REPL: Live Coding in Max
Tribe start time
2025-04-26 19:00:00Starts on: 26/04/2025 18:00 London time
Membership plan: Getting Started | Topics: Creative Coding
Course overview
Saturday 26th April 6pm UK
This hands-on workshop introduces Max 9’s new REPL (Read-Eval-Print Loop) features for live coding audiovisual performances. Participants will learn how to use REPL as a command-line interface to manipulate Jitter-based visuals and audio in real-time, exploring its potential for improvisation, interactivity, and performance. We’ll cover techniques for structuring a live audiovisual patch, integrating scripting elements, and incorporating artistic strategies for dynamic, real-time control. A stretch goal includes discussing potential Max for Live and Ableton integration.
By the end of the session, participants will have experimented with Max 9’s REPL features and built an audiovisual patch designed for live performance. They’ll leave with a working template—annotated and interactable—to further develop in their own practice. Framing the workshop from a performance-driven perspective, we’ll also discuss creative approaches to structuring a live set, how notation systems influence artistic expression, and the broader cultural dimensions of live coding. The session will include guided exercises, discussion, and hands-on experimentation, encouraging frequent interaction with Max as a performative tool.
What you'll learn
- How to use REPL as a command-line interface to manipulate Jitter-based visuals and audio in real-time
- Techniques for structuring a live audiovisual patch, integrating scripting elements, and incorporating artistic strategies for dynamic, real-time control
- How to built an audiovisual patch designed for live performance
Who is this course for?
- Live Coders & Performers – Ideal for artists and musicians interested in using Max 9’s REPL for real-time audiovisual performances, improvisation, and interactive live sets.
- Max & Jitter Users – Perfect for those familiar with Max who want to explore scripting-based control, dynamic patch structuring, and new creative workflows.
- Producers & Technologists – Great for electronic musicians, multimedia artists, and creative coders looking to integrate Max for Live, Ableton, or experimental performance techniques.
Course content
- Zoom link
Requirements
- A Zoom Account
- A Internet Connection
Course schedule
Meet your instructor
Roxanne Harris “alsoknownasrox” is a new media artist-researcher and musician-programmer based in Los Angeles. Embracing programming as an artistic medium, she parameterizes on-the-fly, pushing the boundaries of improvisational dexterity within computational limitations. Her work invites audiences to engage the creative process as it unfolds, embracing vulnerability and exploring speculative futures through algorithmic transparency. Roxanne holds a B.A. in Computer Science and Music from Yale University and is pursuing an M.F.A. in Design Media Arts at UCLA. She has presented at the International Conference on Live Coding, Hybrid Live Coding Interfaces, Open Source Arts Contributors’ Conference (OSACC), South by Southwest (SXSW), and Dweller Festival. Her work has been featured in Office Magazine and Alternative Press and performed at venues such as WSA, MoMA PS1, and the Getty Museum.
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