Learn Max

Learn how to use Max / Max for Live and RNBO with Music Hackspace, the official education partner of Cycling 74.


We deliver expert-led Max courses, tutorials, live workshops and monthly meet-ups. Start out with our free beginner courses, or go deeper with a Music Hackspace subscription, and explore the full creative potential of Max, including courses on Sound Design, Max for Live, RNBO and much more. 


What is MAX?


Download Max and RNBO

Free Max Courses

Max Meetup / Exploring Sonification
Umut Eldem

Umut Eldem

Max Meetup / Exploring Sonification

  • #Sound Design

Level 1

 Getting Started with Software Instruments in Max
Phelan Kane

Phelan Kane

Getting Started with Software Instruments in Max

  • #Sound Design

Level 1

 Getting started with Max
Phelan Kane

Phelan Kane

Getting started with Max

  • #Creative Coding , 
  • #Sound Design

Level 1
Create a polyphonic synthesizer plug-in with RNBO
Phelan Kane

Phelan Kane

Create a polyphonic synthesizer plug-in with RNBO

  • #Sound Design

Level 1

 Using Machine Learning Creatively via FluCoMa in Max
Ted Moore

Ted Moore

Using Machine Learning Creatively via FluCoMa in Max

  • #Creative Coding , 
  • #Sound Design

Level 1

 Sampling with Max
Ned Rush

Ned Rush

Sampling with Max

  • #Sound Design

Level 1
Getting Started with jit.gen
Umut Eldem

Umut Eldem

Getting Started with jit.gen

  • #Visual Arts

Level 3

 Getting Started With Interactivity With Max
Kyle Duffield

Kyle Duffield

Getting Started With Interactivity With Max

  • #Sound Design

Level 1

 Getting Started With Audio FX In Max
Massimiliano Cerioni

Massimiliano Cerioni

Getting Started With Audio FX In Max

  • #Sound Design

Level 1

All courses

Foundation

Getting started with MSP
Phelan Kane

Phelan Kane

Getting started with MSP

  • #Sound Design

Level 3

 Getting confident with Max - On demand
Ned Rush

Ned Rush

Getting confident with Max - On demand

  • #Sound Design

Level 1

 Getting Started with Gen / May - On-demand
Phelan Kane

Phelan Kane

Getting Started with Gen / May - On-demand

  • #Sound Design

Level 3
Getting Started with RNBO in Max
Kyle Duffield

Kyle Duffield

Getting Started with RNBO in Max

  • #Creative Coding , 
  • #Sound Design

Level 1

 Getting Confident With Gen~ / On-demand
Phelan Kane

Phelan Kane

Getting Confident With Gen~ / On-demand

  • #Sound Design

Level 3

 Building audio FX in Gen
Phelan Kane

Phelan Kane

Building audio FX in Gen

  • #Sound Design

Level 5
Intro to Max 8 & RNBO
Kyle Duffield

Kyle Duffield

Intro to Max 8 & RNBO

  • #Creative Coding

Level 1

 Build A Drum Machine in Max
Ned Rush

Ned Rush

Build A Drum Machine in Max

  • #Sound Design

Level 2

 An Introduction to Synthesis with Max
Phelan Kane

Phelan Kane

An Introduction to Synthesis with Max

  • #Sound Design

Level 3

Synthesis with Max

Synthesis with Max: Wavetable
Phelan Kane

Phelan Kane

Synthesis with Max: Wavetable

  • #Sound Design

Level 3

 Synthesis with Max: Granular
Phelan Kane

Phelan Kane

Synthesis with Max: Granular

  • #Sound Design

Level 3

 Synthesis with Max: FM
Ned Rush

Ned Rush

Synthesis with Max: FM

  • #Sound Design

Level 3
Granular Synthesis: Getting Started with Grainflow - On-demand
Christopher Poovey

