A simple truth emerges from the practice of writing Max patches like the Max for Live device we’ve been working on: The trajectory of “finishing” your Max patch is something you approach on an asymptotic curve - you approach being “done,” but never quite reach it. This tutorial is an attempt to honor that curve of near-completion.Articles
LFO Tutorial 7 (Rattle and Hmmm)
A simple truth emerges from the practice of writing Max patches like the Max for Live device we’ve been working on: The trajectory of “finishing” your Max patch is something you approach on an asymptotic curve - you approach being “done,” but never quite reach it. This tutorial is an attempt to honor that curve of near-completion.Demystifying Expressions in Jitter
One of the most feared and respected objects in the Jitter collection, jit.expr arrived on the scene as part of Jitter 1.5. In some circles, there is a belief that harnessing its power will bring you great powers and enable you to achieve untold wonders.
Sound On Sound Reviews Max for Live
In this review, Nick Rothwell explains Max for Live in terms of what the addition of Max offers to Live users. He also shares his perspective on what Live offers to Max users, something that is less commonly discussed.LFO Tutorial 6 (Live if you want it)
Since a lot of people are interested in what the process of porting a Max patch for use in Max for Live looks like, I thought I’d take this tutorial as an opportunity to go over the steps I used to take my waveplayah patch and to convert it to a Max for Live device waveplayah.amxd.
LFO Tutorial 5 (LFO Child Slight Return)
A while back, I wrote a series of four tutorials based around the idea of how you could generate and organize variety in Max patches. I wrote them first and foremost because that idea of generating and organizing variety by some means other than random numbers or noise sources has been an interest of mine for a long time.
EM Reviews Max for Live
In this article, Jim Aikin reviews the new add-on product to Live, developed by Ableton and Cycling ‘74, with a detailed account of his experience. In you are new to Max for Live, this is a helpful introduction before downloading the demo and trying it out yourself.An Interview with Stretta
Matthew Davidson aka Stretta is a talented guy. He’s an accomplished graphic artist and video producer/editor but we talked to him about his music. Stretta’s music is lush, modest and dreamy in the tradition of Brian Eno but it definitely has character of its own. Stretta comes from a tradition of modular synthesis that led him to discover Max/MSP.
Cycling ‘74 at the 2010 NAMM Show
Cycling ‘74 and 85,000 of its closest friends will spend the weekend at the NAMM Show in Anaheim.
We are sharing booth 6314 with Ableton and offering personal demos of our recently-released product Max for Live. On stage, Vlad Spears will also give daily presentations of Max for Live.
A Video Processing Device for Max for Live
While many people are looking at Max for Live as a great way to integrate their favorite hardware controllers, build really unique effects, and add variety to their productions, I was eager to explore what could be done with video inside of Max for Live.