Max Tutorials

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