Build A Drum Machine in Max

Learn to program your own drum machine in Max.

Course Instructor: Ned Rush

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Cycling 74’s Max / MSP offers a vast playground of programming opportunities to create your own musical instruments. In the course you will build a custom drum machine that features drum synthesis techniques and a step sequencer. The course aims to provide you with suitable skills to deploy drum synthesis and step sequencing in the Max MSP environment.

What you'll learn

Deploy various drum synthesis techniques
Apply various synthesis processing and manipulation techniques
Construct a step sequencer for rhythmic programming
Design a suitable UI

Requirements

A computer and internet connection
Access to a copy of Max 8 (i.e. trial or full license)

Course content

Build A Drum Machine in Max

---- Lesson 1: Drum Machine Intro
---- Lesson 2: Drum Voice
---- Lesson 3: Drum Voice with Sequencer Part 1
---- Lesson 4: Drum Voice with Sequencer Part 2
---- Lesson 5: Cleaning up the patch and playing our drum machine
---- Lesson 6: One Last Thing

Who is this course for

Students wanting to explore common techniques for drum synthesis using MSP objects.
Learn how to create a custom sequencer.
Build their final drum machine concept with bpatchers.

Useful links

Max download - Download Max | Cycling '74 (cycling74.com)

About the workshop leader

Duncan Wilson (aka Ned Rush) is a musician, producer and content creator based in the UK. Whilst perhaps largely known for his Youtube channel, he has also released music independently as well developing content for Isotonik Studios.