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While we at Cycling '74 have worked hard to provide in-depth documentation and tutorials that are built into the Max application, we also love highlighting tutorials created by other people. It’s amazing to see the level of expertise, and the amount of time and effort people have put into these online resources that are available to the Max community at no cost. It’s a labor of love that doesn’t go unnoticed! With this article, I’d like to highlight a number of our favorite free video lessons. Hopefully there’s something in here for you that will either deepen your understanding of the software, or inspire you to create something new.

Are you new to Max? Do you need a little help getting started? Check out this video series by 

. It walks you through the very basics of Max, from installing the software to making your first patch cord connections, then dives into MSP, Jitter, and 3D graphics.

This is a Tutorial for beginners getting started in Max.  This Tutorial covers how to download and install Max 8 on your computer.

Note to fast learners: you can turn the speed of the video up by clicking on the gear icon in the lower left bar of the Youtube Window.

Note to those who need more time: I made similar videos for Max 7 and there is very little difference between the two, especially at the beginning levels. The max 7 list is here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVIa8UkRzErsdnC1DEpDy7S9Ss7BhY7nY

Max 8 Tutorial # 1: Download and Install Max 8

I know this article is focused on tutorials created by people outside the company, but I still want to give a shout-out to Cycling '74’s own 

 and his beloved Delicious Max Tutorials. He’s created over 90 video tutorials, ranging from how to create a vocoder to video reverb, the basics of Mira, and 

Like your deadbeat college roommate, MC doesn't stand for anything. More videos soon, I promise.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/delicious-max/mc.one.maxpat.zip

Delicious Max 8 Tutorial 1: The New Ceiling

 produced a number of tutorials for undergraduates in the Creative Music Technology and Music, Technology & Performance programs at De Montfort University, Leicester. These tutorials, which include an introduction to MSP, are available on the MUST1002 youtube channel. Many of these videos were created with older versions of Max, but the information still applies to Max 8.

Go to http://www.peterbatchelor.com/maxtuts.html for lots more tutorials.
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Exercises4a covers: 
• an introduction to MSP
• the [sfplay~] object
• [sfplay~] pitch control
• controlling amplitude using [*~] objects
• enveloping in MSP ([function] and [line~])


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Please note: these tutorials were made as supplementary material for students on the Music, Technology & Innovation programme at De Montfort University ( http://www.dmu.ac.uk/music ). Some of the content will be specific to their needs and won't be relevant to other viewers.

Max MSP Tutorial 04a1: Introduction to MSP

Want to strengthen your Jitter and OpenGL skills? Here are two video series that will help you dive deeper. 

 has been creating videos since 2015, and currently has over 70 tutorials available on their youtube channel.

Subscribe to the channel for new tutorials on visuals in Max!

Vertex extrusion based on video color in the direction of the shape normals

Get the patch here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/40nyha7vm2mqheb/extrusion.maxpat?dl=0

Amazing Max Tutorial - Normals Vertex Extrusion with jit.gen

 has not only created a fun 5-part video series called Selfie Sunday, but has also made one of his patches available for free download on his 

. This patch takes a webcam image, turns it into a 3D mesh, then glitches it out based on audio level. The first Selfie Sunday tutorial offers a full guide on how to turn your webcam into a mesh.

Patch available here:
http://chrisvik.com/selfie-sunday-tutorial-week-001-jit-gl-mesh-luminance-displacement/

Key objects taught:
[jit.expr]
[jit.gl.mesh]
[jit.gl.texture]

Selfie Sunday (tutorial) 001 :: [jit.gl.mesh] luminance displacement

Are you more interested in using Max for Live? 

, a computer musician and Ableton Certified Trainer from Cape Town, South Africa, has compiled a list of unique Max for Live devices. Check out his youtube series for an in-depth look at each of these devices, and tips on how to use them in your music making.

Playing chords is tough if you don’t have a strong music theory background. Fortunately, we can use a pretty handy MaxForLive device, called Nordmann Chord Generator, to help out.

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► MAKING MUSIC WITH MAXFORLIVE 🎶
This video is part of an ongoing series exploring unique MaxForLive devices and some creative ways you can use them in your music-making.

Watch more 'Making Music with MaxForLive' videos at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_8K1L5R9RxiH5uY2LdYNUapsfyMFTDCl

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Hi 👋🏻 my name is Tom. I’m a music maker and Ableton Certified Trainer and I help people make better music with Ableton Live. You can download the instruments and effects I make for Ableton Live and watch tutorial videos at my website https://elphnt.io

Generate Chord Progressions With The Nordmann Chord Generator

And it's time for just one more in-house shout-out to my colleague 

 for his series on creating some basic audio effects processors in Max for Live. As with a few of the tutorials listed here, the videos were created with older versions of Max, but the information still applies to Max 8.

