Programming Max: Structuring Interactive Software for Digital Arts

3 credits · Graduate

Max is a powerful platform that accommodates and connects a wide variety of tools for sound, graphics, music and interactivity using a flexible patching and programming environment. This course teaches all aspects of Max programming, from beginner level through various mechanisms for abstracting program elements into scalable, reusable components that can be combined in increasingly powerful ways.nnFocus on key concepts and mechanisms including sound and movie playback, sound synthesis, sound and video effects processing, algorithmic composition, cross-modal mappings, and interactive control. nnFlipped classroom: video lectures plus in-person check-ins