Getting started with Max – October Series
Date & Time: Wednesdays 6th / 13th / 20th / 27th October – 6pm UK / 7pm Berlin / 10am LA / 1pm NYC
Length 2-hours
Level: Beginners curious about programming
Get started with interactive audio and MIDI, and discover the possibilities of the Max environment. In this series of workshops, you will learn how to manipulate audio, MIDI, virtual instruments and program your own interactive canvas.
Connect together Max’s building blocks to create unexpected results, and use them in your music productions. Through a series of guided exercises you will engage in the pragmatic creation of a basic MIDI sequencer device that features a wealth of musical manipulation options.
Learn from guided examples and live interactions with teachers and other participants.
This series of online workshops aims to enable you to work with Max confidently on your own.
Sessions overview:
Session 1 – Understand the Max environment
Session 2 – Connect building blocks together and work with data
Session 3 – Master the user interface
Session 4 – Work with your MIDI instruments
Requirements
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A computer and internet connection
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A good working knowledge of computer systems
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Access to a copy of Max 8
About the workshop leader
Kyle Duffield is a Toronto based Interactive Experience Design Professional who creates immersive interactive installations and brand activations. He is also known for his affiliation with the studio space Electric Perfume. His decade-plus expertise spans audio, video, creative coding, electronics, and interaction design with the intent of bringing play and multisensory spectacle to public spaces. As an Educator, he has facilitated interactive media courses and workshops with various institutions, galleries, and universities across Canada, Shanghai, the UK, and online. Currently, Kyle is a Cycling 74 Max Certified Trainer, and is focusing on creating unforgettable technological experiences.
Getting started with Max – for beginners
Level: Beginners curious about programming
Get started with interactive audio and MIDI, and discover the possibilities of the Max environment. In this series of recorded videos, you will learn how to manipulate audio, MIDI, virtual instruments and program your own interactive canvas.
Connect together Max’s building blocks to create unexpected results, and use them in your music productions. Through a series of exercises you will engage in the pragmatic creation of a basic MIDI sequencer device that features a wealth of musical manipulation options.
Learn from guided examples.
This on demand content aims to enable you to work with Max confidently on your own.
Learning outcomes:
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Understand the Max environment
-
Connect building blocks together and work with data
-
Master the user interface
-
Work with your MIDI instruments
Requirements
-
A computer and internet connection
-
A good working knowledge of computer systems
-
Access to a copy of Max 8
About the workshop leader
Phelan Kane is a Berlin & London based music producer, engineer, artist, developer and educator. For over twenty years he has been active in both the music industry and the contemporary music education sector, with a focus on electronic music and alternative bands.
He specialises in sound design and production techniques such as synthesis and sampling, alongside audio processing and plug-in development.
He is currently running the electronic music record label Meta Junction Recordings and the audio software development company Meta Function, which specialize in Max for Live devices releasing the M4L synth Wave Junction in partnership with Sonicstate.
Getting started with Max: March Series
Dates & times:
Session 1: Wednesday 3rd March – 6pm GMT / 7pm CET / 10am PST / 1pm EST
Session 2: Wednesday 10th March – 6pm GMT / 7pm CET / 10am PST / 1pm EST
Session 3: Wednesday 17th March – 6pm GMT / 7pm CET / 11am PST* / 2pm EST*
Session 4: Wednesday 24th March – 6pm GMT / 7pm CET / 11am PST* / 2pm EST*
*Note PST & EST time-zones ONLY: Wednesdays 17th & 24th March time-zone change. Instead of 10AM PST & 1PM PST, there is a +1hr change. So the sessions begin at 11AM PST & 2PM EST
Overview
Get started with interactive audio and MIDI, and discover the possibilities of the Max environment. In this series of workshops, you will learn how to manipulate audio, MIDI, virtual instruments and program your own interactive canvas.
Connect together Max’s building blocks to create unexpected results, and use them in your music productions. Through a series of guided exercises you will engage in the pragmatic creation of a basic MIDI sequencer device that features a wealth of musical manipulation options.
Learn from guided examples and live interactions with teachers and other participants.
This series of online workshops aims to enable you to work with Max confidently on your own.
Sessions overview
Session 1 – Understand the Max environment
Session 2 – Connect building blocks together and work with data
Session 3 – Master the user interface
Session 4 – Work with your MIDI instruments
Requirements
- A computer and internet connection
- A good working knowledge of computer systems
- Access to a copy of Max 8
About the workshop leader
Phelan Kane is a Berlin & London based music producer, engineer, artist, developer and educator. For over twenty years he has been active in both the music industry and the contemporary music education sector, with a focus on electronic music and alternative bands.
He specialises in sound design and production techniques such as synthesis and sampling, alongside audio processing and plug-in development.
He is currently running the electronic music record label Meta Junction Recordings and the audio software development company Meta Function, which specialize in Max for Live devices releasing the M4L synth Wave Junction in partnership with Sonicstate.
Getting started with Max
Level: beginners with notions of programming
In this series of online workshops you will explore the most important programming techniques and concepts when working with Max, empowering you to begin to build your own patches and devices that you can deploy in your own music and multimedia projects. Through a series of guided exercises you will engage in the pragmatic creation of a basic MIDI sequencer device that features a wealth of musical manipulation options. This series of workshops aims to provide beginner’s with suitable skills to begin exploring the Max environment.
This online workshop is interactive and you will have opportunities to work with peers and ask questions to an experienced teacher.
Timetable and outcomes
Session 1, 19th September 2020, 4pm UK / 11am EST / 8am PT
- Identify key elements of the Max Interface
- Create objects and route patch cables
- Configure Object properties via the Inspector
- Locate and utilise the Max help system
Session 2, 20th September 2020, 4pm UK / 11am EST / 8am PT
- Utilise Max messages
- Build lists and work with numerical data
- Construct data flow and configure message ordering
- Build logic circuits and apply math transformations
Session 3, 26th September 2020, 4pm UK / 11am EST / 8am PT
- Configure and apply user interface objects
- Build graphical user interfaces via Presentation Mode
- Encapsulate patchers and sub patchers
- Successfully apply data management techniques
Session 4, 27th September 2020, 4pm UK / 11am EST / 8am PT
- Construct MIDI messages in Max
- Utilise virtual instruments to play musical ideas
- Manipulate data to create musical pieces
- Explore further possibilities within Max