Max 5 Tutorials: Table of Contents

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Max 5 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