MaxMax is a graphical development environment for music and multimedia developed and maintained by San Francisco-based software company Cycling'74. It has been used for over fifteen years by composers, performers, software designers, researchers and artists interested in creating interactive software. The Max program itself is highly modular, with most routines existing in the form of shared libraries. An API allows third-party development of new routines (called "external objects"). As a result, Max has a large userbase of programmers not affiliated with Cycling'74 who enhance the software with commercial and non-commercial extensions to the program. Because of its extensible design and graphical interface (which in a novel way represents the program structure and the GUI as presented to the user simultaneously), Max is widely regarded as the lingua franca for developing interactive music performance software. HistoryMax was originally written by Miller Puckette at IRCAM in the 1980s to give composers access to an authoring system for interactive computer music. In the early 1990s a commercial version of the program (developed and extended by David Zicarelli) was released by Opcode Systems. The current commercial version of Max has been distributed by Zicarelli's company, Cycling'74, since 1999. Max has a number of extensions and incarnations; most notably, a set of audio extensions to the software appeared in 1997. Called MSP, this "add-on" package for Max allowed for the manipulation of digital audio signals in real-time, allowing users to create their own synthesizers and effects processors (Max had previously been designed to interface with hardware synthesizers, samplers, etc. as a "control" language using MIDI or some other protocol). A second major package called Jitter was released in 2003, adding real-time video, 3-D, and matrix processing capability to the software. In addition, a number of sibling and Max-like programs exist. IRCAM developed and maintained a concurrent version of Max for the NeXT (and later SGI and Linux), called Max/FTS (FTS standing for "Faster Than Sound", and being analogous to a forerunner to MSP enhanced by a hardware DSP board on the computer). A later version of the program was developed in Java (jMax) and is open-source. Puckette himself released an entirely re-designed program in the mid-1990s called Pd ("pure data", alternately "public domain"), which has a number of fundamental differences from the IRCAM original. Native Instruments markets a similar software called Reaktor. Reaktor is generally considered easier to use and learn than Max, albeit less powerful. Apple has a very similar program called Quartz Composer focused on graphical compositions Max MathewsMax is named for Max Mathews, and can be considered a descendant of MUSIC, though its graphical nature disguises that fact. Additionally, the real-time image processing capability of Max also makes it the first MUSIC-N program capable of doing other things than music. A large number of people use Max, even if they aren't aware of it. Max documents (called patchers) can be bundled into standalone applications and distributed free or sold commercially. In addition, Max can be used to author audio plugin software for major audio production systems. With the increased integration of laptop computers into live music performance (in electronic music and elsewhere), Max/MSP and Max/Jitter have received quite a bit of attention as the development environment of choice for those serious about laptop music / laptop video performance. Notable artists
Many other artists use Max/MSP/Jitter, but prefer not to mention it. For more on this subject, see this discussion on the Max/MSP mailing list. This page about Max includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Max News stories about Max External links for Max Videos for Max Wikis about Max Discussion Groups about Max Blogs about Max Images of Max |
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For more on this subject, see this discussion on the Max/MSP mailing list. A mission literally means something that is sent, from the Latin word missum, "sent". Many other artists use Max/MSP/Jitter, but prefer not to mention it. The Mission is a gothic rock band. With the increased integration of laptop computers into live music performance (in electronic music and elsewhere), Max/MSP and Max/Jitter have received quite a bit of attention as the development environment of choice for those serious about laptop music / laptop video performance. For example "His mission in life was to seek Truth". In addition, Max can be used to author audio plugin software for major audio production systems. In terms of a journey towards a goal with great meaning or quest. Max documents (called patchers) can be bundled into standalone applications and distributed free or sold commercially. Mission Vao is the name of a character from the video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. A large number of people use Max, even if they aren't aware of it. Mission is also the name of an ethnic group. Additionally, the real-time image processing capability of Max also makes it the first MUSIC-N program capable of doing other things than music. In military parlance, "operations" are sometimes termed "missions". Max is named for Max Mathews, and can be considered a descendant of MUSIC, though its graphical nature disguises that fact. Other businesses may simply subscribe to mission statements as credos. Apple has a very similar program called Quartz Composer focused on graphical compositions. Analogously to the religious use, some businesses see and label their marketing practices as "missions". Reaktor is generally considered easier to use and learn than Max, albeit less powerful. The 1986 film The Mission has a Christian mission as its setting. Native Instruments markets a similar software called Reaktor. Mission district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Puckette himself released an entirely re-designed program in the mid-1990s called Pd ("pure data", alternately "public domain"), which has a number of fundamental differences from the IRCAM original. Mission, Texas, in the US. A later version of the program was developed in Java (jMax) and is open-source. Mission, South Dakota, in the US. IRCAM developed and maintained a concurrent version of Max for the NeXT (and later SGI and Linux), called Max/FTS (FTS standing for "Faster Than Sound", and being analogous to a forerunner to MSP enhanced by a hardware DSP board on the computer). Mission, Oregon, in the US. In addition, a number of sibling and Max-like programs exist. Mission, Kansas, in the United States. A second major package called Jitter was released in 2003, adding real-time video, 3-D, and matrix processing capability to the software. Mission, British Columbia, in Canada. as a "control" language using MIDI or some other protocol). Several communities are named Mission, including:
In the early 1990s a commercial version of the program (developed and extended by David Zicarelli) was released by Opcode Systems. Missions also refer to the popular (Bolivarianism|Bolivarian) social programs deployed by the Hugo Chávez Frías administration in Venezuela, including:
As a result, Max has a large userbase of programmers not affiliated with Cycling'74 who enhance the software with commercial and non-commercial extensions to the program. Mission High School in San Francisco, near the Mission District and Mission San Francisco de Asis, and named due to this proximity, is sometimes referred to as "Mission.". An API allows third-party development of new routines (called "external objects"). See also Spanish missions in California and Spanish missions in Mexico, among others.. The Max program itself is highly modular, with most routines existing in the form of shared libraries. Mission is often used to refer to the outposts established as instruments of colonization by Spanish friars throughout much of the New World; the Mission District of San Francisco derives its name from such an establishment, the Mission San Francisco de Asís. It has been used for over fifteen years by composers, performers, software designers, researchers and artists interested in creating interactive software.
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