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Max 5 Tutorials (2010)

Introductory exercises, tutorials and materials for MaxMSP

These are materials produced for undergraduates on programmes within the Music and Audio Technology subject areas at De Montfort University, Leicester. But they may be of use to others, hence my posting them here. If you do use them and find them helpful, or can suggest improvements or additions, please do drop me a line and let me know.

• Introduction
  • YouTube tutorials:
    • 00a1 Max Fundamentals: The Max/Patcher Windows; Making Objects
    • 00a2 Max Fundamentals: Connecting Objects; Objects & Messages
    • 00a3 Max Fundamentals: Introducing Core Graphical Objects
    • 00a4 Max Fundamentals: Basic Shortcuts/Fluency
• Exercises 1a worksheet
  • YouTube tutorials:
    • 01a1 Building a simple step-sequencer [1]
    • 01a2 Building a simple step-sequencer [2]
    • 01a3 Building a simple step-sequencer [3]
    • 01a4 Building a simple step-sequencer [4]
    • 01a5 Building a simple step-sequencer [5]
• Exercises 1b worksheet
  • YouTube Tutorials
    • 01b1 Some basic but critical issues [1]
    • 01b2 Some basic but critical issues [2]
    • 01b3 Some basic but critical issues [3]
    • 01b4 Some basic but critical issues [4]
    • 01b5 Some basic but critical issues [5]

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• Exercises 2a worksheet
  • YouTube tutorials:
    • 02a1 MaxMSP: Simple Melody Generation [1]
    • 02a2 MaxMSP: Simple Melody Generation [2]
    • 02a3 MaxMSP: Simple Melody Generation [3]
    • 02a4 MaxMSP: Simple Melody Generation [4]
    • 02a5 MaxMSP: AutoAccompanist
    • 02a6 MaxMSP: Intro to MIDI objects [1]
    • 02a7 MaxMSP: Intro to MIDI objects [2]
    • 02a8 MaxMSP: Intro to MIDI objects [3]
    • 02a9 MaxMSP: Intro to MIDI objects [4]
• Class 2 patches (contains aa.maxpat, prelude.maxpat, prelude2.maxpat, blue.maxpat)

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• Exercises 3a worksheet
  • YouTube Tutorials:
    • 03a1 Keyboard control [1]
    • 03a2 Keyboard control [2]
• Exercises 3b worksheet
  • YouTube Tutorials:
    • 03b1 Tune sequencing with tables [1]
    • 03b2 Tune sequencing with tables [2]
    • 03b3 Tune sequencing with tables [3]
• Exercises 3c worksheet
  • YouTube Tutorials:
    • 03c1 Automating data; the [line] object [1]
    • 03c2 Automating data; the [line] object [2]
    • 03c3 Automating data; the [line] object [3]
• Class 3 patches (contains keyControl2.maxpat, polytuneseq.maxpat, automation.maxpat)

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• Exercises4a worksheet
  • YouTube tutorials:
    • 04a1 MaxMSP: Introduction to MSP
    • 04a2 MaxMSP: Playback objects: [sfplay~] [1]
    • 04a3 MaxMSP: Playback objects: [sfplay~] [2]
    • 04a4 MaxMSP: [sfplay~] pitch control
    • 04a5 MaxMSP: Amplitude using [*~] objects
    • 04a6 MaxMSP: Enveloping in MSP: [function] & [line~] [1]
    • 04a7 MaxMSP: Enveloping in MSP: [function] & [line~] [2]
• Exercises4b worksheet
  • YouTube tutorials
    • 04b1 The [buffer~] object
    • 04b2 Playback using [buffer~] & [play~] [1]
    • 04b3 Playback using [buffer~] & [play~] [2]
    • 04b4 Playback using [buffer~] & [play~] [3]
    • 04b5 Playback using [buffer~] & [play~] [4]
    • 04b6 Playback using [buffer~] & [play~] [5]
    • 04b7 Playback using [buffer~] & [groove~] [1]
    • 04b8 Playback using [buffer~] & [groove~] [2]
    • 04b9 Playback using [buffer~] & [groove~] [3]
• Class materials: sounds.zip
• Class 4 patches (contains multiply.maxpat)

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• Exercises5a worksheet
  • YouTube tutorials:
    • 05a1 Simple Synthesis: Simple Oscillator Control
    • 05a2 Simple Synthesis: Controlling Oscillators Using Envelopes [1]
    • 05a3 Simple Synthesis: Controlling Oscillators Using Envelopes [2]
    • 05a4 Simple Synthesis: Controlling Oscillators With [kslider]
    • 05a5 Simple Synthesis: Alternative Oscillators & [selector~] [1]
    • 05a6 Simple Synthesis: Alternative Oscillators & [selector~] [2]
    • 05a7 Additive Synthesis
• Exercises5b worksheet
  • YouTube tutorials:
    • 05b1 Subtractive Synthesis [1]
    • 05b2 Subtractive Synthesis [2]
    • 05b3 Subtractive Synthesis [3]
    • 05b4 Buffers & Wavetables
    • 05b5 Integrating Wavetables; Abstractions [1]
    • 05b6 Integrating Wavetables; Abstractions [2]
• Class 5 patches (contains Ex5a3_4.maxpat)

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• Exercises6a worksheet
  • YouTube tutorials:
    • 06a1 Ring Modulation
    • 06a2 Amplitude Modulation [1]
    • 06a3 Amplitude Modulation [2]
    • 06a4 Frequency Modulation [1]
    • 06a5 Frequency Modulation [2]
    • 06a6 Frequency Modulation [3]
• Exercises6b (no worksheet)
  • YouTube tutorials
    • 06b1 Liddell Emulator: Live Layering [1]
    • 06b2 Liddell Emulator: Live Layering [2]
    • 06b3 Liddell Emulator: Live Layering [3]
• Exercises6c (no worksheet)
  • YouTube tutorials:
    • 06c1 Percussion Sampler & Simple Polyphony [1]
    • 06c2 Percussion Sampler & Simple Polyphony [2]
    • 06c3 Percussion Sampler & Simple Polyphony [3]
    • 06c4 Multi Drag'n'drop Sample Loading [1]
    • 06c5 Multi Drag'n'drop Sample Loading [2]

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• Exercises7a worksheet
  • YouTube tutorials:
    • 07a1 Polyphony using [poly] & abstractions [1]
    • 07a2 Polyphony using [poly] & abstractions [2]
    • 07a3 Polyphony using [poly] & abstractions [3]
    • 07a4 Polyphony using [poly] & abstractions [4]
    • 07a5 Polyphony using [poly] & [poly~]
    • 07a6 Patch Presentation & Ergonomics [1]
    • 07a7 Patch Presentation & Ergonomics [2]
    • 07a8 Polyphonic Additive Synthesis Model
• Class 7 patches (contains savingFunctionData.maxpat)

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• Exercises8a (no worksheet)
  • YouTube tutorials:
    • 08a1 Delay Lines 1
    • 08a2 Delay Lines 2
    • 08a3 Delay Lines 3

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• Exercises9a (no worksheet)
  • YouTube tutorials:
    • 09a1 Granulation—Grain Generation 1
    • 09a2 Granulation—Grain Generation 2
    • 09a3 Granulation—Grain Generation 3
    • 09a4 Granulation—Grain Envelopes
    • 09a5 Granulation—Grain Interval 1
    • 09a6 Granulation—Grain Interval 2
    • 09a7 Granulation—Grain Parameter Randomisation 1
    • 09a8 Granulation—Grain Parameter Randomisation 2