Max 6 Coming In The Fall – Will Focus On Accessibility, Performance, Quality And Workflow

Cycling ’74 has announced Max 6. The update, due this fall, focuses on accessibility, performance, quality and workflow. Here are some of the highlights: Accessibility: The retail price of Max/MSP/Jitter has been lowered to $399. If you purchase Max 5, you’ll get an upgrade to Max 6 for free. Cycling ’74 is introducing a subscription plan… Read More Max 6 Coming In The Fall – Will Focus On Accessibility, Performance, Quality And Workflow

Getting Started With Max/MSP

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=96110202D5F10590 This set of Cycling ’74 tutorial videos tackle getting started with Max/MSP. Max is an interactive graphical programming environment for music, audio, and media. Max is the graphical programming environment that provides user interface, timing, communications, and MIDI support. MSP adds on real-time audio synthesis and DSP. Jitter extends Max with video and matrix… Read More Getting Started With Max/MSP

Making Art Out Of Tragedy – Micah Frank’s ‘Sonifications’ Of The Great Japanese Earthquake

Micah Frank is an electronic musician and sound designer, based out of New York, whose recent work is generating a lot of controversy because it involves the sonification of earthquakes. Above, Frank’s Sonification of the great Japan earthquake. Frank’s Tectonic is integrated system between Max/MSP, Google Earth and Ableton Live processes a stream of real-time data that is… Read More Making Art Out Of Tragedy – Micah Frank’s ‘Sonifications’ Of The Great Japanese Earthquake

Tectonic – A Free Album Of Music Generated By Earthquakes

http://vimeo.com/9861812 Sound artist Micah Frank has released Tectonic – a free album of music generated by earthquakes. The video, above, documents the Tectonic sound sculpture, which creates sound in real time, triggered by earthquakes as they occur across the globe. A integrated system between Max/MSP, Google Earth and Ableton Live processes a stream of real-time… Read More Tectonic – A Free Album Of Music Generated By Earthquakes

Grout Granular Synthesizer Released (Max/MSP)

Grout is a granular synthesizer written in Max/MSP. It uses step sequencing to route individual grains through different effects and create complex textures. Features: Four granulation modules, each with 128 voices and dedicated lowpass filters MIDI control of all parameters Step sequencers for each module, for routing grains through built in delay, flange and overdrive… Read More Grout Granular Synthesizer Released (Max/MSP)