Programming ⇝ Max/MSP
Max is an application and visual programming language for music and video. It is produced by Cycling '74 in San Francisco and is also known as Max/MSP and Max/MSP/Jitter. It can be purchased both standalone and is also bundled with the "Suite" edition of Ableton Live.
It essentially functions as a visual "patch panel", allowing you to add modules and connect them in various combinations and configurations.
Here's a short video introduction that barely scratches the surface of Max's capabilities:
Here are some books that dive much deeper into the capabilities of Max:
In Spanish:
Step by Step: Adventures in Sequencing with Max/MSP by Gregory Taylor
Max/MSP/Jitter for Music by V.J. Manzo
Multimedia Programming Using Max/MSP and TouchDesigner by Patrik Lechner
Designing Audio Objects for Max/MSP and Pd by Eric Lyon
Electronic Music and Sound Design - Theory and Practice with Max 8 - Volume 1 (Fourth Edition) by Alessandro Cipriani and Maurizio Giri
Electronic Music and Sound Design - Theory and Practice with Max 8 - Volume 2 (Third Edition) by Alessandro Cipriani and Maurizio Giri
Síntesis Teoría y práctica en Max MSP by Carlos David Perales CejudoThe Max/MSP website is at https://cycling74.com/products/max
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