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's Interactive Shader Format (ISF) for Jitter is available for download and installation using Max’s Package Manager. ISF is a cross-platform and open format specification for creating video generators, effects and transitions to be used as plug-ins within other host applications.

app, which contains the standard set of over 300 open source shaders to use with the ISF package. Then, fire up your 

The ISF package is based around the Jitter

 object, which renders ISF files to OpenGL textures. In addition to the standard help file and reference materials, the package includes a large number of browsable example files of

You'll also find links to supplemental tutorial materials on 

converting GLSL Shaders to the ISF specification

There's a wealth of amazing new stuff for beginners and seasoned shader-writing users alike. Download it and give it a go —and we'll see you on the other side!

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We’re pleased to announce that VIDVOX 's Interactive Shader Format (ISF) for Jitter is available for download and installation using Max’s Package Manager. In addition to the standard help file and reference materials, the package includes a large number of browsable example files and links to tutorials on both beginner and advanced topics.

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Package Arrival: ISF for Jitter

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) has brought increased security settings that may prevent the loading of unsigned 3rd party externals. On Mac OS 10.15, when a file like this is downloaded from the web, it is marked with 

 via extended file attributes (xattrs), which then prevents loading in Max. The longer term solution will be for third party developers to sign their externals, however there are many safe-to-use externals that are no longer in active development, but still relied on by many. In the meantime, there are several workarounds that can be used. All of these options involve bypassing Apple’s security infrastructure, so make sure you have downloaded the externals from a trusted source.

The current best option is to run Terminal’s ‘xattr’ utility using the ‘-d’ option to remove the ‘com.apple.quarantine’ xattr entirely. Open the Terminal utility and type:

xattr -d com.apple.quarantine [path/to/extern.mxo]

If you have a number of externals that you wish to perform this on, you can use the ‘-r’ option to the xattr command, which acts recursively on a directory or bundle. Open the Terminal utility and type:

xattr -d -r com.apple.quarantine [path/to/extern/directory]

In an upcoming version of Max, we hope to add better notification when the com.apple.quarantine xattr is present on a file that Max attempts to load, and will be exploring other options for improvements in this area.

Please note that the "right-click" to overcome Gatekeeper no longer appears to work on 10.15+.

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Instructions for using unsigned externals on Mac OS 10.15+

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Using Unsigned Max Externals on Mac OS 10.15 (Catalina)

recent substantial updates to the bach and cage packages

 of tools for composers, Andrea Agostini and Daniele Ghisi have announced the arrival of a new addition to the bach family — 

. You can find the birth announcement in the Max package manager.

The dada package takes up in one of the places you might imagine that bach and cage leave off: offering experimental and decidedly interesting and non-standard approaches to score generation and computer-aided composition. The newest member of the bach family provides an amazing collection of new interfaces for composition, resources for corpus-based analysis, interesting new geometries for exploration, and some “

 dada’s relationship to its cousins Bach and Cage is more than skin-deep — you’ll need to have the Bach and Cage packages installed to enjoy what Dada has to offer

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Following on the heels of recent substantial updates to the bach and cage packages of tools for composers, Andrea Agostini and Daniele Ghisi have announced the arrival of a new addition to the bach family. The dada package takes up in one of the places you might imagine that bach and cage leave off: offering experimental and decidedly interesting and non-standard approaches to score generation and computer-aided composition.

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Package Arrival: The dada Collection of Max Tools for Composers

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We visited Sarah Belle Reid in the studios at California Institute of the Arts to find out more about her music. In the halls that have housed an incredible legacy of creative music (Morton Subotnick, Serge Tcherepnin, Tom Erbe, Wadada Leo Smith, Roscoe Mitchell...), Reid is breaking new ground. Coupling incredible trumpet playing with a network of electronics and Max patches, Reid crafts an incredible listening experience. See how she incorporates all this, along with the Buchla Thunder Overlay in our artist profile. 

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Sarah Belle Reid: Noisy but Playful

There is a playfulness which threads Sarah Belle Reid's work together -- whether she is 

Sarah's myriad interests (and talents) have helped her develop a diverse body of work, including her stunning debut album with trumpet and electronics ('

') released on pfMENTUM earlier this season.

At the core of 'Underneath and Sonder' is 

MIGSI (Minimally Invasive Gesture Sensing Interface)

, which was developed in Max/MSP by Sarah and her longtime collaborator Ryan Gaston. MIGSI isn't just an Arduino on top of a trumpet -- it's closer to a 

, reliant on other tools and mechanisms to transmit ideas and emotion. MIGSI is an expression of Sarah's deep understanding of the gestures that drive interacting with a trumpet, but it's also an opportunity for the centuries-old instrument to morph its identity.

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While Sarah is incredibly driven and sharply talented, it's important to keep this in mind: when she started developing MIGSI, she didn't know anything about how to create this kind of system. She didn't have an engineering degree, she had barely any exposure to coding under her belt, and she didn't spend her youth circuit-bending. So often, we assume these experiences are prerequisites to creating a remarkable patch or instrument or album or [fill in the blank].

During my two hour call with Sarah for this article, her story proved a fantastic model for all artists, of any discipline or experience level. From what I can tell, Sarah's success came from learning what questions she was trying to answer, discovering where and how to find answers, and treating people with respect and kindness.

To help apply this approach to your own work, here's an annotated guide to our conversation. I hope it inspires you to pivot how you view your capabilities and potential.

It helps to have a project in mind, even if the goals are lofty or the path toward execution seems vague. Nailing an endpoint down can direct your study and explorations. Through this approach, you can fill in knowledge gaps by simply asking yourself "what do I need to know next?"

Rather than completely overwrite or ignore her developed skills, Sarah began with what she already had.

This last bit is critical -- it created a 

 for Sarah's explorations. By choosing to explore new ways of applying her virtuosity (versus finding new things to supplement it), Sarah stayed in tune with her goals when imagining new possibilities.

Modular synthesis opened Sarah up to new sonic worlds, which she then used as a waypoint for interactions with her trumpet. Especially in the current Eurorack market, it's very easy to feel you 

certain modules in order to explore certain sounds. But what Sarah's approach highlights is that often, our 

 for liking certain sounds are more interesting and sustaining.

One of the coolest things about MIGSI is that though Sarah made it to address 

 specific needs, it speaks to global concerns about performance with electronics. What are our performance gestures as electronic artists? How can we recycle virtuosity from acoustic instruments? How "legible" does a performance need to be to the audience?

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