Max Tutorials - Table of Contents

Basics

• Hello — Creating objects and connections
• Bang! — The bang message
• Numbers and Lists — Types of data in Max
• Metro and Toggle — Creating automatic actions
• Message Ordering — Debugging program flow
• Simple Math — Performing calculations
• Numerical User Interfaces — Sliders and dials
• Keyboard and Mouse Input — Working with standard input interfaces
• Mouse Drawing — Introduction to drawing
• Random Drawing — Working with random numbers
• Procedural Drawing — Creating procedural code
• Movie Playback — Introduction to video playback
• Movie Sequencing — Working with multiple media files
• Encapsulation — Patchers inside of patchers
• Abstractions — Creating libraries of re-usable code
• Remote Messaging — Sending messages without patchcords
• Data Structures and Probability - Working with histograms and lookup tables
• Data Collections — Using databases
• Timing — Scheduling events
• Presentation Mode — Creating a presentation interface for a patcher
• Controlling Data Flow — Routing messages
• Designing Equations — Creating complex mathematical statements

MIDI

• Basics — Getting MIDI input and output
• Note Management — Generating and managing note events
• Parsing — Decoding and encoding MIDI streams
• Basic Sequencing — Playing back MIDI sequence data
• Advanced Sequencing — Recording and manipulating MIDI sequences

Data

• Data Viewing — Visualizing data streams
• Data Scaling — Mapping and scaling numerical information
• Gesture Capture — Recording and playing back captured input
• Cellblock — Working with a visual spreadsheet interface
• List Processing — Manipulation of lists of data

Communications

• Human-Interface Devices — Working with game controllers
• Serial Communication — Using standard serial devices
• UDP Networking — Passing messages over a network

User Interface

• Bpatchers — Working with inlined patchers
• Picture UI Elements — Designing user interfaces with custom image elements

Patcher Storage

• Pattr Basics — Introduction to state management
• Autopattr Bindings — Advanced patcher storage

JavaScript

• Basic JavaScripting — Using JavaScript in a patcher
• JavaScript Scripting — Using JavaScript to create patcher elements
• Tasks, Arguments, and Globals — Scheduling events and sharing data in JavaScript
• Designing User Interfaces — Designing graphical user interfaces with JavaScript