Max meetup 24th April – Europe Edition
Date & Time: Saturday 24th April 3pm UK
Level: Open to all levels
Join the Max meetup to share ideas and learn with other artists, coders and performers. Showcase your patches, pair with others to learn together, get help for a school assignment, or discover new things.
The meetup runs via Zoom. The main session features short presentations from Max users. Breakout rooms are created on the spot on specific topics, and you can request a new topic at any time.
Meetup will be hosted by Ned Rush with presentations by:
In the breakout rooms, you can share your screen to show other participants something you’re working on, ask for help, or help someone else.
Berlin Code of Conduct
We ask all participants to read and follow the Berlin Code of Conduct and contribute to creating a welcoming environment for everyone.
Topic suggestions but not limited to:
- MIDI
- Jitter
- Signal processing
- Sequencing
- Hardware
- OSC
- Algorithmic composition
- Package manager modules
Requirements
- A Zoom account
- A computer and internet connection
Max meetup 17th April – Americas Edition
Date & Time: Saturday 17th April 3pm LA / 6pm NYC
Level: Open to all levels
Join the Max meetup to share ideas and learn with other artists, coders and performers. Showcase your patches, pair with others to learn together, get help for a school assignment, or discover new things.
The meetup runs via Zoom. The main session features short presentations from Max users. Breakout rooms are created on the spot on specific topics, and you can request a new topic at any time.
The theme for this session is Max in live performances.
Hosted by: Chloe Alexandra Thompson
With presentations by:
Marcus Price: Granular Synthesis
Presentation on how he use granular synthesis/auto-scrubbing and a variety of custom tools (spacialization helpers, effects and feedback/delay lines) for live performances.
Michele Zaccagnini: Nonlinear Sequencer
Michele will present a max package he designed which is now distributed in the package manager. It covers the use of sequencers in nonlinear fashion, i.e. the time function of the sequencer is distorted to create tempo oscillations. The overall tempo-predictability and synchronization robustness of the sequencer is nonetheless still present in the Nonlinear Sequencer. Plus these set of objects allow to “measure” the regularity/irregularity of a rhythmic event on an imaginary grid.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXMQVkLE-bKdA7cycXECtCQ
https://michelezaccagnini.blog/.
João Cabral: Topic: Hardware presentation
João will present a bunch of devices that were made using M4L that work as a 1 dimensional Visual Synth that were used to create LED animations.
In the breakout rooms, you can share your screen to show other participants something you’re working on, ask for help, or help someone else.
Ready to present your work at a future meetup?
Everyone is welcome to propose a presentation. Just fill in this short form and you’ll be put on the agenda on a first come first served basis.
Presentations should take no more than 5 minutes with 5 minutes Q&A and we’ll have up to 5 presentations at each meetup.
List of presenters will be updated and announced before each event.
Topic suggestions but not limited to:
- MIDI
- Jitter
- Signal processing
- Sequencing
- Hardware
- OSC
- Algorithmic composition
- Package manager modules
Requirements
- A Zoom account
- A computer and internet connection
Berlin Code of Conduct
We ask all participants to read and follow the Berlin Code of Conduct and contribute to creating a welcoming environment for everyone.
Exploring gesture control with Gliss & Glover – On demand
Level: Beginner with some music software experience
Computers these days give us the power to create almost any sound imaginable, so now we have to question ourselves – how do we interact with our computers physically? In this workshop you will explore what it’s like to control those sounds and effects with your movement by learning about Glover – a mapping application for converting movement to MIDI or OSC.
Session Study Topics
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Mapping movement to MIDI in Glover
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Training postures in Gliss
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Mapping from Glover to a DAW
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Considering what “good” movements are to control sound
Requirements
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Download the free Gliss app from the Apple app store: iOs only
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Download free trial of Glover via mimugloves.com/glover
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A DAW or a piece of hardware that can receive MIDI or OSC – Ableton Live recommended as Chagall will be most proficient at supporting you with that but others work too
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A microphone routed into your computer if you’d like to experiment with manipulating your voice with Gliss
More info: https://mimugloves.com/gliss/
About the workshop leader
Chagall is an Amsterdam-based singer, producer and performer known for her use of the MiMU Gloves to control music & reactive visuals. With performances at South by Southwest, Ableton Loop, TEDx and many more Chagall is one of the most experienced users of the technology. She is also the UX designer for MiMU’s Glover & Gliss.
Max meetup – Europe Edition 2
FREE
Date: Saturday 30th January – 3pm UK time / 4pm CET
Level: Open to all levels
Overview
Join the Max meetup to share ideas and learn with other artists, coders and performers. Showcase your patches, pair with others to learn together, get help for a school assignment, or discover new things.
The meetup runs via Zoom. The main session features short presentations from Max users. Breakout rooms are created on the spot on specific topics, and you can request a new topic at any time.
In the breakout rooms, you can share your screen to show other participants something you’re working on, ask for help, or help someone else.
Presenters
The session will be hosted by Ned Rush and feature presentations by:
Nick Rothwell, aka Cassiel, Live coding a patch librarian in Clojure
Philip Meyer, Image Convolution with jit.gl.pix
Johan Englund, CV recorder for Mira
And more to be confirmed soon.
Ready to present your work?
Everyone is welcome to propose a presentation. Just fill in this short form and you’ll be put on the agenda on a first come first served basis.
Presentations should take no more than 5 minutes with 5 minutes Q&A and we’ll have up to 5 presentations at each meetup.
Topic suggestions but not limited to:
- MIDI
- Jitter
- Signal processing
- Sequencing
- Hardware
- OSC
- Algorithmic composition
- Package manager modules
Berlin Code of Conduct
We ask all participants to read and follow the Berlin Code of Conduct and contribute to creating a welcoming environment for everyone.