Christopher Poovey

Granular Synthesis: Getting Started with Grainflow - On-demand

  • #Sound Design

Level 5

 An Introduction to Synthesis with Max
Phelan Kane

Phelan Kane

An Introduction to Synthesis with Max

  • #Sound Design

Level 3

 Advanced Wavetable Synthesis with Max
Phelan Kane

Phelan Kane

Advanced Wavetable Synthesis with Max

  • #Sound Design

Level 3
Physical Modeling Waveguides In Max
Massimiliano Cerioni

Massimiliano Cerioni

Physical Modeling Waveguides In Max

  • #Sound Design

Level 5

 Multichannel Spectral Synthesis in Max
Umut Eldem

Umut Eldem

Multichannel Spectral Synthesis in Max

  • #Sound Design

Level 3

 Build your own modular synth with MSP - On-demand
Ned Rush

Ned Rush

Build your own modular synth with MSP - On-demand

  • #Sound Design

Level 2

Sonification: making sound with images and data

Sonification with Max: Turning Data into Sound
Umut Eldem

Umut Eldem

Sonification with Max: Turning Data into Sound

  • #Sound Design

Level 3

 Sonification with Max: Visuals into Sound
Umut Eldem

Umut Eldem

Sonification with Max: Visuals into Sound

  • #Visual Arts

Level 2

 Generative Sonification with Max
James Wilkie

James Wilkie

Generative Sonification with Max

  • #Sound Design

Level 3

Generative music and machine learning with Max

Neural Networks via FluCoMa In Max
Ted Moore

Ted Moore

Neural Networks via FluCoMa In Max

  • #Creative Coding , 
  • #Sound Design

Level 1

 Using Machine Learning Creatively via FluCoMa in Max
Ted Moore

Ted Moore

Using Machine Learning Creatively via FluCoMa in Max

  • #Creative Coding , 
  • #Sound Design

Level 1

 An Introduction to Markov Chains: Machine Learning in Max
Samuel Pearce Davies

Samuel Pearce Davies

An Introduction to Markov Chains: Machine Learning in Max

  • #Sound Design

Level 1
Unsupervised Machine Learning via FluCoMa In Max
Ted Moore

Ted Moore

Unsupervised Machine Learning via FluCoMa In Max

  • #Sound Design

Level 2

 Max and Machine Learning with RunwayML - On-demand
Marco Accardi

Marco Accardi

Max and Machine Learning with RunwayML - On-demand

  • #Creative Coding

Level 3

 Digital Windchimes / An Introduction to Generative Music - On demand
Samuel Pearce Davies

Samuel Pearce Davies

Digital Windchimes / An Introduction to Generative Music - On demand

  • #Creative Coding

Level 1
Generative Music Tools: LFOs and Pitch Quantization - On demand
Samuel Pearce Davies

Samuel Pearce Davies

Generative Music Tools: LFOs and Pitch Quantization - On demand

  • #Sound Design

Level 3

 Generative Composition with Cryptography in Max - On demand
James Wilkie

James Wilkie

Generative Composition with Cryptography in Max - On demand

  • #Sound Design

Level 3

 Generative Audio Looping in Max & Max For Live - On demand
Johan Englund

Johan Englund

Generative Audio Looping in Max & Max For Live - On demand

  • #Music Production

Level 2
Algorithmic Composition - Generative Arpeggios
Samuel Pearce Davies

Samuel Pearce Davies

Algorithmic Composition - Generative Arpeggios

  • #Creative Coding

Level 2

 Melody Generation in Max - On demand
Sam Pearce-Davies

Sam Pearce-Davies

Melody Generation in Max - On demand

  • #Creative Coding

Level 1

 Algorithmic Composition in Max: Bringing Order to Chaos
Sam Pearce-Davies

Sam Pearce-Davies

Algorithmic Composition in Max: Bringing Order to Chaos

  • #Music Production

Level 3

Sound design and composition with Max

Build samplers with Max
Phelan Kane

Phelan Kane

Build samplers with Max

  • #Sound Design

Level 3

 Abstract Composition in Ableton and Max For Live -On demand
Ned Rush

Ned Rush

Abstract Composition in Ableton and Max For Live -On demand

  • #Music Production

Level 3

 Experimental Audio FX in Max
Ned Rush

Ned Rush

Experimental Audio FX in Max

  • #Sound Design

Level 3
Composition with Bach in Max
James Wilkie

James Wilkie

Composition with Bach in Max

  • #Music Production

Level 3

 Live Sample Mangling in Max 8
Ned Rush

Ned Rush

Live Sample Mangling in Max 8

  • #Sound Design

Level 2

 Exploring MC ~ in Max 8 - On demand
Ned Rush

Ned Rush

Exploring MC ~ in Max 8 - On demand

  • #Sound Design

Level 4
MPE Exploration in Max & Max For Live
Andrej Kobal

Andrej Kobal

MPE Exploration in Max & Max For Live

  • #Sound Design

Level 3

 Making Sonic Clouds: Granular Synthesis with Gen~ and MC
Massimiliano Cerioni

Massimiliano Cerioni

Making Sonic Clouds: Granular Synthesis with Gen~ and MC

  • #Sound Design

Level 3

 Building phaser audio effects in Gen
Phelan Kane

Phelan Kane

Building phaser audio effects in Gen

  • #Sound Design

Level 5

Live API, RNBO and Max for Live devices

Getting Started with RNBO in Max
Kyle Duffield

Kyle Duffield

Getting Started with RNBO in Max

  • #Creative Coding , 
  • #Sound Design

Level 1

 Programming via Gen~ Codebox In Max
Massimiliano Cerioni

Massimiliano Cerioni

Programming via Gen~ Codebox In Max

  • #Sound Design

Level 5

 Build Max for Live devices using Ableton Live’s API / On-demand
Mark Towers

Mark Towers

Build Max for Live devices using Ableton Live’s API / On-demand

  • #Creative Coding

Level 3
Control Surface Hacking with Live’s API / July 14th
Mark Towers

Mark Towers

Control Surface Hacking with Live’s API / July 14th

  • #Creative Coding

Level 5

 Interface design in Max with JS/JSUI
Nick Rothwell

Nick Rothwell

Interface design in Max with JS/JSUI

  • #Creative Coding

Level 3

 Building Graphical User Interfaces in M4L and Max - On demand
Mark Towers

Mark Towers

Building Graphical User Interfaces in M4L and Max - On demand

  • #Creative Coding

Level 3
About
Privacy