Ma(r)xTutorials **new
version** 2007
A set of Max tutorials for beginningers. It contains a
collections
of small demos and examples that could serve as tutorials and/or models
for students just beginning to learn Max. For the most part they
are
pretty well documented. It is intended to suppliment the
tutorials
that come with the program.
Download links:
Ma(r)xTutorials.zip (ca. 84k) —
for "zip" compression for OS X
or Windows
(Windows users -- Good luck! I have no way of doing
detailed tests.)
NOTE: This file is a single large "multi-layered" patch
--
not
a stand alone application. It requires that you have installed
the
full Max program (or at least a demo of the progam) or the freely
distributed MaxPlayer.
I assume it will work under both Mac and Windows operating sysytems,
but I have no way of testing on Windows.
I've also created a small Index
of the patcher names used in the tutorial (in "pdf" format).
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Electro-Acoustic
Music Primer
<>Electro-Acoustic
Music PrimerX: (c. 5.5 MB) ***
New version (2007) ***
(a
".zip" compressed archive) -- Created using
MaxMSP 4.6.2 from Cycling'74. (Written on a G5 running Tiger OS, tested
and runs easily on a modest G4 platform, too.)
This is a "stand
alone"
Mac application (Windows users scroll down a further for a version you
can use) designed to help teach some basic audio principles and
common synthesis techniques to beginning students. There is also
a ProjectSynthPack module with a some modestly more elaborate
demonstration synths and audio file manglers. My students use
them as a resource for their first electronic music mini-projects.
NEW FEATURES: Completely new look,
graphically; Several new modules (GraphicFilter and "Dripsody" in the
Filters&LFO module; DeluxePanner, WaveSurfer, ModWheelScales, and
NoiseySynth2 in the ProjectSynthPack module.) Several of the
ProjectSynths are now polyphonic (FM_MIDI-Synth, FM_MIDI-Synth+,
AdditiveSynthesizer, AdditiveSynthesizer+).
Pierre'sPlayhouse got a substantial overhaul. (It's now a
little easier to get started with it. A couple of
pre-loaded samples are included to get you going quickly and there's a
little more documentation.
Several small refinements make the patch a little more predictable and
intuitive, too. It also now has an optional pop-up sub-patch that implements wide range of stereo
panning features.)
***Previous improvements from
OS 9
version: Oscilloscopes were added to several modules that
previously did not have them.
MIDI control and sound file record/playback were added to all of the
modules in the "Filters&LFO_Modulation" heading. A few more
comments, explanations, and some "preset" demos were added throughout,
while an attempt was made to standardize the look and feel of the
modules a bit more.
Below is a link for downloading all the individual
modules. Windows users should use this link. Mac user who
need (or want) to
do
their own compiling, for whatever reason, should use it, too.
Anyone with a full copy of Max/MSP 4.6.2 (either platform) can also use
this link to look "under the hood" and see everything about how all the
modules work.
E-A_MusicPrimerFolder.zip
(ca. 440 KB) — for Mac OS X or Windows.
This is obviously not
a stand alone application. It requires that you install
the
full Max
program (a free demo of the progam is available) ...OR ... the
freely
distributed MaxPlayer.
(Windows users — Good luck! I have no way of doing
detailed testing. Several of my windows students have gotten
these things to work, though, so that should give you some
encouragement.)
PluggoVST.zip (ca.
320k) — This file is a collection of VST plug-ins derived from the
ProjectSynth module of my E-A_MusicPrimer.
Contents include the following: AdditiveSynth, FM-Synth, DeepSpace
(automated sine waves), ModWheelMayhem, ModWheelScales, NoiseySynth2,
PannerDeluxe, and Pierre'sPlayhouse.
NOTE:
To use this set of plug-ins you need to download the free run-time
version of Pluggo
from the Cycling'74 site. Then place the plugin modules in a
folder named Pluggo and place that folder in the folder with your other
VST plug-ins. Then launch your VST host application.
also
available: (old "legacy" OS 9 version)
Electro-Acoustic
Music Primer: (ca 600k) old
OS 9 version
E-A
MusicPrimerFolder.sit (ca.
100k)
— OS 9
version
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Useful Utility Application: a Max/MSP-based 5.1 Studio
Tester
stand alone application: StudioTester.zip
simple patcher: StudioTestPatch.zip
(re-configurable if you have Max/MSP)
I designed to be useful for
checking to see that all signal paths are good, that and levels and
frequency, response, etc., are consistent; that all speakers are all
working properly, where the sweet spot is for monitoring, etc.. Easy
access to your choice of white or pink noise ... or whatever external
source you want to plug in; instantly route to any combination
speakers; switch speakers on and off with ease; instantly "kill" all
speakers, etc..
In combination with some analysis programs, we have used it recently as
a
resource when checking room coloration, frequency nodes, and reverb
decay.
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