Creative Coding

Composition with Bach in Max

Bach brings music notation inside Max. You can generate, edit, script, modify and play your scores either with mouse and keyboard or through patching. In this workshop you will write,

Level

Beginner

Duration

32m of video content

Format

Recorded workshop

Added

25/07/2022

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Course overview

Bach brings music notation inside Max. You can generate, edit, script, modify and play your scores either with mouse and keyboard or through patching. In this workshop you will write, generate and modify your own scores intuitively and interactively in Bach via Max.

Learning outcomes

Build [BACH] abstractions which create MIDI files containing automated permutations of a played motif to throw back into your favorite DAW

Design a [BACH] “compliment” permutator abstraction which offers the alternatives to a given motif

Use MIDI files to extrapolate vertical and linear compliments of a tone row or motif

Create [Coll] based translators to automate note to MIDI translation

Who is this course for?

• Musicians looking to compose in Max
• Composers interested in using notation in Max

Requirements

• A computer and internet connection
• Access to a copy of Max 8 (i.e. trial or full license)
• The Bach external installed (linked in useful links section below)

Course content