dan b

I have a standalone app developed in openFrameworks that I'd like to port into MAX to take advantage of audio environment & use with Ableton etc. The UI is fairly heavy duty and I don't want to have to redevelop in JGraphics.

I was thinking about developing a max object that launched the UI in a separate window, and served as an interface to pass messages between the UI and a synth/rhythm engine built in MAX. Is this a bad idea, and / or are there more tried and tested design patterns that might work for me here?

My other thought was to go with PD and use libPD within OFX but I’d lose Ableton connectivity.

 I have a standalone app developed in openFrameworks that I'd like to port into MAX to take advantage of audio environment & use with Ableton etc. The UI is fairly heavy duty and I don't want to have to redevelop in JGraphics. 

My other thought was to go with PD and use libPD  within OFX but I’d lose Ableton connectivity. 

 I have a standalone app developed in openFrameworks that I'd like to port into MAX to take advantage of audio environment & use with Ableto

launching-gui-window-from-max-object

I use OSC to communicate between Max and our standalone audio plugin host. Works very well, particularly when both apps are running on the same machine.

I use OSC to communicate between Max and our standalone audio plugin host.  Works very well, particularly when both apps are running on the same machine. 

Thanks. Is a max component incorporated in Gig-performer then (e.g. as a hidden internal)? Or do you mean you use max alongside your app?

No. It’s a C++ application. It has an OSC Library so that it can listen for incoming messages which it parses and theN performs appropriate actions.

No.  It’s a C++ application. It has an OSC Library so that it can listen for incoming messages which it parses and theN performs appropriate actions. 

Launching GUI window from MAX object?