#1 Max For Live Decoding

Those are just a few of the free video tutorials available online. If I’ve missed any that you think are especially noteworthy, please post them in the comments section below!

While we at Cycling '74 have worked hard to provide in-depth documentation and tutorials that are built into the Max application, we also love highlighting tutorials created by other people. It’s amazing to see the level of expertise, and the amount of time and effort people have put into these online resources that are available to the Max community at no cost. It’s a labor of love that doesn’t go unnoticed! With this article, I’d like to highlight a number of our favorite free video lessons. Hopefully there’s something in here for you that will either deepen your understanding of the software, or inspire you to create something new. 

Are you new to Max? Do you need a little help getting started? Check out this video series by dearjohnreed. It walks you through the very basics of Max, from installing the software to making your first patch cord connections, then dives into MSP, Jitter, and 3D graphics. 

I know this article is focused on tutorials created by people outside the company, but I still want to give a shout-out to Cycling '74’s own Sam Tarakajian and his beloved Delicious Max Tutorials. He’s created over 90 video tutorials, ranging from how to create a vocoder to video reverb, the basics of Mira, and gen~. 

Peter Batchelor produced a number of tutorials for undergraduates in the Creative Music Technology and Music, Technology & Performance programs at De Montfort University, Leicester. These tutorials, which include an introduction to MSP, are available on the MUST1002 youtube channel. Many of these videos were created with older versions of Max, but the information still applies to Max 8. 

Want to strengthen your Jitter and OpenGL skills? Here are two video series that will help you dive deeper. Amazing Max Stuff has been creating videos since 2015, and currently has over 70 tutorials available on their youtube channel. 

Chris Vik has not only created a fun 5-part video series called Selfie Sunday, but has also made one of his patches available for free download on his website. This patch takes a webcam image, turns it into a 3D mesh, then glitches it out based on audio level. The first Selfie Sunday tutorial offers a full guide on how to turn your webcam into a mesh. 

Are you more interested in using Max for Live? ELPHNT, a computer musician and Ableton Certified Trainer from Cape Town, South Africa, has compiled a list of unique Max for Live devices. Check out his youtube series for an in-depth look at each of these devices, and tips on how to use them in your music making. 

And it's time for just one more in-house shout-out to my colleague Tom Hall for his series on creating some basic audio effects processors in Max for Live. As with a few of the tutorials listed here, the videos were created with older versions of Max, but the information still applies to Max 8. 

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With this article, I’d like to highlight a number of our favorite free video lessons. Hopefully there’s something in here for you that will either deepen your understanding of the software, or inspire you to create something new.

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Nice selection, Ashley, thanks! My channel might be of use to some folks: it has a 6-part beginner tutorial series that starts with openGL and some MSP, structured as an introduction to creating sound-responsive animated music videos. It bypasses some of the traditional Max basics to get image/sound interaction happening quickly, and then loops back to the basic concepts: 

Nice selection, Ashley, thanks! My channel might be of use to some folks: it has a 6-part beginner tutorial series that starts with openGL and some MSP, structured as an introduction to creating sound-responsive animated music videos.  It bypasses some of the traditional Max basics to get image/sound interaction happening quickly, and then loops back to the basic concepts: https://www.youtube.com/c/johnjannone 

As a beginner, the videos on this playlist helped me better understand the basics of Max and served as a great complementary material to the built-in docs and tutorials

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp-PSV9EC6DwwkrMkvH3DYcLo46vEiQKp

As a beginner, the videos on this playlist helped me better understand the basics of Max and served as a great complementary material to the built-in docs and tutorials

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp-PSV9EC6DwwkrMkvH3DYcLo46vEiQKp

Although they may be too humble to say so, the tutorial videos Jay Cheng lists above are from 

Although they may be too humble to say so, the tutorial videos Jay Cheng lists above are from Sharon McCaman and David Tinapple. You owe them a pint. Or something.

Thanks for posting these, John and Jay! I knew there would be some we missed.

Kadenze has a great free course as well. I know it is referenced other places on this site, but just in case it has been missed by anyone visiting this article, it is now visible. 

https://www.kadenze.com/courses/programming-max-structuring-interactive-software-for-digital-arts-i/info

Kadenze has a great free course as well. I know it is referenced other places on this site, but just in case it has been missed by anyone visiting this article, it is now visible. https://www.kadenze.com/courses/programming-max-structuring-interactive-software-for-digital-arts-i/info 

I learnt so much about MAX from these wonderful Barry Moon tutorial videos. His delivery of them is fantastic too. 

https://www.youtube.com/user/BazTutorials/videos

I learnt so much about MAX from these wonderful Barry Moon tutorial videos. His delivery of them is fantastic too. 

https://www.youtube.com/user/BazTutorials/videos 

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