max/msp on intel-based macs

hello, Alexandra

i've only tested some old patches in maxmsp4.5.7-jitter1.5.2 under
macos 10.4.6 in a PowerBook Pro Core Duo 2.0 GHz-1Gb RAM. i haven't
built special patches to test properly the operation of max. other
thing is that i've had no time to install windows on it. perhaps
max runs better, as has been suggested before here.

0. it launches, indeed.
1. mxj doesn't work because JVM can't be created
2. about msp, my perception is that it runs pretty much faster in a
pbG4 1.5 GHz-768 Mb RAM under macos 10.4.6
3. about jitter, i believe that some things run faster. other things
doesn't work at all. not shure, about this : it's only a feeling.
4. net communications are very difficult. net mxj objects doesn't
work and otudp doesn't instantiate at all. the only way i've tested
to send and receive data to and from a remote computer is the couple
(netsend, netreceive) by olaf Mattes. i'd say it works properly with
the restriction that only a port can be opened. when a new port is
opened by another instance, the old port is closed.

jmb

I've had pretty much the same experience as jmb... MaxMSP works for me, but not Java. It seems about as fast as my 800 MHz titanium laptop was. Audio works. I would say it's a little less stable, as I have experienced crashes that are obviously related to Rosetta.

I'm certainly looking forward to the native version, but for now this will do.

Also, I had complete sucess booting into windows and installing Max there. That code is native, and runs quite a bit quicker.

mz

With max/MSP 4.5.7 on a MacTel the audio stutters from time to time. You can still build your patches but I wouldn't consider it "safe" to use for concerts until the release of the 4.6 version.

Morten_E

Any experience with compiled standalones ? I could live with stutter during development if my patches were okay to use on stage.

same for me, i used max on intel for only a month but did not come
across any particular problem. i dont use jitter though, no idea
about that. it is definitely much faster.

hope it helps.

j.
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thanks for sharing your experiences everyone!

that should do for now, i'll go and order one of those new macbooks...

alexandra

Just a question to those who have already purchased a mac book pro:

what about the are heavily discussed whining occuring on some of
these machines? do you experience it?

thanks
Bernhard

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Bernhard Loibner
sound & media artist
http://loibner.cc

no. i haven't heard any whining.

another weird behaviour is that the mouse pointer freezes very often.
some extra activity on the pad revives it again. this happens when
building a patch in max, but also when writing some text in text edit
or other text editors. i don't know whether this is one of the
rossetta effects or not

jmb

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well, it does make an annoying high pitch sound but then again, if
you had 3 years old powerbook like my flatmate, you ll be swearing
everytime you put it under-stress because it gets very loud.

it gets pretty hot as well compare to the powerbook.

j.