compare?

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Post by gmueckl » Mon, Feb 17, 2020, 3:44 PM UTC

skybrian wrote: post #4

I've used PureData a bit and found the UI rather minimalist. VCV Rack has a UI that's considerably more fun, but from a programming perspective, most modules are quirky rather than orthogonal and general-purpose. How does Max compare?

VCV Rack is firmly in the Eurorack tradition, which has an enormous amount of deliberate quirkiness to inspire experimentation and new sounds. Max is pretty a graphical programming language with a focus on signal processing, but a scope that goes considerably beyond that.

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Post by jcelerier » Mon, Feb 17, 2020, 3:46 PM UTC

If anyone's interested - I'm working on ossia score (https://ossia.io ; https://github.com/OSSIA/score) which is a bit like Max & PD, but the dataflow is integrated directly in the timeline which allows for better expressibility of evolution of time in the artwork.

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Post by billfruit » Mon, Feb 17, 2020, 3:52 PM UTC

Does it do rhythm heavy scores with regular drum beats etc?

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Post by stephencanon » Mon, Feb 17, 2020, 3:52 PM UTC

skybrian wrote: post #4

I've used PureData a bit and found the UI rather minimalist. VCV Rack has a UI that's considerably more fun, but from a programming perspective, most modules are quirky rather than orthogonal and general-purpose. How does Max compare?

Max and ~pd are roughly equivalent from a programming perspective. They have different ecosystems though, with a lot of overlap, but also with a bunch of differences.

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Feb 17, 2020, 3:54 PM UTC

billfruit wrote: post #7

Does it do rhythm heavy scores with regular drum beats etc?

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Post by bloogsy » Mon, Feb 17, 2020, 4:00 PM UTC

raptorraver wrote: post #3

Opensource alternative Pure Data is also worth mentioning: https://puredata.info/

Seconding this: PureData is very good - used it throughout my second and third years of university to create soundscapes and scores. A little DSP knowledge is required to get really good, but very rewarding once you get the hang of it.

Designing Sound by Andy Farnell is a great book to learn about ~PD and sound design in general: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Designing-Sound-Press-Andy-Farnell/...