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Week 52: Audio Settings

Use multi-core processors and eliminate clicks while editing.

Week 51: Audio CPU Usage Display

Track down CPU-intensive objects.

Week 50: Gen Help System

There is a special help system just for gen objects.

Week 49: AU and vst~ on Mac

Use Apple's Audio Units in the vst~ object.

Science Fair Projects, Part 3

At the 2011 Expo '74, some Max users exhibited their electronic experiments.

Week 48: Explorer Options

You can configure the object explorer.

Week 47: Waveshaping with gen~

Use DSP code inside your Max patch.

Science Fair Projects, Part 2

At the 2011 Expo '74, some Max users exhibited their musical performance work.

Week 46: Object Prototypes and plot~

Learn about useful prototype versions.

Week 45: Pack and Join

Use the new join object to pack lists.

Week 44: JavaScript Editor

More JavaScript editing options in Max 6.

Science Fair Projects, Part 1

At the 2011 Expo '74, some Max users exhibited their controller work.

Week 43: Messages and Patch Cords

Use the circular menu to get helpful lists.

Week 42: Circular Menu: Files

Use to see all the files in the Max Search Path.

Week 41: routepass

Route lists without slicing off the first element.

Week 40: Snap Align

You can align groups of objects in various ways.

Week 39: Copy Color

Copy and paste the colors of objects.

Max 6 Sneak Peek: MSP Audio Quality

Get a look at audio quality improvements.

Max 6 Sneak Peek: Jitter OpenGL

See new Jitter features in Max 6.

Week 38: print popup

In Max 6, the print object can post messages.

Week 37: Temp Search Path

You can add folders temporarily.

Week 36: Non-repeating urn

Make urn never repeat successive numbers.

Week 35: List Objects

Max can tell you all the external objects loaded so far.

Week 34: Inlet and Outlet Assistance

You can add assistance text to inlets and outlets.

Week 33

You can use Max to create graphics files for matrixctrl.

Week 32

The easiest way to set your metro to follow your Max transport.

Max 6 Sneak Peek: Usability

David Zicarelli talks about Max 6 usability features.

Week 31

You can construct complex messages that easily update using the pak object.

Week 30

You can easily record the audio from your patch.

pattr #3 Tutorial

Interpolate between presets using various scaling techniques.

Week 29

You can disable loadbang and loadmess objects when you open a patch.

Week 28

You know you can use pak to output math object calculations.

Week 27

You can unpack and rearrange lists using a message box.

Max 6 and Gen Academic Pricing

Below you will find some academic pricing options for Max 6 (to be released 4th quarter 2011) and the new add-on to Max 6 called G...

Max 6 and Gen Retail Pricing

Below you will find some retail pricing options for Max 6 (to be released 4th quarter 2011) and the new add-on to Max 6 called Gen...

Practical Max Series

Coming up with a clever Max patch is only part of the fun.

Week 26

You can export the image of your Max patch as a .png file

pattr #2 Tutorial

The pattr object provides a versatile way to store and share values.

Week 25

You can play a movie backward and create stop-motion effects in Jitter.

Max at NYEAF

Visit Governors Island for the New York Electronic Art Festival.

Test Drive Max For Live

Step-by-step instructions for installing and exploring Max for Live.

Week 24

You can fix the width of any Max object, message, or comment box.

Week 23

You can map your adc~ and dac~ to different hardware channels.

Week 22

You can use a buffer~ name to send messages.

Week 21

Lock objects in the background so they won't move when editing.

Week 20

You can include parts of the DSP Status Window in your patch.

pattr #1 Quick Start Tutorial

Here's a quick and easy way to use pattr objects to store presets.

Week 19

You can make Copy-Compressed the default menu option.

Week 18

Use two windows and zoom in to look at the same patch.

Week 17

List loaded externs and their locations with a simple message to Max.

Week 16

Javascript loadbang method in Max for Live is not a good idea.

Polyphonic Synthesizer Tutorial

How poly~, adsr~, and thispoly~ work together.

Week 15

You can use differences between frames to detect movement.

Week 14

Include or exclude an object from Presentation View.

Week 13

Use the shift key to create multiple patch cords.

New Vizzie Kit and Modules Available

Get inspired with our new Vizzie modules and Kit.

Week 12

Scroll the flonum object with different degrees of precision.

Week 11

Build Max for Live devices that will work on Mac and Windows.

Week 10

Use bpatchers like subpatchers, without using an abstraction.

Week 9

Cause all loadbangs and loadmesses in your patch to output by clicking on one button.

Week 8

Duplicate objects with a constant offset.

Week 7

Make Max crash–intentionally.

Week 6

Scale user interface objects in size and spacing.

Week 5

Make a high-pass filter using a low-pass filter.

Week 4

Build message boxes with the Inspector.

Week 3

Every new object box is a thesaurus.

Week 2

Message boxes work without patch cords.

Week 1

There are four ways to unlock your patch.

Work Your Framerates

Learn to optimize and benchmark a Jitter project.

Max for Live Update

In 18 months, Max for Live has already become an essential tool for artists working with live media. The combined force of Ableton...

Max for Live Video Tutorials

In addition to new devices and lessons in the Max for Live update (Max 5.1.8/Live 8.2.2), there are a couple of new Live API featu...

Video Tutorial: Play a Movie

With jit.qt.movie, adding video playback to your patch is pretty simple, but it can seem intimidating at first. This video provide...

Video Tutorial: Use Trigger for Organized Patching

Trigger is an essential object for everyday Max use, and is a favorite tool for many of the seasoned Max users. Learn to harness t...

Video Series: Did You Know?

We often come across Max tricks that we never thought of. Over time, we’ve each collected a stack of these practical little ...

Max 5.1.6 Now Available

Version 5.1.6 includes Max, MSP, Jitter, Vizzie and support for Max for Live.

Introducing Vizzie

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Universal Jitter Event

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Project 36: Phil Gerus Music

Author: Phil Gerus Project Date: Current Moscow Phil Gerus, born in 1989, Moscow resident. Presently a piano student at Ippolitov-...

Pamela Z’s Presentation from Expo ’74

In her first years of using Max, Pamela Z was able shed the hardware weight by building her own instrument in Max. Take a look ins...

Anniversary at a West Coast Safari

Cycling '74 began developing and selling software officially in late 1997, and it was in 1998 that the company incorporated and hi...

A Look Back at Maker Faire 2008

This year, we decided to set up shop at the 3rd annual Bay Area Maker Faire in San Mateo, CA. Last year, Cycling '74 shared a litt...

Cycling ’74′s Office Relocation, Part 2

For those of you who know San Francisco, there are two things you are well aware of. One, if you ask a pair of friends walking dow...

Cycling ’74′s Office Relocation, Part 1

Growing out of and growing tired of our 379A Clementina Street location, Cycling '74 is moving its headquarters into a great new s...

Life of Schwag

Just so you know we care about giving away free stuff to promote our company, here is a list of things that have been given away o...

Heard from My Desk on a Sunny Afternoon

I was sitting at my desk today and overheard a tiny piece of a story from a co-worker. I'm sharing it because, well, we all need t...

Most Embarrassing Celebrity Crush

For this installment of the c74office journal, you can learn who matches this description for the people at Cycling '74. Be sure t...

Food, food, food

As many of you know, the c74 headquarters is in San Francisco and we are, like many around here, utterly food-obsessed. It is a co...

Cycling ’74 = cat people

We've always been a bit fanatic about our feline life partners (see Jitter box), but this morning we stepped over the line and ent...

Big Box

When a new shipment of Lemurs arrive from France, the excitement begins to grow at c74 headquarters. But it's not what you think. ...